Wisconsin DSPS secretary wants to ease restrictions on mass timber construction
Announces support to building code changes allowing for taller structures without needing variances
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The head of the state agency charged with licensing professionals and enforcing commercial building codes wants to make it easier for mass timber buildings to rise in Wisconsin. Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee…
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The head of the state agency charged with licensing professionals and enforcing commercial building codes wants to make it easier for mass timber buildings to rise in Wisconsin.Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim announced support for an ongoing update to the state building code to make it easier to build using the mass timber building method.This includes allowing mass timber structures of up to 18 stories tall to be built without requiring variances, sai
Gov. Evers visits Pfizer facility in Kenosha County, signs Assembly Bill 120
April 15, 2021 3:42 PM Brandon Arbuckle
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PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. Gov. Tony Evers visited and toured the Pfizer facility in Pleasant Prairie on Thursday.
The governor was joined by Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-designee Dawn Crim, according to a news release. The facility is one of two nationwide that Pfizer, Inc. is using to distribute vaccines. To date, the company has supplied over 50 million doses throughout the country.
“The folks at Pfizer have been doing tireless work to get our state and country vaccinated as quickly as possible,” Evers said in a statement. “Their vaccine production and ability to distribute vaccine and other materials nationwide are critical factors in getting shots in arms, saving lives, and putting this pandemic behind us.”
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