https://land8.com/members/kevinreff/activity/ Activity feed for Kevin Reff. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:50:42 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 97004ec194a77301dff6468191c4b2cd https://land8.com/forums/topic/clarb-council-record-for-rla/#post-3563373 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 21:11:00 +0000 While I am a member of CLARB, I cannot recommend them unless you anticipate working in a number of different States. IMHO, they have a monopoly on the LA licensure program. You can frequently obtain reciprocity/comity in other States if you’re willing to fill out the paperwork and pay the required fees. This does take more time, but it is…[Read more]

]]> 0 815e835f81b931f361ed92b725a93c8d https://land8.com/forums/topic/what-can-a-la-stamp/#post-3557668 Tue, 14 May 2019 17:17:08 +0000 In Tennessee, we can all cross stamp each others work (i.e. architects, engineers, la, etc.) if we are “competent” in that particular area. However, governmental agencies can place higher restrictions than those imposed by the State. I have had agencies prohibit my LA stamp on grading plans. I argued, but eventually lost. I was told the State…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b727b3bda768cd905a1398ae707b96d https://land8.com/forums/topic/going-solo-getting-a-foot-in-the-door/#post-3552325 Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:05:49 +0000 1. How did you know when you were ready to go solo?
I agree with Andrew. Have some work coming in before you quit your current job. I started moonlighting on the side by accident. The church I was attending wanted to expand. They hired an architect, whom I met. The city required a landscape plan for the expansion and after the project was…[Read more]

]]> 0 a85ea7af9c44370c0693fe596cae4a90 http://land8.com/forums/topic/trump-as-president-meaning-for-landscape-architects/#post-151119 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:54:19 +0000 Actually Laura, DDT is not bad.  It has saved millions of people.  Here is a link from the NY times from several years ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/magazine/what-the-world-needs-now-is-ddt.html
Furthermore, it has been proven that renewable energy is a total bust.  The only reason it is even viable is because of government su…[Read more]

]]> 0 ba7b17205a28738389c8ec740dec7f33 http://land8.com/forums/topic/getting-employed/page/2/#post-151306 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 22:11:19 +0000 Around here Autocad is king.  My knowledge of Solid Works is minimal, however 3D isn’t a strong requirement in many offices.  CE’s do use Civil3D and Architects use Revit as well, but most LA’s I know do not use 3D.  It’s fun to work in 3D, but around here there isn’t a strong demand for it.
My recommendation is to stick with vanilla Autocad, un…[Read more]

]]> 0 68842c8807ce64d71ce9e182617d82b4 http://land8.com/forums/topic/getting-employed/page/2/#post-151308 Sat, 19 Nov 2016 14:59:36 +0000 Shawn,
I agree with the people who mentioned CE and LS firms.  This is how I started and when things slowed in the office, I went outside as a rodman and learned surveying.  Working with engineers and surveyors really paid off in the long run.  As an LA our projects ultimately consist of working with the land, so understanding a survey, gr…[Read more]

]]> 0 60adf100ed62c3221198e310fb7224d0 https://land8.com/forums/topic/1st-year-bla-student-second-guessing-choice-in-landscape-arch/#post-155981 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:47:02 +0000 Dan,
I guess it depends on your goals in life. If you want to make more money and have potentially more job options, I’d say go with engineering (assuming you can handle the math). If crunching numbers isn’t your thing and creativity is, then studying to be an LA could be a potential option.
You can succeed at both, however engineering generally…[Read more]

]]> 0 9034bf6e84ce635a7684ff3fcd24345a https://land8.com/forums/topic/learning-chinese/#post-157146 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:14:52 +0000 I agree with mauiBob.  If you live in the States, Spanish will be much more important than Chinese.  I’m studying Chinese just for the fun of it, but I’m making my kids learn Spanish.

]]> 0 77706308039a24ac4cd627c458aa201b https://land8.com/forums/topic/learning-chinese/#post-157147 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:11:00 +0000 I’ve been studying Mandarin Chinese for over a year now.  I actually use 2 programs.  Rosetta Stone (RS) and Rocket Chinese (RC) (like Pimsluer and Berlitz).  I think you need both.  I go back and forth between the two.
RC is conversational while RS focuses on words and word combinations.  The biggest problem with RS is that sometimes it is diffi…[Read more]

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