Architectural Engineering
An architectural engineer applies the skills of many engineering disciplines to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of buildings while paying attention to their impacts on the surrounding environment. In countries such as Canada, the UK and Australia, architectural engineering is more commonly known as building engineering[citation needed]; often "building systems engineering" or "building services engineering" are similar to some architectural engineering specializations. In some languages, such as Korean, "architect" is literally translated as "architectural engineer".
With the establishment of a separate NCEES Professional Engineering registration examination in the 1990s, and first offering in April 2003, architectural engineering is now recognized as a distinct engineering discipline in the United States. But many practicing 'architectural engineers' hold degrees or registration in civil, mechanical, electrical, or other engineering fields and become architectural engineers via experience. Conversely, many degree-holding architectural engineers have professional registration in civil or mechanical engineering, for example. The number of architectural engineering degree programs is increasing, but demand far exceeds the availability in the U.S., especially on the East and West Coasts, and in the South. Note that "architectural engineering technology" is different from architectural engineering; architectural engineering technologists tend to be drafters or other assistants in the design and construction process.