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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 1-3: Sample Policy Guide

An employee handbook is a document that contains a company’s operating procedure and is used to establish important policies and to protect the rights of the employers and employees. Done…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 10-2: Construction Administration Log

CASE Tool 10-2: Construction Administration Log    The CASE Tool 10-2 Construction Administration Log includes the following key features.  The Log is developed in Microsoft Excel to allow individual firms…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 3-2: Staffing and Revenue Projection Tool

CASE Tool 3-2: Staffing and Revenue Projection Tool Firm and project planning are crucial to reducing your firm’s risk and avoiding claims. One major facet of firm planning is predicting…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Structural Engineer’s Guide to Fire Protection

CASE Structural Engineer’s Guide to Fire Protection  CASE Fire Protection Committee   In recent years there has been a growing awareness that structural engineers need to become more involved in…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Site Visit Package

Site visits are crucial in the construction phase of any project and help clarify and interpret the design for the contractor. CASE Guideline 962-E details how to identify construction errors,…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE 976‐D: Commentary on the 2020 Code of Standard Practice for Steel Joists and Joist Girders

Commentary on the 2020 Code of Standard Practice for Steel Joists and Joist Girders Created: 2015 Updated: 2024 The Steel Joist Institute (SJI) Code of Standard Practice (Code or COSP)…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE 976-A: Commentary on Value-Based Compensation for Structural Engineers

CASE 976-A: Commentary on Value-Based Compensation for Structural Engineers CASE National Guidelines Committee    This document investigates and evaluates the applicability of Value-Based Compensation to the practice of structural engineering.…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 1-2: Developing a Culture of Quality

CASE Tool 1-2: Developing a Culture of Quality CASE Toolkit    Committee Culture is hard to define in an organization but it is a key part of what gives a…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE 962: National Practice Guidelines for the Structural Engineer of Record (2018)

CASE 962 – National Practice Guidelines for the Structural Engineer of Record The purpose of these Guidelines is to give firms and their employees a guide for establishing Consulting Structural…

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Council of American Structural Engineers

CASE Tool 1-1: Create a Culture for Managing Risks and Preventing Claims

CASE Tool 1-1: Create a Culture for Managing Risks and Preventing Claims CASE    Originally designed for structural engineers with high claims to revenue ratios, this download is intended to…

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