He worked as a structural engineer until his retirement in 1993.
Three structural engineers advised the committee to just take down the building.
If they have, then a structural engineer must be asked to advise.
"What we're focused on now is getting access with our own structural engineers," he said.
This article is about the American architect and structural engineer.
Austin didn't have to be a structural engineer to figure out what was happening.
If you spot these, stop your inspection and call in a structural engineer.
"I also had - the same evening - the structural engineers size them."
An architect or the building's structural engineer will be needed to tell the committee what is feasible.
Such was the extent of the damage that structural engineers were required to test its safety.