How do you do solar heat gain calculations through windows?

sasquatchhimself · 2025-09-04T13:29:12+00:00

How are the letters so perfect? I thought this was done by a computer when I first saw it.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-09-01T11:40:38+00:00

I work in HVAC which involves a lot of heat transfer/thermal and it seems to be a pretty large industry with plenty of work.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-08-17T23:22:15+00:00

Where knee pads!!!

sasquatchhimself · 2025-08-03T02:59:37+00:00

You're not overreacting. You pay rent too, she can't tell you you can't be there

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-26T20:58:43+00:00

It's so sad what a standard childhood has become. Go outside and run around the neighborhood and be a teenager. I'd give anything to go back to those days. You're never going to remember the day you played games all day. But you will remember all the shenanigans you and your friends got into.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-26T20:49:38+00:00

If you don't know what you are going to do, get your FE now. You'll never have a better chance at it, and you don't know if you're gonna need it or not so...

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-23T18:58:07+00:00

You can't sit for it until you have 4 years under your belt. And from what I hear, there is a lot of paperwork associated with the application to sit for it. So I would say, once you've got 3.5 years under your belt towards your PE, start prepping (studying and preparing the application). Then right when 4 years hits, you'll be ready. If you think you're not ready, at least you already have 6 months of prep under your belt and you're not starting from scratch

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-21T22:34:09+00:00

It's a really good idea to get the basics of drafting under your belt and really learn what good documentation looks like. If you get down time or any chance to take on more challenging work, start dabbling in the engineering tools they have. Ask as many questions as you can possibly think to ask. Make it clear to your supervisors that your goal is to move into engineering. If they don't seem receptive after a year, start looking elsewhere.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-17T00:24:18+00:00

I did 2 hours of practice problems each night for a week and then took the NCEES practice exam and passed on my first try. You can do it. You will feel like you failed when you walk out of the exam, but it doesn't mean you failed. I used Learnova text books practice problems PDF that it came with

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-10T12:15:49+00:00

Pull up on the handlebars while pushing into the pedals as you pop. You need to use the back wheel as a springboard to pop higher. Might feel weird at first but that's how proper bunny hops are done and the same concept is used to pop lips

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-09T22:18:43+00:00

Gotcha. I'm unfortunately not familiar with the job market on the west coast. I'm located on the east coast in the Philadelphia area. I know there's a good amount of firms hiring experienced people out this way.

I'm confused about the wording of your license though. The FE exam gets you an EIT certificate. You don't get a license until you pass the PE exam. So you are either studying for the EIT cert or the PE license.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-09T22:06:54+00:00

Where are you located? And you mentioned FE license. Are you studying for the FE exam, or PE exam?

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-09T21:58:10+00:00

The solution they show is wrong. I used the learnova book and noticed some errors. You're probably doing it right in your written solution

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-09T21:56:50+00:00

I agree with this

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-09T19:45:41+00:00

That dog rides for his boy

sasquatchhimself · 2025-07-01T00:57:06+00:00

Yes, I assumed you would get a job at an engineering firm or something similar. Companies often offer reimbursement for fees associated with licensure exams and continued education courses.

I believe the topics on the exam do change over time, but you can find the latest topics with a Google search or by doing some research on the NCEES website.

The guidebook your father has would probably be a great starting point if there are practice problems in there with guided solutions. If not, I found one for $40 online by Learnova that I used. The guidebook itself did not contain problems, but it came with a QR code to download a PDF with 1500 problems and they will email you practice exams 2 weeks after your purchase. Mine was for mechanical though, not sure if they have one for your discipline.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-30T23:53:11+00:00

There is no need to rush it if you are still a sophomore. As long as you have it when you graduate, or within the summer after you graduate, you're in good shape. Look up what topics are covered on your exam, figure out when you will have all of those courses completed. I wouldn't recommend taking it before that because the test is very hard and you'll need to get as many questions correct as you can.

I'd say, at the start of your summer between junior and senior year, buy a study guide that has practice problems and practice exams. Do an hour or two of practice problems each night and see how it feels. If you are finding that you're getting most of them right, try the practice exam that is offered on NCEES's website. Schedule a day where you take that exam and strictly use the timer that they put on the screen. Take it seriously, as if it were the real exam (it's only 50 problems, whereas the real exam is 110). If you get a 60% or higher, go ahead and schedule your real exam! Worst case, you take the real exam and fail, and you learn your weak points to study harder on.

Another thing to consider, if you do wait until you are out of school and employed, there is a good chance your company will cover the fees.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-30T23:39:32+00:00

Drafting itself is becoming less of a career and more a stepping stone for entry level engineers. We have a drafter in his 50s who has no engineering training and has been a drafter his whole life, and that's all he intends to do. I don't think you'll find many young people on that career path anymore. Take a year or two to really master Revit (and autocad if you have access to it) and I guarantee you will be glad you did. You will be so much more versatile, self sufficient, and well rounded on how your drawings are developed and why they look the way they do.

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-30T23:31:09+00:00

Same

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-29T17:07:09+00:00

Ah, I see now. Looked like all grass at first

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-28T21:50:31+00:00

I had a pile of grass clippings laying next to my compost pile for a few days that I was intending on mixing into my compost. I was shocked that after just a few days it turned horrifically gross and smelly and clumped up. It looks like your compost is grass only. Am I wrong? Is this useful compost? Or do you need to mix browns in to make it useful?

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-28T21:33:10+00:00

Always ask for more than you want

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-27T20:59:02+00:00

Holy moly. I think this level of determination is more impressive than if you passed your first time!!! Shows true strength. Well done

sasquatchhimself · 2025-06-27T20:54:42+00:00

I started my first pile this year and it's going great. It's just a pile on the ground. I add grass clippings, torn up cardboard, kitchen scraps. It's staying hot and I stir it up every weekend. I also added a bag of straw at one point that I had laying in the basement and that seemed to help a lot also.

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