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I’m waiting for it. Same situation as yours.

Actually I’m the new owner of the business. I just want to improve the quality of our productions. I may create drawing templates for each type of buildings. Also, I have been working in Canadian big-four as well and I’m Canadian. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

Theoretically, when design a same building, Type V-B needs more fire resistance than III-B, such as thicker drywalls, larger fire separation distance, so I think it’s on conservative side. In fact, it’s not always true. V-B looks cheaper because any materials can be used. However, III-B is the...

Retail store is in occupancy group M and restaurant is in group A. They don’t have any differences in table 602. Please note that 8 inch masonry exterior walls are 2 hours fire resistance rating so table 602 is even inapplicable at all. Normally a commercial 8 inch masonry wall was designed with...

I’m comparing a retail store and a restaurant. Our engineer specified the retail store as construction type V-B but another architect in another firm specified the restaurant as type III-B. Both have 8 inch masonry exterior walls and wood roof trusses. The retail store is to be built in a higher...

Setback is the distance from exterior wall to lot boundary or easement. Different zones have different setbacks no matter what construction type it is.

If you look at III-B, it can use any materials, except exterior walls must be brick or masonry.

I’ve seen another good architect in another firm specified III-B for a similar project.

I’ve checked local codes. Nothing is different from IBC. Those architects and engineers are lazy people and going to retire soon. They don’t want to take any risks so just put everything on the most conservative side.

What is the construction type for a building with masonry exterior walls, wood studs interior walls and wood roof trusses? I saw both architects and engineers have used type V-B on some drawings. But I think it should be III-B. I’m in Florida. Which one is correct?

Moneywise, you’re covered.

Why are you asking about insurance? The engineering liability insurance has been already there and nothing will change. You can ask to be the qualifying PE of the firm if all owners are not licensed.

I took my FE & PE exams in 2020 too!

I want to learn HVAC too ‘cause I’m running a structural & MEP engineering firm.

Not true. My application was complete on 1/6/2021 but I'm still waiting. I checked my status. Something are deficient, such as Engineer Intern, which I never applied.