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Show Enterprise Review Page 8b Proposed Building codes page Battle of the Sexes 1 continued from ible, he said. Parking lots must have a special stall. Entry doors must be wide enough for a wheelchair and glass doors must have bottom Pairs Vie for Convention Post Two women and two men are being considered for a Convention and Visitors Bureau sales post this week, La Mar Williams, convention director said. The candidates, all native Utahns, are finalists in a nationwide search conducted by the Bureau to fill the Convention Sales Executive spot vacated when Bruce McDaniels was promoted to Director of Development and Promotion. A specially selected board do have basic sales and promade up of hotel executives motion experience in other and others selected the four areas. The two men are in finalists. Board members their early 40s, one woman is included Katy Goodfellow, in her 20s, and the other currently sales director at woman is in her 50 's Williams Hotel Utah; Stewart Cross, said. Weve had a hard time general manager, Hotel Utah; and Wesley Sine, associate finding qualified people to fill owner of several Salt Lake the position because the pay is so low, Williams said. The hotels. None of the candidates selected executive will start have direct experience in the with a $15,000 a year salary. hotel business, unfortunately, Williams said, but they is made up in use by more people, Johnson continued. He said businesspeople would have more customers if their buildings were easier for handicapped people to use. Johnson estimated that one out of every 12 people in Utah is handicapped. An additional four percent are aged, and find stairs difficult to use. I would say the additional cost of designing a bulding to conform to handicapped code is nil, Nelson said. The only kicker is the y buildelevator for a ing, he added. Nelson said the American Institute of Architects is working hard to make architects aware of the problems con- rails to prevent possible damage by a wheelchair. All level changes must be accompanied by a ramp. According to Bill Nelson, architect with Environmental Associates, the most costly requirement is an elevator. Even a small, two-stor- build- y ing must have an elevator. The elevator must be wide enough and deep enough for wheelchair accessibility. The elevator alone can cost $25-3- 0 thousand dollars, Nelson said. Talbot said the elevator for the recently designed school was $60,000. Without the code requirement, we frontedin by handicapped their buildings. He wouldn't have included an people said Environmental Associaelevator, he said. The other costly item tes designs every building for named by architects is the handicapped accessibility. additional restroom space and Skaggs' new office headquarters and Fashion Place mall facility required. Each restroom could cost, an additional are two private buildings that comply with all handicapped $500, Nelson said. requirements , he said. Easier for Everyone There is no need to fear that all buildings will look the We prefer to call these same if theyre designed to with code, Nelson standards, pedestrian acces- comply claimed. He said the only sibility, Johnson said. Weve noticed that almost everyone design problems confronting architects are entry clearances prefers ramps to stairs. The and tight corners standards make the building slopes, steps It is not more difficult to easier for everyone to use, he design a building that realistadded. conforms to handicap What money you may ically requirements, but you have to put into the building to make it have realistic requirements, accessible to the handicapped Talbot concluded. two-stor- , - OUR MOWS IN YOUR BUSINESS! We know how to get your sales prospects every week for new profitable leads. Try the newspaper that knows your needs. 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