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Our twice-monthly eNewsletters help to keep our clients and friends up-to-date on the most common trends and issues in the construction and engineering industry. Click a link below to view a past eNewsletter. You can use the form on the right to make sure you're one of the first to receive our eNewsletters.

Volume 2 (2008)
Issue 11 (June 4) Disaster Preparation: Storm Season
Issue 10 No article issued
Issue 9 (May 16) Code Concerns: Flood Prone and Coastal Areas
Issue 8 (April 16) Testing Techniques: Horizontal Surface Mapping
SPECIAL EDITION (April 4) Code Updates: Newly Passed Roofing and Storm Shutter Requirements Effective April 8th
Issue 7 (April 2) When is Structural Engineering Required: Geotechnical vs. Structural Underpin Plan Development
Issue 6 (March 21) Building Envelope Issues: Door & Window Replacement
Issue 5 (March 5) Roofing Issues & Updates: Skylights
Issue 4 (February 25) Soils/Structural Failures: Structural Underpinning
Issue 3 (February 12) Code Updates: The Ever Changing Roofing and Storm Shutter Law
Issue 2 (January 16) Building Envelope Issues: Thermal Imaging vs. Deconstruction
Issue 1 (January 2) When is Structural Engineering Required? Re-roofing

Volume 1 (2007)
Issue 8 (December 19) Disaster Preparation: Cold Weather
Issue 7 (December 10) Restoration Issues: Identifying Damaged Concrete
Issue 6 (November 19) Special Topics: Storm Season Wrap-Up
Issue 5 (November 9) Testing Techniques: Photogrammetry and the use of Crack Gages
Issue 4 (October 17) Code Updates: Newly Passed Roofing and Storm Shutter Requirements
Issue 3 (October 3) When is Structural Engineering Required? Rooftop A/C Unit Replacement
Issue 2 (September 19) Building Envelope Issues: Repairing Stucco
Issue 1 (September 5) Roofing Issues and Updates: Evaluating Shingle Roofs
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION

Bracken Engineering has partnered with Insurance and Restoration Professionals, or IRP (www.irp-fl.com), the most comprehensive source of relevant information available, to provide you with the highest quality continuing education courses in the state of Florida. All of our courses have been transferred to IRP, who offers many of our courses statewide at a reasonable cost to professionals seeking to renew their licenses.

If you are an Adjuster, Insurance Agent, Architect, Attorney, Building Official, Contractor or Engineer and you desire high-quality, hassle-free continuing education credit for your license in the state of Florida, we encourage you to check out the course offerings on the IRP website. You can see the course listing in IRP's Professional Development section. All information about course subjects, hours and upcoming offerings are listed there.

 
LINKS

Insurance and Restoration Professionals - Florida (IRP)
http://www.irp-fl.com

Florida Board of Professional Engineers
http://www.fbpe.org

State of Florida / Deparment of Business & Professional Regulation
http://fcn.state.fl.us/dbpr

State of Florida / Division of Corporations
http://www.dos.state.fl.us/doc/

 
Florida Engineering Society Building Officials Association of Florida American Society of Civil Engineers National Society of Professional Engineers National Demolition Association ASTM International American Society of Home Inspectors Florida Fire Chief's Association Florida Association for Search and Rescue Roof Consultants Institute Southern Building Code Congress International Building Owners and Managers Association International Code Council National Academy of Forensic Engineers











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