This video from Building Wisconsin TV features a plumbing construction tour of The Dylin, a luxury “Aparthotel” that recently opened in Madison’s Capitol East District. Host Stuart Keith starts with developer Mike Metzger from McGrath Property Group who explains the Aparthotel concept. We'll also learn about the construction process and some of the challenges general [...]
Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee - Sunday, May 18 at 11:00 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Saturday, May 17 at 5:30 am and 6:00 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, May 18 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Green Bay – Saturday, May 17 at 11:30 am on WGBA TV-26. [...]
The City of Milwaukee has reached a milestone as 10,000 lead water service pipes have been replaced with copper. Milwaukee Water Works replaced 2,700 lead service lines in 2024 and plans to replace 3,500 this year. Milwaukee has eliminated the costs and red tape to residential property owners when the city starts a [...]
Road construction projects are well underway in many parts of the state. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out a project in Kenosha. Host Stuart Keith meets with Kilah Engelke from OPCMIA Local 599 and Ed Anastas from A.W. Oakes & Son to see the reconstruction of a main city street. We’ll watch cement finishers in action and learn [...]
Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Madison – Saturday, May 10 at 5:30 am and 6:00 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, May 11 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Green Bay – Saturday, May 10 at 11:00 am on WGBA TV-26. Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 am on WACY TV-32. Wausau – [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we show how to start a plumbing apprenticeship in Wisconsin with Plumbers Local 75. Whether you’re experienced or just starting out, we'll show the process for becoming a plumber and passing the Wisconsin Plumbing Code Licensing Test. Host Stuart Keith meets with Plumbers 75 Training Director Cory Thompson [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we learn about a career that includes building new and restoring old buildings as we feature the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of Wisconsin (BACWI). We start the Building Advantage Construction Career Fair in Milwaukee where high school students, joined by Milwaukee Bucks president Peter Feigin, learned about bricklaying, tile setting [...]
Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Saturday, May 3 at 5:30 am and 6:00 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, May 4 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Green Bay – Saturday, May 3 at 6:00 am on WGBA TV-26. [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out a concrete flatwork project in a new warehouse in Deforest WI with OPCMIA Local 599. Host Stuart Keith meets with Todd Gray from OPCMIA 599 and Russ Pulver from Middleton Construction to take a first-hand look at the pouring and finishing of the concrete floor and learn more about how to start a career [...]
Here’s this weekend’s Statewide TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin:* Milwaukee – Saturday, April 26 at 10:30 am on WITI TV-6. Madison – Saturday, April 26 at 5:30 am and 6:00 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, April 27 at 5:00 am on WISC TV-3. Green Bay – Saturday, April 26 at 11:30 am on WGBA TV-26. [...]