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“I am beginning to wonder if people posting have ever worked in other fields like retail or even design/build.”
Since when did design/build become another field?

Boy, a lot of the responses on here make me truly sad for some people’s view of the profession.  I truly hope this forum is like most internet forums, where disgruntled/disenchanted people come to rant about their misfortunes; and not a realistic cross-section of our industry.

The ones I have seen most often are steam heated by a garbage burner or coal plant.

We have a fair number. Private and public facilities (i.e. our new convention center in Anchorage). They have also heated street sections and intersection crossings. There are some issues… but that’s probably another topic stream.

Mike G – Yeah, I noticed that you have extensive forestry experience. I don’t doubt your knowledge for a second and I think forestry people are some of the neatest people around.
I think the common flaw in attempts at urban forestry is government involvement. When the government runs an operation from the ground-up there is no room for profit and…[Read more]

I am beginning to wonder if people posting have ever worked in other fields like retail or even design/build. Employer abuse is prevelant everywhere. Without a collective voice, employees have no leverage and no say in the enterprise. I know many people will say, it’s my company why should the employees get a say at how I run it? Well they have a…[Read more]

I find it so sad that people have bought this propaganda hook, line and sinker. Why is management never blamed for pumping millions into bad ideas and walking away with their share and then coming back and saying…well we had some bad ideas and now have to take it out of your salary.
Some info from Think Progress.com
As David Madland and Karla…[Read more]

ya, I have to agree with the previous comments. 3D stuff works well in school with presentations etc. and can give you that edge you seek. Sketch-up combined with photoshop always worked well for me. I would recommend spending alot of time with Photoshop, Illustrator, and AutoCad combinations. Most firms won’t have 3D programs, but you can create…[Read more]

It was helpful but really expensive. They give you the grading criteria which I found helpful.

Hi Hagen,
I had spoken to Sadik about doing a LARE review here in Houston sometime this spring. I am an officer for TX ASLA- Houston/Gulf Coast, so i’ll be sending out an email blast to our members to see if there’s enough interest and a large enough group to pay for Sadik to come. I’ll keep you posted! You’re welcome to join us!

I took the test in June, and then took the redline review offered in October. I think the comments on my redline do match the quote from clarb; there were indeed both positive and negative comments. But i wasn’t really interested in the positive comments….if i failed, i really only want to know what i did wrong, not what i did right. My beef,…[Read more]

I learn t autocad, i have found i can teach myself some of the other 3d programs from this, they are similar to each other in many ways.

A bit off subject, but this interested me, are there many heated side walks around over there!?

Elizabeth,
I am an LSU alum as well. Which professor are refering to? Because Im in if you can get a class together and will fly back home from here in Portland. I know Matt Mathes does a review, but he is not a professor.

Did you use the redline review in June?  Did you find it helpful?  Please read the quote below from the CLARB website.
“Starting with reviews for the December 2009 Graphic Administration, more comments (about positive and weak performance on the exam sections) will be provided than for previous reviews.  (Seventy percent of exam candidates su…[Read more]

I am amazed at the employee abuse stories that I have heard here. Salaried entry level positions seem to be a big part of that.

Bummer that you don’t have the dwg files. It sounds like you know how to convert from plt to pdf: Open in CAD, Plot to PDF.
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Printing-and-Plotting/Converting-PLT-to-PDF/m-p/1407309
http://rkmcswain.blogspot.com/2005/09/convert-plt-to-dwgdxf.html
 
I think what you’re really asking is how to get better resolution from…[Read more]

scratch that, they just sent me an email saying that, contrary to the failing score they initially gave me, I actually passed section C last June. Hooray for the ‘score verification process.’ Booo for not grading it correctly the first time!!
So, section E, round 2 in June. Tips? Tricks? Handy pointers i must have otherwise overlooked?