Western Builder articles from May 2006

Western Builder archives from May 2006

Old Is New.(cold storage building converted to a condominium)(Editorial)
May 4, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder 80-year-old cold storage building rebuilt as condos in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward In 20 months, what had been a cold storage building in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward will become a 154-unit condominium...

National Champs.(Milwaukee School of Engineering )(Brief article)
May 4, 2006... Staff For the third straight year, undergraduate students from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) won first place in a national construction management competition sponsored by AGC (Associated General Contractors) and ASC...

FHWA Report.
May 4, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) has received a report from the Federal Highway Administration's Safety and Design Team following its review of four recently constructed bypasses around communities in southern...

WUCA Awards.
May 4, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association (WUCA) has announced the winners of 2005 WUCA Safety Awards for Excellence. Awards were presented to the following firms: Zubrod Directional Boring, LLC; Hawk Construction, LLC;...

Tall Order.(by Potratz Pumping )
May 4, 2006... Staff Potratz Pumping uses separate placing booms to add to Milwaukee's skyline After honing their skills on the new 33-story Kilbourn Tower in downtown Milwaukee, Potratz Concrete Pumping, Franksville, Wis., discovered the ideal...

Renewable Resource.(Focus On Energy helps selecting fuel)
May 4, 2006... Staff High energy costs revive use of wood as fuel Superior Kilns, Mellen, Wis., dries green hardwood before fashioning it into standard and custom-size boards, annually producing 5,600 tons of shavings and saw dust. An...

Setting the Table.(Dokaflex table system, Vogel Bros. Building Co.)(Brief article)
May 4, 2006... Staff Fast cycle times with Dokaflex system is helping Vogel Bros. to complete job ahead of schedule An eight-story retirement center in Madison, Wis. being built by Wisconsin-based contractor Vogel Bros. Building Co., is nearing...

AGC Appointment.(Associated General Contractors of America )(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Greater Milwaukee has announced that Heather Stair has been appointed to the position of director of education and membership services. Stair will coordinate the development and...

On The Job.
May 11, 2006... Staff Innovative Picking Technologies, Inc. of Ixonia, Wis., has selected MSI General Corporation, Oconomowoc, Wis., for the design and construction of a 2,034-square-foot office expansion at the firm's facility in Ixonia. The...

Election Results.(for Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association)(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Fox Valley Sheet Metal Contractors Association has elected Jarvis Perkins, Balco Services, Inc., Greenville, Wis., as the association's president. Rick Hayes, EGI Mechanical, Seymour, Wis., has been elected vice...

60th Anniversary.(of Strand Associates Inc.)(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff Strand Associates, Inc., Madison, Wis., is celebrating its 60th anniversary, and has announced a 39,000-square-foot addition to its home office at 910 West Wingra Drive in Madison. Ted Richards, chairman and CEO, said the...

Rose Honored.(Gervase R. Rose of Roman Electric Company Inc.)(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff Gervase R. Rose, P.E., has been honored with the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Engineering/Construction industry by the Construction Club of the University of Wisconsin Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. ...

NEC Workbook.(National Electrical Code)(American Technical Publishers Inc. publishes "Journeyman Electrician's Exam Workbook" )(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff American Technical Publishers' recently published "Journeyman Electrician's Exam Workbook" is based on the 2005 NEC[R] (National Electrical Code). The perforated workbook is designed to help test applicants prepare for the...

WAPA Award.(American Planning Association, Wisconsin, Omnni Associates )(Brief article)
May 11, 2006... Staff OMNNI Associates and the city of Evansville were recently honored for excellence for their roles in the development of the city of Evansville's comprehensive planning document. The award was presented at the 2006 Spring...

Editor's Report.(Editorial)
May 18, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein Illegal immigration is a complicated subject that people on opposite sides of the spectrum seem to want to simplify. The dividing line seems to be amnesty for illegal immigrants already living in this country. ...

By Design.
May 18, 2006... By James McRay PTS Contractors using custom-built trench box for long-distance pipeline A consortium of six Green Bay, Wis., suburban communities has let bids to build a 65-mile-long raw-water pipeline from Ledgeview, Wis., to a...

Best Practices.(building materials usage)(Editorial)
May 18, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Asphalt paving crews prepare for the season ahead at workshop It's a formula for success -- a skilled asphalt paving crew is more productive and builds a better pavement than a less skilled...

Two-Part Project.(construction contracts)(Editorial)
May 18, 2006... By Barry Gantenbein, Editor, Western Builder Selzer-Ornst works around completed first phase to construct five-story parking ramp Parking can be troublesome, whether it's finding an open spot on a crowded downtown street or...

Happy Anniversary.(County Materials celebrates 60 years)
May 18, 2006... Staff County Materials celebrates 60 years as a supplier of concrete materials What began with one man, a truck and a block machine in Marathon, Wis., in 1946 has grown to become a supplier of concrete materials with more than 30...

In Memoriam.(Obituary)
May 18, 2006... Staff Gerhard Hugo "Gerd" Zoller, age 67, of Poynette, Wis., died suddenly on April 20, 2006. Zoller was born Jan. 22, 1939, in Rudolstadt, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1968, along with his wife, Tellervo, and the...

Gersich Is Golden.
May 18, 2006... Staff Architect A. James Gersich, AIA, Fitchburg, Wis., has been selected as the winner of the 2006 Golden Award from AIA Wisconsin. The Golden Award is the highest honor that the state architects' society can confer upon a member...

ASABE Winner.
May 18, 2006... Staff Manitowoc Crane Group engineering manager, Robert Satori, is the 2006 winner of the ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) Wisconsin Section Young Engineer Award. Based in the Manitowoc Crane Group...

Charitable Work.
May 25, 2006... Staff County Materials, a family-owned manufacturer of concrete construction materials headquartered in Marathon, Wis., has donated 75 cubic yards of ready-mix concrete to three new projects by Habitat for Humanity of Wausau, Wis.W ...

Green Building.(Dorschner Associates Inc. to build interpretive center )(Brief article)
May 25, 2006... Staff DorschnerA*Associates, Inc., Madison, Wis., has been selected as the architect for a new interpretive center at Newport State Park in Door County, Wisconsin. The 2,000-square-foot facility will replace a small park entrance station...

Recycling Success.
May 25, 2006... Staff WasteCap Wisconsin, a statewide, nonprofit organization, announced that it has saved its clients over $1 million in avoided disposal costs by recycling and reusing construction and demolition waste on prominent developments within...

ASLA Award.
May 25, 2006... Staff The Wisconsin Chapter of ASLA presented JJR with an Honor Award for the Oshkosh, Wis. Riverfront Development landscape architecture and waterfront planning. Dan Williams, ASLA, APA, CNU, accepted the award at the joint...

Up To Code.(concrete)(Brief article)
May 25, 2006... Staff To assist engineers, architects, contractors, and others in gaining a better understanding of code requirements, Portland Cement Association has combined "PCA Notes on ACI 318-05 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete...