Posts Tagged Professional Engineer

An unlicensed member of your staff wants to use company resources after hours to provide services for a licensed engineer. How do you respond?

Using company resources to moonlight is frowned upon. Also I’d point out that it is illegal to provide architectural services without a license; can only do work for a PE without a contract; (still need a license) my assisting him to do so would be in violation of the CAPA, because I was aiding someone [...]

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Building Envelope

Mechanical engineer prepares per architect’s plans… Mandatory 1. Windows, doors, fenestration must be rated for leakage 2. All window, door, fenestration U-factor and Solar Heat Gain information must come from either default tables, appendix table (< 100,000 sf), or NFRC rating procedure 3. Building products must be labeled 4. Minimum R-13 on residential walls Prescriptive [...]

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Hydrological and geological conditions Soils report

Soils report 1. Bearing capacity, depth to bedrock, water table, expansive nature, soil type, moisture content 2. affects the foundation and structural system, drainage, and building form

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CPA Contract requirements *Exceptions to necessary elements

1. Unpaid work 2. Basis of compensation and manner of providing services is implied by fact that services are of the same general kind as previously rendered and received payment 3. Client knowingly states in writing after full disclosure of Practice Act that a writing conforming to PA is not required 4. Services rendered to [...]

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