Learn about a career that includes building new and restoring old buildings as we feature the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of Wisconsin (BACWI) in this video from Building Wisconsin TV. Host Stuart Keith starts at the Building Advantage Construction Career Fair at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee where high school students learned about bricklaying, tile setting [...]
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Wisconsin is receiveing $48 million in federal funding to aid in the effort to replace lead pipes. According to Public Service Commission data, there were 170,000 lead pipes across the state in 2020. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we show how a residential lead water service [...]
Don’t miss Building Wisconsin this weekend. Here’s the Statewide TV Schedule*: Milwaukee – Sunday, June 4 at 10:30 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Saturday, June 3 at 6:30 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, June 4 at 5:30 am on WKOW TV-27 and 6:30 pm on TvW. Green Bay – Saturday, June 3 at 6:00 [...]
Too much salt is going into our streams, lakes and ground water and it’s becoming a problem. Salt pollutes drinking water sources, aids some invasive species, damages infrastructure and causes soil problems. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we’ll show how being salt wise with water softeners can make a big impact [...]
More than $42 billion has been set aside for rural broadband expansion under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program. As these underground projects expand, host Stuart Keith meets with industry experts to learn about underground directional boring in this video from Building Wisconsin TV. Robb Kahl from Construction Business Group talks about the need for safety and proposed [...]
Take a look at the Tributary Hub and tour the new Plumbers Local 75 Training Center in Madison WI. Building Wisconsin TV host Stuart Keith meets up with Steve Breitlow and Cory Thompson from Plumbers 75 and we also catch up with Abbi Kruse from The Playing Field, a child care provider looking [...]
Wisconsin road construction projects are well underway. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with WI Dept. of Transportation Secy. Craig Thompson who gives an update and explains how federal dollars from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill are being used for state and local road building projects. Stu also meets with Terry [...]
Don’t miss Building Wisconsin this weekend. Here’s the Statewide TV Schedule*: Milwaukee – Sunday, May 28 at 10:30 am on WTMJ TV-4. Madison – Saturday, May 27 at 4:00 pm on WKOW TV-27. Sunday, May 28 at 5:30 am on WKOW TV-27 and 6:30 pm on TvW. Green Bay – Saturday, May 27 at 6:00 [...]
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. One of the best things to do in Milwaukee is a visit to Miller Valley to see Frederick Miller’s 1855 Plank Road Brewery and take the informative tour to watch modern beer making. Tours are back operating again after a break during the pandemic and [...]
As Memorial Day approaches, Camp American Legion in Lake Tomahawk WI is preparing for the 2023 season. The Camp is an outdoor retreat for Wisconsin veterans serving many injured and disabled veterans each summer. This video from Building Wisconsin TV features Camp American Legion and showcases work done by veterans from Wisconsin Operating Engineers Local 139. Host Stuart [...]