One New Thing

Of course, depending on the size of the firm and the project, one person may end up wearing all these hats.

When reroofing with a different material, the new sheathing can be installed right over the skip sheathing if it's not rotted.

Installed on first poured concrete before second pour, so embedded in second pour

Electrical - plumbing - fire safety coordination item.

Electrical - plumbing - fire safety coordination item.

Must be a wet standpipe system.

An idiosyncratic commentary with a lot of clip art

Today I learned that the QSELECT command in AutoCAD is a lot more versatile than I had realized. I've often used it to select everything on a layer; but you can also use it to select every instance on a block (and then pull up the PROPERTIES tab, for example), every polyline of a given width, every mtext of a given text height...it's a very powerful command!

Today I learned that if furring out >2" you should use a hat channel instead of a z channel.

The idea is that water is going to get into your wall no matter what you do; a rainscreen provides it a way to get out, rather than stay in your wall forever encouraging black mold.

Today I learned that a thermoset plastic changes state permanently upon the application of heat, whereas a thermoplastic material can be reheated and reshaped.

Today I learned that Kynar is a resin included in both powder coatings and paints; good for metals, good for corrosion and weathering but not recommended in high-traffic areas.

Today I learned about the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition and their opinion on Jane Kim’s proposed increase from 12% to 25% required affordable housing. Instead, they support the Affordable Housing Bonus Program, which basically means you can add two stories to your building if you include affordable housing. Which in a city as height-phobic as San Francisco, is something.