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Memo #8 – Don’t use private emails/channels etc for firm correspondence
This will probably apply wherever you work: don’t send project and firm related correspondence on your private whatsapp chats, or on your private emails etc. Why not? It’s very hard to track. We have no record. Nothing can be verified. Protect yourself, your careers, your firm, and your clients: it’s pretty simple: avoid using private…
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Memo #7 – ETAs must be accurate
When traveling overseas, especially India, I often hear the following: “Where are you? “I’m almost there” “When will you arrive?” “Five minutes!” They always say: “five minutes”. Once, I remember waiting, for at least 45 minutes. Not sure if this is a cultural thing. I’ve heard Indians say: “Oh, that’s IST – Indian Standard Timing”.…
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Memo #6 – Drawings not to be issued “IFC” markings without approvals
Here is a memo we received from one of our clients. Such memos are not infrequent: I am pushing for stamped drawings, however from the IFAs issued there should be no changes made. I need to begin the steel ordering process tomorrow. There is a lead time on the ordering of the steel, and by…
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Junior Modeller At Koyambedu
We have a few positions available to young Engineering graduates at the Koyembedu office in Chennai To be successful – You have to be a recent graduate in Civil, Mechanical or structural engineering. Must have a good command of English and Tamil. 1-2 years of Tekla skills is appreciated. Else you have to demonstrate the…
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Quiz on getting Approvals
Here is a quiz that Bharath has written. Very relevant. Engineers Architects are trying to wriggle out of their responsibilities by stamping “VIEWED” or “No COMMENT”. They do not want to stamp approved for fear of any error in the document could come back and bite. Insurance companies on the other hand are trying to…
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Tek1 adds Revit and Tekla to precast Detailing
Tek1 has extended their tool kit by adding Revit Structural and Tekla Precast to detail precast concrete. We were trialing precast for a few months now. We have developed some internal tools to handle precast panel shop drawing efficiently. Tekla for Precast We are experts in using Teka for steel detailing. Now are embarking on…
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Appreciation from client
Hi Koshy, You guys just did a job for Morada Build Co Pty Ltd at Lot 6 Newes Road Coorabell NSW and are currently drafting a couple more…We supplied the structural steel, fabrication and installation of this project and were very impressed with the drawings and the way the job went together onsite… We are currently…
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Steel Detailing Primers and Processes
The following codifies our processes. It is made for the following reasons: (i) to educate our own staff, about what they need to know and secondly, (ii) to make transparent to our clients, how we operate. We are essentially inviting you into our kitchen, so you can see for yourselves how we cook, and to…
