I was notified this month that I have passed the CASp exam. I have obtained a certificate number, but now my question is: How do any of you that are architects and CASp's mitigate liability? I have reached out to my E&O insurance, but would like to hear any personal accounts. I have heard many people groan at the added exposure providing both services brings on, in my opinion this is a bad view. As architects are we not required to be aware and already implementing governing codes and laws, does not the CASp program ensures that we are up to date and have through knowledge on this topic?
The reason I obtained certification was because when I look around I see civil engineers doing architect's work, I see our architecture firms delegating all of the building systems away and in the end as architects we end up drawing pretty pictures. As a Casp at least we are securing access specialty as one of the reasons for having an architect rather than having this go to the masses.