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A Utica Architect’s Examples of Money Saved & Construction Mistakes Avoided

Published on June 15, 2012 by

As we promised in our last post, this week we’ll show you where our services here in the Utica area saved clients money and construction headaches. All with just a little design work and planning before construction. Our philosophy is “it’s most cost effective to make changes on paper rather ...

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Constructing or Renovating a Home or Business? You Don’t Have to Go It Alone

Published on April 12, 2012 by

What an extraordinary opportunity it is to build your dream house from scratch. The kitchen, dining room, and bathrooms all designed for your lifestyle. The living room wall lined with the bookshelves you’ve always wanted. And cozying up to a roaring fireplace during the cold winter months here in Central ...

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New Research Proves Cloth Roll Towel Systems (CRT) More Hygienic than Air Dryers

Published on March 16, 2012 by

This blog is an opportunity to provide you timely tips, news, and information not just from us but also from leaders in the building industry. Today’s guest post is by one of those experts, Dan McCoy, at Darman Manufacturing, Utica, NY. Thanks, Dan, for sharing your valuable insights into hand ...

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What You Should Know About Entering into a Design/Build Contract

Published on February 14, 2012 by

A project owner enjoys unique advantages when using the Design/Build method of construction. Check out our last post: Design/Build…A Construction Method that Saves Time and Money.

But there are three pitfalls that are important for the owner to avoid to stay within the limits of New York State law ...

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Design/Build…A Construction Method that Saves Time and Money

Published on February 4, 2012 by

The essential advantage of Design/Build for your project is that the Architect/Engineer and Contractor are on the same team from the beginning of the project through completion. This isn’t the case in Design/Bid/Build projects where the Architect/Engineer and Contractor are joined AFTER award of the project to the (typically) lowest ...

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Radon…Avoid This Costly Mistake During New Home Construction

Published on December 17, 2011 by

A friend of mine contacted me the other day regarding radon remediation. Apparently, their county was offering free radon testing and they signed-up to have their home tested. The test result indicated that the radon levels in their basement were two times the recommended EPA level of 4 pCi/L.

Having ...

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FREE Money Saving Advice from Your Codes Enforcement Officer & Other Local Agencies

Published on December 7, 2011 by

A while back, our office received a call from a municipality here in Central NY to drop by a residence, review the construction in progress, and report our findings back to the Codes Enforcement Officer. It seemed that the municipality had received a call from a concerned neighbor of the ...

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Roof Inspection: 8 Steps to Keeping Your Building Dry

Published on November 16, 2011 by

You know the old saying, “out of sight, out of mind.” That holds especially true for your roof. Too often, a costly leak is your first indication of a problem. Here at Innovative Designs we like to think of the roof as a capital piece of equipment, an important asset ...

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Introducing Our New Website

Published on October 28, 2011 by

Welcome to our new site and first blog post. We invite you to look around, sample some pages, and get to know us a bit.

Click on our Architecture page for "3 Steps to Quality Building Construction and Renovation." Here you'll learn how Dan Berkhoudt, Architect, can help ...

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