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FAQ: Where can I find the flood zone my house or project is in?
How To Find Your Flood Zone Understanding your property’s flood risk is essential for design, construction, insurance, and safety planning. Fortunately, identifying your flood zone
The Ultimate Guide To Creating A Window – Door Retrofit Permit Package In South Florida
How To Apply For A Retrofit Window-Door-Garage Door Permit In South Florida Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties have adopted a unique set of rules
What is a delegate engineer and what are their responsibilities
What is a Delegate Engineer? A Delegate Engineer is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) entrusted with a defined scope of work on a project. Acting
Whats the difference between the Miami Dade NOA Quality Assurance Date and the Building Code Expiration Date?
Learn How To Quickly Spot And Use QA Expiration & Code Dates On a Miami Dade NOA Why This Is So Important Miami Dade Lists
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Engineering Express only provides engineer-sealed structural drawings for your project. Submitting these drawings to the city is the responsibility of the permitting contractor. We encourage
What Services Do We Offer And Don’t Offer?
Engineering Express is a national engineering firm that only provides structural design services for building components for commercial & residential projects. Examples of services
Pros and Cons of Obtaining a Florida Statewide Approval Vs A Miami Dade Approval and how a TER fits in
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Performance Requirements Typically Requested On Project Specifications
For shop drawings requested for structural permit by this office, the following are typical specifications requested. Engineering Express routinely complies with these when providing certified
I see values for F1 and F2 on Evaluation Reports. What are they?
F1 and F2 are the limiting performance capacities of the forces in the parallel and perpendicular directions of a building component. Which one is which
FAQ The building department is asking for design wind speed – risk category – exposure – address on my plan – performance evaluation – TER What do I tell them?
In the case of Performance Evaluation Plans and Technical Evaluation Reports, product evaluations, master plans, and technical evaluation reports generally list the limiting pressure forces
What are your business hours / time that you are open and what is your location?
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FAQ I need an inspection done. Can you help?
Due to our exposive national demand & specialized design expertise, Engineering Express no longer performs inspections. Visit EngineeringExpress.com/directory/ for a list of S. Florida engineering
FAQ I received a comment from the city / building department / plan reviewer on an online plan. What do I do?
FIRST: Get the permit # & plan reviewer’s contact information. THEN: Get the comments IN WRITING. LAST: Provide us with our order # (for online
FAQ I need a wind calculation for a roof. Can Engineering Express help with that?
As of mid-20201 Engineering Express is taking a break from roof designs to focus more on other building components. Visit EngineeringExpress.com/directory/ for a list of
Can you help me find Existing Florida Product approval, Miami Dade NOA, or ICC-ES information and plans?
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT EXPRESSPASS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT EXPRESSPASS What is ExpressPass? ExpressPass is designed to help businesses get the certified designs you need to permit your project FAST.
Glossary of Engineering Terms
Glossary of Building Component Engineering Terms & Abbreviations These terms are published by Engineering Express to coincide with help menus for our online tools &
Wind Speed vs. Wind Pressure Explained
Many don’t understand how wind works & state that a product is rated to a specific wind speed. This is false advertising & not true.