Innovation Summer 2025

DISCIPLINE AND ENFORCEMENT

DISCIPLINE NOTICE: SEYED-AHMAD PISHVAEI In a March 11, 2025, Consent Order, Seyed-Ahmad Pishvaei admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to the structural engineering services he provided for a residence in North Vancouver, BC. Dr. Pishvaei’s registration with Engineers and

the project, and agreed that, among other things, he failed to: • perform the necessary calculations to ensure the project was designed in accordance with the 2012 British Columbia Building Code, in particular, he failed to ensure that the design had sufficient capacity to resist soil loads and seismic loads; • ensure regular, documented checks of his engineering work on the project were conducted using a written quality control process; and • ensure that documented independent reviews were conducted of his structural designs for the project. As outlined in the 2025 Consent Order, prior to the end of his suspension, Dr. Pishvaei must complete several Engineers and Geoscientists BC educational courses. Following the conclusion of the suspension, Dr. Pishvaei will be subject to direct supervision by a professional engineer who has been approved by Engineers and Geoscientists BC for a period of four months. Six months after the conclusion of the direct supervision period, Dr. Pishvaei must undergo a practice review conducted by the Audit and Practice Review Committee. Dr. Pishvaei paid $10,000 towards the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC. • include sufficient details in the structural design, including the summation design load for the ground floor and the placement of the reinforcing bars in the suspended slab; • adequately design the wood frame components in the structural design, including ensuring adequate shear walls and preparing a stud wall schedule that was consistent with the actual vertical loads applied to the walls; • complete adequate calculations and analysis to support the structural design for the building; and • ensure an independent review of the structural design was completed prior to the construction of the building or, in the alternative, documented. As outlined in the Consent Order, Mr. Kiddie’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC was cancelled as of February 3, 2025. Mr. Kiddie agreed not to reapply for registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC at any time in the future. Mr. Kiddie paid $5,000 toward the legal and investigative costs of Engineers and Geoscientists BC.

Geoscientists BC is suspended for six months. When Dr. Pishvaei agreed to the 2025 Consent Order, he was already suspended as the result of a previous Consent Order he entered into in 2024 related to the engineering services he provided for a project involving glass guard rails in Pemberton, BC. The six-month suspension arising from the 2025 Consent Order will begin after Dr. Pishvaei completes the educational courses required by the 2024 Consent Order. As set out in the 2025 Consent Order, between 2016 and 2019, Dr. Pishvaei provided engineering services for a residence in North Vancouver. Dr. Pishvaei authenticated deficient structural drawings for the project which lacked adequate detail including regarding the shear wall requirements, drag strut locations, and the end connection requirements for engineered wood beams. In the 2025 Consent Order, Dr. Pishvaei admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct relating to In a January 30, 2025, Consent Order, Peter Kiddie admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct in relation to the engineering services he provided for the design of a five-storey apartment building in Duncan, BC. As of February 3, 2025, Mr. Kiddie’s registration with Engineers and Geoscientists BC is cancelled. In 2020, Mr. Kiddie was retained to design a five storey apartment building in Duncan and was the original structural Engineer of Record for the building. The building was not designed in accordance with the requirements of the 2012 BC Building Code (BCBC 2012) or the Canadian Standard Association’s Standard for the Design of Concrete Structures. In the Consent Order, Mr. Kiddie admitted that he demonstrated unprofessional conduct related to the design of the building and agreed that, among other things, he failed to: • adequately design the suspended slab, including ensuring that the punching shear capacity was adequate, that the slab was sufficiently thick, and that the shear reinforcement met the BCBC 2012 shear stress limits;

DISCIPLINE NOTICE: PETER ALAN KIDDIE

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