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Mr. Palarz is an associate of Nehil · Sivak and serves as project manager and project engineer. His duties include residential, commercial, institutional and industrial building analysis and design using concrete, steel, aluminum, wood and masonry. He has analyzed existing structures and provided recommendations for remodeling and/or repair. He provides construction phase on-site engineering review.

While working for CTI and Associates, Mr. Palarz provided geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services for commercial building and roadway projects. He also provided pavement evaluation and repair recommendation services.

While working with Professional Service Industries, Mr. Palarz performed construction material testing in the field and lab. He also was responsible for evaluating the condition of four Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) bridge decks.

REGISTRATIONS

• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Civil Engineers

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
  Michigan Technological University, 1992

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Mr. Nehil is Principal Emeritus and Co-Founder of Nehil•Sivak. He specializes in the evaluation and renovation of existing facilities in wood, masonry, steel and concrete, addressing the structural frame as well as the building envelope. He is a past member of the American Concrete Institute’s Committee on Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings. He is a member of the Timber Frame Engineering Council and Timber Framers Guild. He coauthored the Guide to Structural Evaluation of Existing Timber Structures—TFEC 3 and co-edited the Design Guide for Timber Trusses—TFEC DG 1. He is the recipient of the Association for Preservation Technology’s Preservation Engineering Technical Committee 2020 David Fischetti Award for his article Determin-ing Design Stresses from Strength Values that appeared in Timber Framing. He is a regular instructor at Tillers International in Scotts, Michigan where he teaches wood species identification, timber framing, and traditional stone masonry.

REGISTRATIONS

• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Wood Council
• Association for Preservation Technology
• Michigan Barn Preservation Network
• Michigan Historic Preservation Network
• Timber Framers Guild
• Timber Frame Engineering Council

EDUCATION

• B.S. Civil Engineering (Magna Cum Laude)
  University of Michigan, 1978

PUBLICATIONS

• “Guide to Structural Evaluation of Existing Timber Structures” TFEC 3, Timber Frame Engineering Council, January 2019 (Principal Author)
• “Determining Design Stresses from Strength Values,”
  Timber Framing, March 2018
• “Basic Design Issues in Timber Frame Engineering,”
  Timber Framing, December 2007, March 2008
• “Strength Evaluation by Load Testing,”
  Concrete International, March 2007
• “Test Load Magnitude and Acceptance Criteria for Strength Evaluation by Means of Load Testing: Current Recommendations of American Concrete Institute Committee 437 – Strength Evaluation,” Proceedings, 2nd fib Congress, Naples, Italy, June 2006

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CERTIFICATIONS

• LEED Green Associate
  US Green Building Council/Green Building Certification Institute
• State of Michigan – Licensed Residential Builder

EDUCATION

• Masters in Architecture
  Andrews University, Berrien Springs MI, 2012

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