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The price of education for appraisers? Priceless

There’s a reason so many angry people storm city hall each year to fight their appraisal.
The amount a home is appraised at can make or break a homeowner’s budget. It can mean the difference between being able to afford the house and having to move out.
So it’s only fair that the men and women [...]

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Leading the charge

There is no map.

For Wisconsin’s 23 energy-independent model communities, gut feelings and limited research are the only guides when deciding how best to spend state grant money to improve energy efficiency.

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Rebuilding Haiti

Eyleen Chou couldn’t hear the screams.

She did not see the buildings collapse as lives and entire families were wiped out in an instant.

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Industry Pulse

Industry Pulse - March 2010 Industry Pulse - March 2010 »

Your Honor, Dotted Line, Top Dollar, Name Change, In Memoriam, On the Horizon, Branching Out, On the Move, best of the Web, Completed

The A List

Construction technology goes mainstream Construction technology goes mainstream »

Architects and engineers no longer can forgo Building Information Modeling on state projects.

Work in Progress

Modernizing Messiah Modernizing Messiah »

Messiah Lutheran Church held its first worship service in November 1963, the same week President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

The Green Scene

Finding a filter that fits Finding a filter that fits »

New storm-water regulations are stacking up faster than the methods to comply, but a public-private research partnership is working to counteract that imbalance as quickly as possible.

Setting the Foundation

Future world Future world »

It’s 2139, and Milwaukee has just been struck by a tsunami.

Peer Review

Rebuilding from the ground up Rebuilding from the ground up »

The past few years haven’t been easy for Jay and Tom Schuette, brothers and co-owners of Wausau Homes Inc., Wausau.

Off the Clock

Irish eyes are smiling Irish eyes are smiling »

When Joe Herr lost his 4-year-old son to complications from pneumonia in 2002, the pain was almost too much to bear.

Construction Corner

Local preference laws create controversy, opportunity Local preference laws create controversy, opportunity »

In today’s business climate of very tight margins, understanding the requirements and implications of the law can mean the difference between a business getting work or closing its doors.

Etc.

Etc. - March 2010 Etc. - March 2010 »

John Bruckner isn’t a huge basketball fan, but he’ll definitely be tuning into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this month.

Burning Questions

Tom Callen Tom Callen »

Tom Callen, co-owner of Callen Construction Inc., Muskego, looked death in the face and survived.