We are approaching the end of year 1 for the term of your current slate of officers. The year has flown by and with everyone’s increasing workload we have faced…
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The following is the first part of a multi-part discussion and update on Standards of Practice (SOP) for the home inspection industry. By Russell Strahan, PE & John Cahill, PE…
This article comes to us from the Associated Press and its Washington based economics writer, Christopher S. Rugaber. It was recently reported on the ABC News website. A measure of…
The National Society of Professional Engineers and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB) recently released an updated version of the Engineering Credentials Position Paper. It will soon…
Hurricane Sandy will long be regarded as the east coast’s superstorm for many years to come. New York State Governor Cuomo certainly characterized it as a storm with some real…
Although I am sure I will meet many of you at the upcoming conference in February, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself (in writing!). I am a…
July 2009 I embarked on a turn in my professional career I had not anticipated: I became NABIE’s executive director, following in the footsteps of Mike Stotts after his some…
My heart and prayers go out to those of you who have been directly or indirectly affected by the super-storm Sandy. About one third of US citizens experienced devastation of…
As building inspection engineers we may not always see where opportunities exist for further use of our technical skills. Often we tend to see our services focused on permanently constructed…
When I first entered the building inspection engineering field I was cautioned about performing “code inspections.” The reasons were many, and to at least some degree, the explanations appeared credible…