Technical professional work.
WHERE IT HELPS
Documentation and reports Summarising specifications Explaining technical matters to clients Administrative work
WHERE IT MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON
Calculations Compliance with codes and standards Structural or safety determinations
THE STANDARDS WARNING
Generated statements about Nigerian building codes, standards or regulatory requirements are likely to be wrong.
Consult the actual standard.
FOR REPORTS
Structure and prose from your own findings.
Every figure supplied by you, verified.
FOR CLIENT COMMUNICATION
Explaining a technical finding in plain language.
Genuinely valuable, since clients frequently do not understand what they were told.
WHAT REMAINS PROFESSIONAL WORK
Calculation, certification and judgement.
You sign. You are accountable.
WHAT TO DOCUMENT
Your own reasoning, not the output you received.
