Sign Builder Illustrated
YEARBOOK 2019
The top projects and trends covered over the past twelve-plus months. *Disclaimer: The entry citations are ranked alphabetically and not in any order of importance or distinction.
ADA Signage (Insight): Preparing for an Install The most important part of an ADA install remains that the signs are compliant with ADA guidelines, meaning the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (which can be reviewed at ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm). Jennifer Mitchell, national accounts manager at SignMojo.com, says shops should also pay attention to building codes such as Certificate of Occupancy. “Occasionally local and state building codes will go above and beyond ADA regulations,” she said. “Building inspectors and fire marshals are only required to inspect for building code violations [and] not for ADA compliancy, so not meeting building codes can prevent a building from receiving their Certificate
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of Occupancy on time.” Meanwhile Charles Kelly, Jr., of Clarke Systems sees many installers make the mistake of placing the ADA sign directly on the door, which puts the reader in danger of being hit in the face with an opening door. According to him, the general rule is that the sign “must be placed on a wall adjacent to the side of the door with the handle/latch.” (March 2019)
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Business (Insight): Are You Poised to Win with Tax Code Section 179? Dave Miller, managing director of Nova Polymers, wrote about the advantages of the revised Section 179 of the tax code that lets you deduct the expense of various business equipment in the year it is purchased. Previously the amount that could be deducted as an expense
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was $500,000. This has now swelled to $1 million, as long as the property is placed in service during the year for which the expense is claimed. Miller says there are some details you’ll want to cover with your accountant, but the main point is that this rule can open the way for you to have new equipment that can transform the range and quality of the products and services you offer to help differentiate your company from the competition. (July 2018)
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Digital Signage (Project): Stunning Digital Content at Iconic 28 Liberty A massive LED wall and LED ribbons at metropolitan centerpiece 28 Liberty, formerly One Chase Manhattan Plaza, in New York City deliver colorful, artistic content and provide a digital canvas for
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Photo: (Top) Shutterstock/Kostikova Natalia.
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