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Bill & Peter,<br>
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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>
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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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