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People with Plans
Despite Rising Construction Costs, Architects Remain Busy
By Joseph Bednar
The big story in the construction and renovation world is the high cost of ... well, everything. But Kerry Bartini says that isn’t deterring people from pursuing her architectural services.
“Business is still the same — we have tons and tons or work. We have a wait list: ‘yes, we can take on that job, but we can’t start for two or three months.”
“Business has been super strong, especially in the Berkshires. During the pandemic, we had people calling from all over the U.S. wanting to relocate to the Berkshires. That was a big trend for us,” said Bartini, principal with Berkshire Design Inc. in Pittsfield.
She typically works on a range of single-family residences, commercial sites, and cultural insti- tutions, but as people retreated indoors starting in 2020, specific residential trends were in play.
Staff Photo
From left, Caolo & Bieniek principals Curtis Edgin, Jim Hanifan, and Bert Gardner
Raymond R. Houle Construction is committed to every detail.
These photos depict a typical “containment door” attached to a RHC job site.
This temporary door is one of the many safety/infectious control measures which RHC employs in order to ensure the safety and health of the employees and patients within a healthcare setting, while construction is being carried out.
In addition to the Building Permit, healthcare
facilities require general contractors to post several other documents in plain view at the entrance to every job site.
These include:
•Interim Life Safety Measures (ILSM) Assessment Tool •Interim Life Safety Measures Daily Checklist/Report •Infection Control (IC) Program Manual: IC75 •Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA)
•IC Preventative Measures Daily Checklist/Report
RHC is fully committed to the safety, health and well-being of everyone in and around our job sites.
We take the necessary precautions,
and we take them seriously.
Trustworthy. Sincere. Straightforward. Your satisfaction is our guarantee.
American Society 413.547.2500 www.RayHoule.com 5 Miller St, Ludlow MA For Healthcare Engineering
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