Kenneth M. Elovitz, P.E., Esq., Energy Economics, Inc., Foxboro, Mass.
Articles
A Guide to Shop Drawings: Who Should Review?
Editor's Note: This is the second installment in a two-part series on reviewing and approving shop drawings. References to AIA Form A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, are to the 1997 edition unless otherwise noted. For purposes of processing shop drawings, when a consulting engineer is the architect's agent, references in A201 to the architect apply to the consultin...
Be Certain Before Certifying
The project must be coming to an end because you—the engineer—have just received a phone call from a subcontractor demanding approval of his final requisition. In fact, he wants to know what the hold up has been. After all, he faxed the document to the general contractor this morning, who in turn faxed it to the architect, and by his reckoning it's been on your desk for at lea...
Solid Energy Advice for Uncertain Times
California isn't the only place where engineers must make informed energy decisions on behalf of their clients. In fact, the 1998 deregulation of Massachusetts' electric industry—preceded by the deregulation of natural gas—offers some food for thought. A new energy-marketing industry sprang up almost overnight, with promises of saving 20 percent or more on the cost of electricity ...