Jay Ierardi PhD. P.E.

Jay Lerardi, PhD, PE, is a partner with AKF Group. He creates custom code compliance approaches for design and construction professionals involved in commercial building projects. He has been very successful developing and implementing solutions for clients that are concerned about permitting delays due to the complexity of code requirements, unhappy with design changes required by local authorities that slow down the project schedule, or disappointed by the amount of time it takes to resolve code issues during the design and construction process. He is an ICC certified special inspector for tall mass timber buildings and was a contributing author of the SFPE Engineering Standard for Calculating Fire Exposure to Structures.