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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Greg,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>I think some states require designers
to have a professional engineering license. I know some clients require a
licensed engineer with professional liability insurance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>You can be rightly proud of your
NABCEP certification. It is good that NABCEP supports the practitioner
concept and encourages life-long learning, but Bill Brooks is right. What out
for slippery slopes.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Joel Davidson</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=greg@remotepowerinc.com href="mailto:greg@remotepowerinc.com">Greg
Egan</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 31, 2011 9:36
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Nabcep Stamp</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Bill & Peter,<BR><BR>Okay, if I have a PE Stamp that means
I went to school and worked under a mentor for an amount of time to qualify
for the PE exam. Passed the exam and I got my stamp. <BR><BR>If I
have NABCEP certification that means I worked installing solar electric
systems (in my case) for an amount of time and /or went to school to qualify
for the NABCEP exam and passed the test. <BR><BR>I'm having a hard time seeing
the difference here. If NABCEP provided a stamp to it's members that
they could use to stamp drawings all it would show is that someone who passed
the NABCEP exam reviewed the design and hung his or her name on the job.
I don't see where NABCEP would be responsible for the design anymore than the
PE board or whoever is in charge of giving out PE stamps would be culpable in
a case of a bad design by a PE.<BR><BR>I think NABCEP should provide a stamp
with the certificated member's # on it. All it would do is identify them
as a NABCEP member. My understanding is that NABCEP was formed to help
the general public distinguish between fly by nights and real RE
professionals. A stamp would help do that. If the city of xyz
decides that they've seen a lot of good work from NABCEP members and that
NABCEP certification is good enough for them, what's wrong with
that?<BR><BR>Greg Egan<BR>Remote Power Inc.<BR>NABCEP PV Installer<BR>
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