Who determines whether such projects should be in the care of a registered architect or professional engineer?

A. This is really a question that needs to be answered by the Boards of registration for each profession. As an opinion only, a registered architect usually can and will design both the aesthetics of and the structure of a single or two-family home if employed by a building owner (even though the building owner is not required employ the services of a registered architect for such a project). For a more complex or larger building, the answer is less clear. Applicable laws state that an architect may practice engineering that is incidental to a building project and an engineer may practice architecture that is also considered to be incidental to the project. However, the term incidental is not adequately defined. If there are specific questions relating to this topic, interested parties should consult the appropriate website @ www.state.ma.us/reg or contact appropriate board representatives directly. Back to TopQ. What about operation of machinery on the jobsite; are licenses and\ ...  more