List of Contributions

For whatever value it may be worth, attached is information on successful AIA Wisconsin advocacy initiatives way back in 2005 to exempt architects from local lobbying ordinances in the cities of Milwaukee and Madison. It was relatively easy to get an amendment approved in Milwaukee because we had a "friend" ...

When the Wisconsin Assembly adjourned around 2:30 a.m. on February 21, proposed interior design legislation effectively died in committee at the end of the regular two-year legislative session. AIA Wisconsin members heaved a collective sigh of relief. I've appreciated the comments posted on the SLGN ...

In Wisconsin, the Secretary of the State Building Commission confirmed that the Division of Facilities Development & Management (DFDM) is looking for options to replace the current LEED-equivalent "Sustainable Facilities Standards" for state and university buildings. These sustainability standards are ...

To clarify, architects can and do design buildings that exceed the minimum requirements of the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code. Wisconsin has had a statewide building code since the early 1900s. State law, enacted as 2013 Wisconsin Act 270, now prohibits a municipality from requiring by local ordinance ...