There may be snow on the ground but if you drive past a new housing development, you'll still see plenty of activity. We're talking new home construction in today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, highlighting the role of the Plumbing Subcontractor. Host Stuart Keith meets with Jeff Horwath from Jeff Horwath Family Builders [...]
Today's video from Building Wisconsin TV features excavating using side boom tractors. Host Stuart Keith travels to WI Operating Engineers Local 139 Training Campus in Coloma WI to check out the training required. Then he meets with Terry McGowan from Operating Engineers Local 139 and Josh Retzleff from KS Energy Services at a [...]
In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith visits a gas main replacement project to learn how Steamfitters Local 601 welding apprentices get started as rig welder helpers, learning on the job as well as in the classroom. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives in Wisconsin, check [...]
Plumbers Local 75 apprentices go through a 5 year paid training program including classroom and on-the-job training which culminates in the Wisconsin Journeyman Plumbers Test. In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith travels to Madison Area Technical College to watch apprentices preparing for the test. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to [...]
In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, we feature training for servicing commercial HVAC systems. Host Stuart Keith meets with Doug Edwards from Steamfitters Local 601 to learn about available training programs then catches up with Howard Schad and Tom and Jim Dillett from Dillett Mechanical at a couple projects, including a hotel [...]
In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith checks out Wisconsin Laborers on the construction site of the new Verona WI high school. Superintendent Dean Gorell outlines the project and Kevin Roth from JH Findorff explains how Wisconsin Laborers are getting the job done. Next, Stu heads out to the Wisconsin Laborers [...]
In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith and Steve Breitlow from Plumbers Local 75 talk about the partnership between the Milwaukee Bucks ownership group and Wisconsin's organized Building Trades in facilitating the construction of Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives in Wisconsin, [...]
In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith visits the Thurgood Marshall Apartments in Milwaukee with Mark Klann from Cardinal Capital Management and Daniela Imig from Wisconsin Community Services to learn how the Housing First Model is used to help homeless people as part of the Harm Reduction Project in Milwaukee County. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives in Wisconsin, check out our Roku channel and [...]
In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, we highlight the Plumbing Subcontractor in new home construction. Host Stuart Keith meets with Jeff Horwath from Jeff Horwath Family Builders and Paul Price and Darryl Michlig from Plumbers 75 contractor Best Price Plumbing. They cover everything from selecting plumbing fixtures to plumbing maintenance for a [...]
As reported here, the Transportation Projects Commission is set to meet this month for the first time since December 2014. The Commission approves major road plans for study and signs off on their enumeration for construction. In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, we learn about the importance of quarries in road building as [...]