Commercial Construction & Renovation

SEP-OCT 2013

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Looking up My boss is a national expert on the topic, so we get him to work with retailers and architectural frms. We educated retailers and peers, and make sure everyone has what they need. It has been kind very hard. It's not revenue generating, so it's hard for people to justify the cost even though it is the right thing to do. It's not a building code. It's a civil rights law. People forget that. They think because they have a permit, they are fne. Two states actually mandate ADA – California and Texas. In the others, a building permit has nothing to do with ADA. Another challenge is that we are moving into new technology. We moved into Revit so that we could meet the needs of our clients. Sacharski: How are you handling the new law that went into effect in March about service animals? One aspect of the law in particular is that it doesn't only recognize dogs, but miniature horses, too, which have been approved as service animals. "All of the hotels we're working on are occupied spaces. We don't shut down any hotels to do any renovations." – Sue Burke, Hilton Worldwide 62 CommerCial ConstruCtion & renovation — September : OctOber 2013 MacCannell: It is a law. In the past, the traditional animals have always been the seeing-eye dogs. The law is no longer just for seeing-eye dogs. It's for a service animal. There's a big controversy right now with comfort animals. A lot of returning servicemen have PTSD, and animals are very calming for anxiety. A comfort dog is not allowed into restaurants. But if the dog or animal – pony, miniature horse, etc. – provides a service, they cannot be denied into your place of business, even if it's a restaurant. It goes against health codes. The owner is completely responsible or cleaning up any messes. We actually started a website called, AskBrad.info. He is one of our consultants. You can visit the site or send an email about ADA questions. I received one the other day that was interesting. It was from a woman who is a caregiver for her niece. Her niece has a service animal, which she brought to see her eye doctors. Turns out that her eye doctor is afraid of dogs. The doctor ended up denying that she could bring the dog with her. It's not our expertise, but it is an interesting scenario that will play out.

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