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The office of Joshua B. Kardon + Company Structural Engineers has relocated to 2634 Grant St., Berkeley, CA 94703.  Phone and fax numbers, and emails are all unchanged.

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Josh was an invited speaker at the June, 2013 State Conference and Convention of the Structural Engineers Association of Arizona (SEAoA) in Scottsdale, AZ.  He gave three talks, all well-received, addressing the Standard of Care, Ethics in Engineering, and Learning from Failures.

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The ASCE has announced the publication of the “Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice, Second Edition,” edited by Joshua B. Kardon. The writing and reviewing of this new publication was a group effort by active members of the Forensic Practices Committee of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of ASCE. It is available for purchase at http://www.asce.org/Product.aspx?id=25769810882 for delivery after 9/26/12.

Forensic Engineering Cover

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Josh Kardon Presents at Westcon May 2012 Meeting

Validity and Reliability of Testimony Regarding the “Standard of Care” is the title of Josh’s presentation at the Westcon (Western Construction Consultants) dinner meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.  The Westcon meeting will be at Berkeley Yacht Club, 1 Seawall Drive in Berkeley and starts at 6:15pm with a social hour. It is open to non-members. Dinner reservations are required by May 11. Call (510) 548-1892 for more information.

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Joshua B. Kardon, F. ASCE

The American Society of Civil Engineers Membership Applications Review Committee (MARC) has reviewed and approved the election of Joshua B. Kardon to ASCE Fellow.

From the ASCE web site:  “There is no direct admission to the grade of Fellow. Fellow status must be attained by professional accomplishments via application and election by the Membership Application Review Committee. It is a prestigious honor held by fewer than 5% of ASCE members.  Fellows are practitioners, educators, mentors, and most of all leaders. They have distinguished careers that have contributed significantly to the Civil Engineering profession. The accomplishments of Fellows have left their marks on their communities, society, and future engineering professionals.  Currently, active Fellows around the world number over 6,200.”

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I have been practicing structural engineering for what seems like a long time (since 1973) and still enjoy the work.  I see structural engineering as a combination of science, art and service, and I strive to excel in each of those facets of the profession. With this blog I hope to share ideas, trends, thoughts and musings of my own and of others I encounter in my practice with whomever may be interested. I welcome feedback and comments.

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