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We Are Hiring! Interactive Resources, Inc. Seeks Structural Engineer & Preservation Architect to Join Our Team
Interactive Resources, Inc. is hiring! We are seeking new team members for two full-time positions: Structural Engineer and Preservation Architect. Since 1973, our firm has provided exceptional architectural design, structural engineering and planning services, with a...
Architects Required To Use Written Contracts for Architectural Services
Assembly Bill 969, signed by Governor Wilson on July 17, 1995, requires architects to use written contracts. The California Business and Professions Code now includes the following requirement for written contracts: Section 5536.22. (a) An architect shall use a...
Vinyl Windows May Exacerbate Water Intrusion in Stucco Walls
In a recent investigation by Interactive Resources, Inc. of water intrusion into stucco walls, it appeared that the leak path was through an unusually large joint between the stucco and the frame of vinyl windows. Thermal Expansion of Building Materials Used for and...
ICBO Reports Now Available On-line Free
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) The ICBO Evaluation Service provides evaluation reports on proprietary building products. These reports are relied on by local building officials to determine code compliance. The utilization instructions and the...
WESTCON Roster Provides List of Bay Area Construction Consultants
WESTCON Consultants Association WESTCON ROSTER PROVIDES LIST OF BAY AREA CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS WESCON (Westcon Consultants Association), formerly Western Construction Consultants Association, is an organization of both general and specialty architects, engineers,...
What Is the California Building Code?
Many people involved in building design, construction, or even construction litigation are under the erroneous impression that the prevailing building code in California is the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and that it is adopted and amended by local cities and...
ICBO Reports Now Available On-line Free
International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) The ICBO Evaluation Service provides evaluation reports on proprietary building products. These reports are relied on by local building officials to determine code compliance. The utilization instructions and the...
New Code Opinion Service Offered by ICBO
International Conference of Building Officials For the first time, the International Conference of Building Official (ICBO) is offering to the non-building official members of ICBO the opinion service that heretofore has been available only to member building...
Mold and Mildew – Emerging Public Health Concern
Outbreaks of mold and mildew in buildings appear to be on the upswing, sometimes resulting in foul odors, allergic or toxic reactions of occupants and obvious aesthetic concerns. Although fungi have always been here, they are only recently emerging as a public health...
The Renovation of Contra Costa County’s 50 Douglas
Interactive Resources, Inc. was orginally retained by Contra Costa County to review the adequacy of an existing 90,000 square foot office building for occupancy by the County Probation Department, the District Attorney's Family Support office. As part of the planning...
Where’s The Beef in the Turkey Problem?
On January 22, 1997, the Old Adobe and Waugh School Districts in Petaluma, California sponsored a presentation by education consultant Ruth Parker. The flyer sent home to parents described her as a "dynamic, highly acclaimed educator, researcher and author" who will...