• macaroni1556
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    10 months ago

    But architects aren’t engineers either! We have engineers in building construction, they are called engineers.

    They ensure all required calculations are done, all safety standards are adhered to, they complete detailed designs, and they sign off on a project legally so things like quotes and timelines have legal teeth.

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      10 months ago

      And, unlike engineers in manufacturing whose deep-pocket corporations bought an exemption, Engineers in the A/E/C field are licensed. And if you screw up you can lose your ability to work in your field…forever.