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SWBR Team Members Earn Building Safety Inspection Certifications and Announces New Registered Landscape Architect

SWBR announced that Project Designers Andrew Altoft and Jeff Kuhn and Project Architect Gianfranco Pietrantoni, AIA, are now certified building safety inspectors.

Certified building safety inspectors are authorized to perform fire safety and property maintenance inspections on existing buildings for code compliance. The certification requires passing three courses and more than 60 hours of training through the New York State Division of Building Standards and Codes. As part of the firm’s Workplace studio, Altoft, Kuhn, and Pietrantoni work with various municipalities to insure building, fire, and property maintenance code compliance.

Andrew Altoft

Jeff Kuhn

As a project designer, Altoft is responsible for coordinating the design and construction documentation on a variety of corporate, industrial, and municipal projects. He received a bachelor of architectural technology from Alfred State College.

Project designer Kuhn assists project architects through all design phases on a variety of municipal, industrial, and commercial projects. He graduated from SUNY Alfred with a bachelor of science in architectural technology. Project architect Pietrantoni develops a variety of science, technology, and industry projects from early concept through design development. He received a bachelor of science in architectural technology from Alfred State College and a master of architecture from University at Buffalo.

SWBR also announced that Marlee Beers has completed her four-part licensing exam and is now a Registered Landscape Architect in the State of New York.

As part of our landscape architecture team, Marlee manages a variety of projects ranging from urban mixed-use developments to small-scale complex site designs. She is responsible for all phases of project development, including site inventory and analysis, schematic design, and construction documentation. When asked about her passion for landscape architecture, she said, “It’s a profession where we’re able to make an impact and give back to communities and the environment. Knowing that landscape architecture has that power of transformation is very exciting.”

Marlee received her bachelor of landscape architecture from the University of Maryland. q

Gianfranco Pietrantoni, AIA

Marlee Beers, RLA

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