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Streamline or safety? Bills would waive some building reviews, but state inspectors warn of risks
Waiving some parts of commercial building review could cut weeks off the review process, however the state permitting department warned of significant risks.
Lawmakers block update for new commercial building standards
Advocates said new building energy standards would have saved contractors money.
October proclaimed Architecture Awareness Month in Wisconsin
The governor will present the proclamation to AIA Wisconsin for ARCHtoberfest.
Senate committee votes down proposal to adopt new state building code
The proposal to update Wisconsin's building code to the 2021 International Code Council was rejected by a state senate committee.
Contractors cite cost increases with new state building code, but HVAC engineers say it will save money
State officials are poised to adopt 2021 International Building Code. Wisconsin uses the 2015 international code.
Wisconsin Republicans approve less than a quarter of DSPS positions governor asked for
Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee voted to give the agency 17.75 new positions. Gov. Tony Evers in his budget requested 80 positions.
Longer renewal times, other changes eyed to speed up Wisconsin licensing delays
Other bills up for approval would allow those seeking a business license, such as accountants, to work immediately in Wisconsin if they have a license in good standing from another state.
Department of Safety and Professional Services adds designers of engineering systems, architects to occupational licensing app
The state agency will move more than 60 occupations to its cloud-based online platform LicensE for people applying for licenses or renewing them.
State certification agency won’t raise architect, engineering license fees in 2023
DSPS said initial and renewal fees for engineer and architect licenses will stay the same next fiscal year.
Republicans order audit of licensing backlog (UPDATE)
Republican lawmakers were poised Tuesday to order an audit of a Wisconsin agency that has taken weeks to issue professional licenses, causing lengthy delays for thousands of workers across the state.
State agencies make budget requests ahead of governor’s spending plan
Five state agencies made budget requests for construction-related projects in a Legislative Fiscal Bureau report.
DSPS announces new tool to access plan submissions online
DSPS announced an online tool for project stakeholders to look up plan submissions and delays.
Today’s News
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
- Energy plant pinned to Milwaukee County courthouse project
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 6, 2026
- Madison roofer’s catastrophic fall flew under the radar
- WisDOT says veterans’ graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)