Recently, Madison child care non-profit The Playing Field started a 15,000 sq. ft. remodel inside the Tributary Hub, a former big box store on the east side that also houses the Plumbers Local 75 Madison Training Center. The space will provide trauma-informed care and education for up to 100 children from diverse backgrounds, [...]
Around the country, many municipalities are using Housing First initiatives to aid homeless people and families. Milwaukee is no exception as we'll see in this video from Building Wisconsin TV. Host Stuart Keith meets with Mark Klann from Cardinal Capital Management and Daniela Imig from Wisconsin Community Services to visit the Thurgood Marshall Apartments and learn about the Harm Reduction Project in Milwaukee County. Subscribe to the Building [...]
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 [...]
The $456 million expansion of the Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee is getting ready for its close-up. It just hosted the 2024 Milwaukee Auto Show and it's due to receive national attention in July when 50,000 people come to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, host [...]
The staff at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory in Madison have developed a brine to cut back on salt use by taking salt from their lab's water softeners and turning it into a solution. The goal is to cut back on the use of rock salt to protect the lakes and drinking water [...]
The Dane County School Consortium is having a Youth Apprenticeship Information Night on Wednesday, March 6th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. For those with questions about Youth Apprenticeship or a specific career path they wish to explore, this free virtual information night will provide answers. Register at dcsc.org and a Zoom link [...]
There was more than one Super Bowl in Las Vegas this year. The Spec Mix Bricklayer 500, known as the "Super Bowl of Masonry," was also held and was won by Wisconsin mason Michael Schlund for the second year in a row! In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out the [...]
The Mulva Cultural Center, a new $100 million arts and exhibit space in De Pere WI, is now open to the public. It promises "vibrant, world-renowned arts and exhibits inside an iconic cultural center in the heart of historic downtown De Pere." In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we show how the [...]
The Badger Hollow Solar Farm, Wisconsin's largest, is now operational. The joint project with Madison Gas & Electric and We Energies provides 300 MW of renewable energy, enough to power 90,000 Wisconsin homes. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we show how these facilities are built as we feature members from Wisconsin Operating [...]
It's becoming easier for Milwaukee homeowners to replace lead water service pipes. Recent legislation eliminates the costs and red tape to residential property owners when the city launches a project to replace the lead pipes that connect water mains in the street to properties across Milwaukee. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we [...]