In CA, we classify commercial Biology labs as B occupancy, and the CA Fire Marshal's office has a task group reviewing the L classification, which has been primarily used for university labs. The meeting minutes are available online.
NFPA 45 is pretty clear, in Chapter 4,Table 9.1.1(a), about...
No one was upset? Maybe not that you noticed.
How about the time I was at a railroad engineers meeting, and the keynote speaker opened with "Welcome, gentlemen...". When I approached him afterwards, he brushed me off with it was no big deal. His perception was I had no right or reason to be...
JohnRBaker:
"...there were no female engineers and only a couple of female draftsmen (I know that's not PC, but...). However the company did hire some females who did play a role in helping us sell equipment and I don't mean as salesmen (there I go again)."
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You could also be violating local stormwater discharge regulations; the local municipality responsible for the eventual discharge mostly likely has regs prohibiting the discharge of anything other than rain water (with a few exceptions such as landscape irrigation runoff and AC condensate) into...
If the site is actually printing, and uses ink, they need to have Safety Data Sheets for the inks, which should provide enough info to classify the inks as to hazard (flammable, combustible, etc.). You could also ask if the site has an air emissions permit-here in California, printing processes...
Yes, you really need a Phase I, probably leading to a Phase 2. If you are getting a loan for the purchase, it is unlikely the lender will waive the investigation.
Also, closure requirements have changed since 1998 (At least here in CA), and what might have been considered allowable to stay in...
Well, again, it depends on what you want to do. I think, if you went into construction/project management, a thesis MS is not so important. Does your school have a career center? Can they offer you any guidance? Do any of your profs work outside the university? If so, they also might have...
Is your goal to receive an MEng or an MS? Generally the program requirements for thesis are different for the differing degrees. How many classes would you need to substitute for the thesis? Are you going into academia or looking for a job in industry? What do those fields like to see?
I do many file reviews in California, and when I ask for a file on a property, I do see the calculations that have been submitted. Most building departments will not let me make a copy of a stamped drawing, but none of them have said I cannot have a copy of stamped calcs. Maybe hardly anyone...
SLTA-does your work qualify in your state to allow you to place a mechanic's lien on the house? Might want to do that, if possible, as leverage to get paid for your additional work.
My experience with a Civil PE was similar to zdas4. In fact, my company would not put PE on my business card. Several times, I was deposed as a witness in company lawsuits, and whenever opposing counsel would try and have me proffer an engineering opinion, our counsel would object on the...
