Not to Scale

Not To Scale kicks off its new RFI segment with questions from listeners about collaboration, career growth, and what matters most in the AEC industry. Gabriella, Griffin, and Josh talk about communication between disciplines, what makes a great engineer, bringing AEC professionals into public policy, making your work visible, and whether they’d still work with $10 million in the bank.Chapters 0:00 — RFI teaser: communication across disciplines0:53 — Introducing the RFI segment2:18 — Meet the hosts3:29 — RFI 1: What other disciplines should understand10:01 — RFI 2: Unpopular opinions about AEC16:20 — RFI 3: Would you still work with $10 million?20:13 — Closing thoughts and how to send an RFI20:53 — Post-show conversation📩 SUBMIT AN RFI (QUESTION)Have a question for the team? Send us an RFI! Record a voice memo with your question and email it to us. We might feature it in an upcoming episode!📧 [email protected]🎤 BE A GUEST ON THE PODCASTHave an interesting project, experience, or industry perspective you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you!📝 Guest Application Form:https://forms.gle/jBMgVXDBCEsNJ8e29🎙️ MEET THE HOSTSGabriella Bermea, AIA, NCARB, NOMA | ArchitectLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriella-bermea-aia/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbybermea/Griffin Furlong, PE | Civil EngineerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffin-furlong-p-e-a37252baInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/civilgriffin/Sam Miller, PE | Electrical EngineerYouTube: @BETIbuiltLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-miller-pe/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betibuilt/Josh Ford, PE | Mechanical EngineerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-smith-sbi/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betibuiltmech/ABOUT NOT TO SCALENot To Scale explores the projects, people, and ideas shaping the AEC industry.

Welcome to the first episode of Not To Scale!In this episode, we're bringing together perspectives from architecture, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering to discuss what makes a great site plan and Revit model. We break down common design issues, coordination challenges, and the details we love seeing when reviewing a project.00:00 the site plan sucks00:37 gabbys first read of the floor plan02:09 why the electrical room cant go anywhere03:18 what a civil engineer needs before he can start05:01 rotating the entire building for sunlight06:49 sidewalks, crosswalks, bike parking07:21 every room is labeled instruction08:12 how architectural programming actually works10:56 when MEP engineers get brought onto a project12:16 the kitchen changes everything13:30 this parcel is no bueno14:20 filling up the sandbox17:03 my load calcs are cooked19:01 have you ever seen a project miss this bad19:58 they got an intern to draft it20:15 why engineers pause instead of pushing forward📩 SUBMIT AN RFI (QUESTION)Have a question for the team? Send us an RFI! Record a voice memo with your question and email it to us. We might feature it in an upcoming episode!📧 [email protected]🎤 BE A GUEST ON THE PODCASTHave an interesting project, experience, or industry perspective you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you!📝 Guest Application Form:https://forms.gle/jBMgVXDBCEsNJ8e29