Plumbers Local 75 transformed an empty big box store into their Madison Training Center and Tributary Hub. The Tributary Hub is a partnership to support working families with career training, child care and affordable housing. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with Steve Breitlow and Cory Thompson from Plumbers Local 75 [...]
The coming of spring means that construction projects are starting in many places. Whether it’s an airport runway or a road building project, aggregate from quarries plays an important part. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with state and industry guests and travels to a couple quarries to [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we learn about Pointer Cleaner Caulker Restoration with the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of Wisconsin (BACWI). Host Stuart Keith starts at the Building Advantage Construction Career Fair in Milwaukee where high school students – and Milwaukee Bucks president Peter Feigin – learned about bricklaying, tile setting and [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we feature Pipe Welding Fabrication with the pros from UA Local 400. Host Stuart Keith starts at the UA 400 Training Center in Kaukauna with Business Mgr Doug Dokey to see the training required for new and experienced welders and one of the only Pipe Welding Fabrication Apprenticeships [...]
Snowplows were honking while driving around the Capitol Square in Madison on Tuesday in support of a bill to reduce winter salt use across the state. The bill urges legislation toward training for contractors and other professionals who operate snowplows to practice safe methods when using salt and ultimately, reduce the amount of salt [...]
One of the best things to do in Milwaukee is a trip to Miller Valley to visit Frederick Miller’s original 1855 Plank Road Brewery and take the informative tour to see modern beer making. If you can’t get to Milwaukee, check out this video from Building Wisconsin TV that gives a behind-the-scenes hardhat tour with [...]
Springtime brings flowers and warmer weather but it can also bring strong storms with heavy rain. Installing a rain garden will soak up and filter storm water runoff, helping to keep pollutants out of our natural waterways. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, Karen Sands from MMSD shows host Stuart Keith how to install [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out the “Road to Las Vegas” as we visit the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 Regional Competition in Fond du Lac. Host Stuart Keith starts with Jim Vick, State Director of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers of Wisconsin (BACWI) who gives an introduction and Mike Rolf [...]
New lead pipes have been banned since the 1980's but it's estimated that there are still 9.2 million lead service lines across the US. Here in Wisconsin, the City of Milwaukee is making it easier for homeowners to replace lead water service pipes. Recent legislation eliminates the costs and red tape to residential property owners [...]
We learn about plumbing in waste water treatment plants with the pros from UA Local 400 in this video from Building Wisconsin TV. Host Stuart Keith starts with UA 400 Business Mgr Doug Dokey and then heads to the Heart of the Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant in Kaukauna to meet with District Dir Brian Helminger along [...]