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Comment on Are You Doing The Heavy Lifting? by Mike

Mike — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:28:25 +0000

Thanks for the thought-provoking article, Babette. One problem for “Heavy Lifters” is how they are rewarded for their achievements. Because, if the rewards are significant, the “Smiling Joes” will feign to be “Heavy Lifters” but the work will not be done by them! Ah, the eternal problem of rewarding those who truly deserve it!

Comment on Are You Doing The Heavy Lifting? by Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:05:11 +0000

Great article Babette, inspiring! I am ready to lift….

Comment on 1st Annual “Best Civil Engineering Firm Logo” Contest by aepcentral

aepcentral — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:16:48 +0000

Hi Wanda and Everyone! We have finished judging and WILL announce next week! Thank you! TEAM CEC

Comment on 1st Annual “Best Civil Engineering Firm Logo” Contest by Wanda Nieves

Wanda Nieves — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:36:33 +0000

Hi. I have not received any notice on winning entries. Will they be sent out?

Comment on Down Economy, Down Morale, Down and Out……Only if You Choose to Be! by Suraj Singh

Suraj Singh — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:14:09 +0000

Yeah, we should keep our morale high through positive thinking. Economy changes every moment and there is always something to do, so do what is your second or third or so on…. priority, till economy turn in your favour.

Comment on Down Economy, Down Morale, Down and Out……Only if You Choose to Be! by Jhois Caballes

Jhois Caballes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:38:12 +0000

Thank you for this. I’m in this kind of situation right now and this article made me change my current outlook on it.Hopefully it brings positive and constructive output on my end.Keep it up..

Comment on Unlicensed Civil Engineers Posing as PEs by Mark Moen

Mark Moen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:07:16 +0000

You can check LEED accrededation credentials at http://www.gbci.org. Move your cursor over “Directories” in the tool bar near the top of their home page and select “LEED Professional Directory”. This takes you to a page where you can enter the name of the person and other specific search information. It takes several months for the directory to be updated with newly credentialed people, so it would be a good idea to ask the person when they passed the exam. USGBC no longer manages the LEED exam process.

Comment on Unlicensed Civil Engineers Posing as PEs by Kristen Salinas, EIT and LEED AP

Kristen Salinas, EIT and LEED AP — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:05:25 +0000

There is a way to look up LEED accredited professional on the GBCI website, although I’m not sure if you can tell which version of the test that person has passed.

With the new education requirements that have just been introduced, people will be dropped as LEED APs without signing up for the education program requirements starting in 2011.

As for Civil PEs, I hope unlicensed engineers are not claiming to be licensed. If they took the EIT or have attempted the PE at all, they understand the ethics of the profession and know better than to cross them.

Comment on Civil Engineering Jobs – Will Any Job Do? by Doug

Doug — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:01 +0000

It is extremely sad that we are having to go through this. I remember when I graduated in 2006 I had 3 different offers. Now I can barely get a job interview.
The worst part is that employers now have the upper hand and they are using it unfairly. I interviewed for an engineering job and everyone liked me. They even made mention of my moving arrangements. I then tried to call them to no avail. I assume that they probably got a more qualified candidate for less money and they easily tossed me away just like that.
It’s really unfortunate but hopefully we’ll make it.

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Comment on Unlicensed Civil Engineers Posing as PEs by Patrick McGarry

Patrick McGarry — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:18:29 +0000

I am sure the same thing is going on with LEED Certification. I couldn’t find a way to confirm if someone is LEED Certified from the USGBC website. Now that they have changed the criteria, they still expect those who earned their certification a few years ago, have not kept up with the education requirements to maintain the certification.