This winter’s weather may have us thinking about building performance issues related to snow, but the fact is building performance issues are at the heart of what we do as…
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This winter has been a particularly brutal one in much of the country, bringing record snowfalls and frequent storms. NABIE’s home base region – the northeast – has seen as…
Anecdotal reports from some members appear to be indicating that some elements of the engineering economic sector are returning to life. That is a wonderfully positive sign, and hopefully will…
In 1989, a select group of building inspection engineers started a new group, the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers. Some 21 years later, NABIE has not only survived, but has…
By John C. Cronin, Jr. PE Linking those two professions may, at first, seem odd. But there are more similarities than you might think. Dating back into the 1980s I…
As the resident of an island and geographical area where many waterfront homes are encountered, structures to protect and stabilize shorelines are commonplace. Many such structures are “designed” and built…
During my time as a licensed engineer I only had one occasion to encounter a P.E. who had run afoul of his licensing board and became the subject of disciplinary…
Between the time members receive this edition of the newsletter and the end of the year, ballots will be mailed for the slate of officers named by NABIE’s nominating committee. …
Many urban areas have adopted requirements for the examination of building exteriors to lessen the risk of falling debris. In the beginning years of your executive director’s consulting inspection engineering…
The fall board meeting for NABIE (held October 9, 2010 in Philadelphia) included something of an historic event. NABIE has been cultivating contacts outside U.S. borders for sometime, but not…