Biography
Carroll Lee Pruitt, FAIA, RETIRED is an International Code Council (ICC) certified building plans examiner under the International Building Code and an ICC certified commercial energy and green building plans examiner and inspector. He has 40 plus years experience in application of the codes and standards and is a Registered Accessibility Specialist with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Mr. Pruitt has worked in both the private and public sector including working as the Assistant Building Official for the City of Amarillo, working for various architectural firms and working for a major real estate developer. Prior to establishing Pruitt Consulting, he worked in the model building code industry for sixteen years. He is an Emeritus Archtiect with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners.
He was active with the American Institute of Architects for many years and is a past chair of the AIA Building Performance, Codes and Standards Knowledge Community. He is a former member of the ICC Interpretation Committee and a recent member of the ICC General and Means of Egress Code Development Committee. He recently served on the ICC Education Accessibility Certification committee.. He is a Fellow with the American Institute of Architects. He is a former President of APA and is the current treasurer of the APAC>
Mr. Pruitt is the first Independent Licensed Architect approved by the Department of Justice to provide ILA services under Project Civic Access for Nueces County, Texas and the initial ILA for Central Texas College District in Kileen, TX.
Mr. Pruitt has taught extensively over the years on the International Builidng Code, accessibility, including teaching as an adjunct professor at numerous community colleges and the University of Texas at Arlington.