Builder Now
Google shows the future of public construction
Californians can’t drive across the Bay Bridge’s $6.3 billion east span for another three to four years, but with the help of Google Earth, anyone can take a virtual drive across the unfinished structure with the click of a mouse.
Through a unique partnership with the California Department of Transportation, Google is offering views of what [...]
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Working relationships
Five years ago, Jim Hoffman’s company won a national award for mentoring a smaller firm.
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Helping Trevor get home
Choosing to help the Wood family was easy for Tom Thayer. Helping the Woods was difficult.
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You can’t buy happiness »
By the time I graduated high school, I knew I could make money as a writer. But I knew it wouldn’t be a lot of money.
Industry Pulse
Industry Pulse February 2010 »
On the Horizon
Engberg Anderson Inc., Milwaukee, is designing a dorm for the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. … Eppstein Uhen Architects Inc., Milwaukee, is designing a new city hall for Edgerton. … Cardinal Capital Management Inc., Milwaukee, is developing a new senior living facility in Green Bay. … Design Alliance Architects, Fort Atkinson, is [...]
The A List
Construction technology goes mainstream »
Architects and engineers no longer can forgo Building Information Modeling on state projects.
Work in Progress
Rural revitalization »
Few people consider the corner of Moorland Road and College Avenue in Muskego as a retail destination.
The Green Scene
Milwaukee makes the most of its waste »
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s waste might not smell too good, but it can save the district a lot of money.
Setting the Foundation
Green education starts young »
Appleton’s Fox River Academy may focus on the environment, conservation and sustainability, but to call the students and teachers tree-huggers would be missing the point.
Peer Review
Wired for success »
Carmen Fosick never imagined she would be running Elmstar Electric Corp., an electrical contracting firm founded more than 30 years ago by her father, Gus.
Off the Clock
A hog of a hobby »
Sometimes, Nick Kerzner can’t resist the urge to ride his motorcycle to work.
Construction Corner
41 years of memories »
I was one of the first Democrats to become a member of the state Building Commission when then-Gov. Gaylord Nelson asked me to join in 1959.
Etc.
A stone’s throw from LEED »
James Durham spent four months developing a free database that has no guarantee of making money.
Burning Questions
Kim Bassett-Heitzmann »
Kim Bassett-Heitzmann had to overcome three major challenges to get to where she is today: being a woman in a male-dominated industry, proving herself at her family’s company and changing careers midstream.
