La Crosse kicks off new year with new hospital construction
By Jan Basina A major new building project will start the new year off right in the city of La Crosse. Construction is set to begin this month for Gundersen […]
Builders association sues MN GreenStar
By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — An already messy breakup between the Builders Association of the Twin Cities and the nonprofit MN GreenStar organization is getting messier. BATC […]
Madison developer opts for Energy Star over LEED
By James Briggs A Madison apartment complex that opened this fall has been labeled one of the nation’s most energy-efficient residential buildings. But the label is from the U.S. Environmental […]
Recycling the past
Big Diverter, Demolition KM Development Corp. and The Brewery project
Setting new standards
Big Diverter, New Construction Wisconsin Division of State Facilities
Contractor sues U.S. Green Building Council
By Marie Rohde A U.S. Green Building Council critic has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the organization of fraud in its certification process. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District […]
Road builders defend green building measures
By Joe Lanane Road building veterans and environmentalists are at odds over just how green the highway construction industry has become. “There are a lot of environmental groups that argue […]
Rhinelander service center earns LEED Gold certification
The Wisconsin Public Service Corp. announced Tuesday that its new service center in Rhinelander has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification as established by the U.S. […]
Baraboo looking for other ways to take the ‘LEED’ in energy efficiency
By Jan Basina It seems these days everyone and his uncle is rushing to construct energy-efficient buildings, specifically those with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design stamp of approval. […]
Baraboo looking for other ways to take the ‘LEED’ in energy efficiency
By Jan Basina It seems these days everyone and his uncle is rushing to construct energy-efficient buildings, specifically those with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design stamp of approval. […]
Duluth college breaks ground for science center
By Scott Carlson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — Lake Superior College in Duluth has broken ground on a $12.1 million health and science center — a project that eventually will […]
Doyle vetoes bill to promote green buildings (UPDATE)
Darryl Enriquez and Sean Ryan A bill that would have applied green building standards to public projects died Wednesday when Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the proposal. State Rep. Louis Molepske […]
Today’s News
- Youth apprenticeships and new industries helped drive Wisconsin apprenticeships to record numbers
- EPA offers $2B to develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities
- Prices rise, but mass timber’s appeal remains
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Keller Inc. head of Switchgear Power Systems expansion
- Wisconsin bill wants to expand refunds and awards for youth and registered apprentices
- Plans for parking structure would ease pressure on Milwaukee timber tower
- Milwaukee airport concourse roof project will get $5.1M from feds
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- Milwaukee wants to join an EPA initiative to replace lead service lines
- Evers vetoes $2 billion tax cut, calls Republican plan ‘completely unserious’
- Nevada judge dismisses tribe’s lawsuit over contested lithium mine
- Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
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)