In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out the replacement of two important Wisconsin bridges. Host Stuart Keith starts in Watertown at the Main St. bridge over the Rock River first built in 1844. In was replaced in 1881 and again in 1931 when it was named the Cole Memorial Bridge [...]
There's a saying that we only have 2 seasons in Wisconsin: winter and road construction. Winter is over so it's no surprise that projects are starting up all over the state. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out a road construction project in Kenosha. Host Stuart Keith meets with Kilah [...]
This video from Building Wisconsin TV features the “Best Hands in the Business” as we meet the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers of WI (BACWI). Host Stuart Keith heads first to their Training Center in Milwaukee where State Dir. Jim Vick tells how to start a career in the trowel trades. Then it’s on to the Neenah [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we’ll see how natural gas is being used for reliable base power generation to provide a bridge to the future. We begin with Terry McGowan from Wisconsin Operating Engineers Local 139 at their Training Campus in Coloma WI. Terry explains how power provides the fuel for construction [...]
The Dylin, a luxury "Aparthotel," recently opened in Madison's Capitol East District. The 55 unit property has thoughtfuly deigned accommodations ranging from studios to five-bedroom apartments. All units feature full kitchens with modern appliances, in-room washer/dryers and spacious living areas. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we take a construction tour of The [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we'll check out welding for Straight Line Pipe Fabrication with the pros from UA Local 400. Host Stuart Keith starts at the UA 400 Training Center in Kaukauna WI with Business Mgr Doug Dokey to see the training required for new and experienced welders and one of the [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out a concrete flatwork project for 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 [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we’ll learn about plumbing in waste water treatment plants with the pros from UA Local 400. 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 WI to meet with District [...]
It won't be long before road construction projects begin all over the state. In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we check out a road construction 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 [...]
In this video from Building Wisconsin TV, we meet the cement masons from OPCMIA Local 599. Host Stuart Keith starts in Waukesha to see a concrete slab being poured for a new high school grandstand with Business Manager Kilah Engelke and cement mason foreman Josh Tyrrell from CG Schmidt. We then head to [...]