Ralph Liebing, Guest Writer

Ralph Liebing is currently a Specifications Specialist with Hixson, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a registered architect of some 40 years standing, and practiced with several Cincinnati firms, including Jacobs, Lockwood Greene, Fluor-Daniel, and Glaser & Myers. He served for 15 years as a Code Official in a major Ohio jurisdiction, and holds certifications as a Chief Building Official [from CABO], and as a Professional Code Administrator [from NACA].

A 1959 graduate from the University of Cincinnati, he has taught architecture as an adjunct for 10 years at the nationally-ranked U.C. School of Architecture; 27 years at the University of Cincinnati, College of Applied Science; and full-time, architectural technology for 2 years at ITT Technical Institute, as well as in several other education programs and institutions, for over 20 years.

Ralph has published seven books, and several articles and monographs on working drawings, codes and regulations, contract administration, and on the construction industry in general. He has been guest presenter at several seminars, including several sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

Ralph is also a regular contributor to our Architecture Discussion Forum.

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