All You Need to Know About Asbestos Inspections
By Logan Seipel, PGBefore structures can be rehabilitated, renovated, or demolished, they must be checked for the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) to meet strict state and federal laws. In Wisconsin, these rules apply to institutional, commercial, industrial, and public buildings or structures and multifamily residential buildings with more than four dwelling units. These important… Read More »
Tags: Asbestos Inspection, Asbestos Insulation, Asbestos Removal, Asbestos Testing, Environmental, Geology, Transportation
How to Think Like A Developer: Getting the Most from Public/Private Partnerships
By Amanda Arnold, AICP and Mike Scholl, EDFP Have you ever wondered why one redevelopment project moves forward while another one stalls? What makes it work for the developer? How can a jurisdiction create incentives for developers, and what should those incentives be? Too often communities are left asking, “Did we give away too much?”… Read More »
Tags: commercial real estate, economic development, financing, funding strategies, Grants, negotiation, Public Private Partnership, real estate development, real estate funding, Urban Planning
How Much Weight is Too Much for a Bridge? Engineers’ Ratings Have the Answer
In mid-May of 2018 a driver crossing a bridge in the Town of Lafayette in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, noticed something was wrong with the bridge. Town officials quickly saw the problem – the bridge had a major crack in the deck, and a pier pile holding up the bridge had buckled, causing the bridge to… Read More »
Tags: Bridge Closure, Bridge Design, Bridge Inspection, Federal Highway Administration, Load Ratings, Pier Pile, Structural Design, Structural Inspection