Articles by Howard McKew, P.E., C.P.E.

To follow up last month’s discussion on doing the right thing when it comes to addressing another person/company’s problem(s), let’s look at a few scenarios, problems, pitfalls, and approaches to correcting an error.

The other day, a colleague of mine mentioned to me that she was taking on a project where others in her company were not happy.

This is the fourth and final column on preparation and completing specific consulting engineering tasks that are traditionally covered in the design engineering firm’s consulting fee.

At some point in time, most building owners make the business decision to build, renovate, or expand their facility.

Many consulting engineers will tell you that time invested in the construction phase is beyond their scope of work and, of course, the fee has been all used up and “we can’t afford to waste our time” with equipment and associated system startup.

At some point in time, most building owners make the business decision to build, renovate, or expand their facilities

At some point in time, most building owners make the business decision to build, renovate, or expand their facilities.

Here are my suggestions for preparing to complete a construction administration site visit as the design engineer for the project.

MONTH 3- The Energy Conservation Opportunity: Process Heating for an Industrial Building Application - Solution Implementation and Monitor, Measure, and Benchmarking

This month and in the next three months, I will be sharing my experience pertaining to a design engineer who is responsible for the construction administration of the project he just completed the design for, with construction underway.