Kevin Berger 
Well, Becky has headed off for RAGBRAI again this year. She and Toni left at noon today to make their way to the east side of Iowa. With all the things revolving around the start of Berger Audiology, she hasn’t gotten nearly as much training in as usual, so we’re hoping she makes it. She’s pretty stubborn, so she’ll probably have to be pulled off the bike before she gives up.
I generally do email updates. If you want to be on the email list, let me know.
Well, Becky has decided on a logo for Berger Audiology LLC. The first mock up is to the right. (I know it’s kind of small, but hopefully you can click on it and blow it up larger.) She’s in the process of getting signage for the new location. Lots to learn and lots of details involved with setting up a new business. That along with training for her regular RAGBRAI excursion. Let me know what you think about the logo. We’re pretty pleased about it as a starting point.
So… Culver Elementary School sends their smoking staff across the street to use our curb in front of our office as a smoking lounge since they have a non-smoking campus. Miller’s Merry Manor on the north side of town is a non-smoking campus… so they’re sending the smoking construction workers (Not Ours!) across the street to smoke on the Culver High School non-smoking campus. Can’t you just hear Elton John singing, “It’s the circle of life…” Of course that might not be the appropriate reference since we’re talking cancer sticks here, but you get the drift…
Image borrowed from Shed Simove
Always nice to be recognized! We were mentioned in the Business Briefs in The Pilot News June 27-28, 2015 Weekend Addition as seen to the right. Charley Creek Inn in Wabash, Indiana has selected Easterday Construction to guide them through their expansion project. We’re pleased to continue our relationship with the Ford family on this project. See our previous post with a rendering of the proposed street view of the project here.
Canopy Stairs are a cool idea I ran across in a tweet from the Hager Group. Designed by a pair of graduates of the Royal College of Art, the stairs create a spiral stair case around the trunk of a living tree without harming the tree.
While the whole system was worked out with consultation with arboriculturists to assure there would be no detrimental effects on the trees, there sure is a lot of backlash from the tree huggers in the comment section at the bottom of the article. What they seem to be missing is that this is designed to be a temporary, reusable system. The system is designed to distribute the loading around the trunk and would appear to minimize any damage to the tree. As a Landscape Architect, I would suggest this is good stewardship. It enhances the highest, best use of a natural resource with minimal or no damage.
Find more pictures and the complete article here.