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Happy Professional Engineers Day!

Happy Professional Engineers Day!

The day honors licensed professional engineers (PEs) and raises awareness about the importance of the engineering profession, particularly in safeguarding public health, safety, and welfare. It's celebrated annually on the first Wednesday of August.

Thermography L1 Certification

Thermography L1 Certification

Level 1 Thermography is a course from the Infraspection Institute about the application of qualitative thermal imaging for P/PM, Condition Assessment, Condition Monitoring, Quality Assurance, Forensic Investigations, and Building Sciences. This course covers infrared...

Joining Network Professionals International (NPI)

Joining Network Professionals International (NPI)

In today’s business world, success is often built on strong relationships. Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, having a solid network of trusted professionals can make all the difference. What Is NPI? NPI is a business networking organization...

Joining With Axiom Structures

Joining With Axiom Structures

We’re thrilled to announce our business partnership with Axiom Structures, an outstanding structural engineering firm! I met Troy Bishop, the owner of Axiom Structures, early in my journey to becoming a Professional Engineer. Over the years, we stayed in touch as I...

Advanced Building Code Course

Advanced Building Code Course

This course satisfies Florida Statute 471.0195 – Florida Professional Engineers who do work with buildings and building systems. It is required to sign and seal construction and inspection documents. This course covers the significant changes and updates in the 2023...

Creating, Registering, and Qualifying a Florida Firm

Creating, Registering, and Qualifying a Florida Firm

There are many ways to form a new company. We chose to form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) with the most direct route. We are not attorneys or accountants. Please contact an attorney or accountant if you have questions about which legal entity type and creation...

Becoming a PE – Board Approval

Becoming a PE – Board Approval

Finally, after almost a year of studying, two separate all-day tests, and waiting for months of processing, my license was approved by the board! What a great day! The message came in an email. The sending address was no-reply@myfloridalicense.com. The title was...

Becoming a PE – Application Process

Becoming a PE – Application Process

Finally, it was time to apply to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers (FBPE) to become a PE. My journey so far had taken nearly 9 months. I was ready to say the least. Every step of my journey thus far had been fully electronic. I filled out information on...

Becoming a PE – MyNCEES Record

Becoming a PE – MyNCEES Record

Creating a MyNCEES Record was the most painless step in my journey to becoming a PE. Making the account and all of the verification work they do is free. I only had to pay when the completed and verified record was submitted to the state board with my application. I...

Becoming a PE – Work History

Becoming a PE – Work History

I had a problem on my path to becoming a PE. The Florida Board of Professional Engineers(FBPE) requires four years of verified, progressive engineering work experience under the supervision of a licensed PE. A little background that I never knew until this road block...

Becoming a PE – PE Exam

Becoming a PE – PE Exam

The Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam is an 80 question, 9 hour test designed to test competency in a particular engineering discipline for engineers who have gained a minimum of four years post-college work experience. The test is created by NCEES....

Becoming a PE – FE Exam

Becoming a PE – FE Exam

The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is a 110 question, 6 hour test designed to test the knowledge of recent graduates of a bachelor's (undergraduate) degree in engineering. The test is created by NCEES. This is step 1 of a 2 step testing process. More on step 2...