i am working on the renovation of a historic structure from storage usage to residential units. from what i can tell, the 2009 IEBC allows me to choose whether or not to follow the prescriptive requirements of chapter 3 or the work area requirements of chapters 4-12. the difference is that...
i'm pleased to see that there was only one real reference in this thread about how we need to toot our own horns and puff out our chests more because...well........look at the Burj Dubai! can't have that without an engineer!
how many people reading these have designed "Burj Dubai's"? go on...