William Rakatansky, FAIA, CSI, NCARB, LEED AP
Senior Code Consultant
Mr. Rakatansky is an architect and code/quality control consultant. He is a graduate of Ohio
University, is licensed in four states with NCARB certification, along with having LEEDS accredited professional certification.
Mr. Rakatansky is a former building code enforcement official
for both Charlotte/Mecklenburg Building Standards and the state of Ohio.
His memberships include the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Construction
Specifications Institute (CSI), the International Code Council (ICC), National Conference of States on Building Codes and
Standards (NCSBCS), and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
He is a former member of the International Code Council’s Education
Committee. He is past president of the Charlotte chapter of CSI, and has participated on a national task team to write
a chapter on building codes in the CSI Uniform Drawing System Manual.
Mr. Rakatansky co-presented building code seminars and workshops at the AIA
National Conventions in 2004 at Chicago, in 2005 at Las Vegas, in 2006 at Los Angeles, in 2007 at San Antonio, and in 2008
in Boston and will present in 2009 inSan Francisco. He also presented building code seminars at the CSI National Conventions
in 2007 at Baltimore, and in 2008 at as Vegas.
He was a member and 2007 chair of the AIA Building Science and Performance Advisory Committee Knowledge
Community.
Mr. Rakatansky is a member of the North Carolina Code Officials
Qualifications Board, is chair of this board’s education committee and is a member of the Mecklenburg County Capital
Budget Advisory Committee. He was also a member of the Mecklenburg County (Charlotte) Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Mr. Rakatansky participated on a regional task team to modify the USGBC LEEDS
standards for use in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. He is also a member of the North Carolina AIA codes committee, and
Charlotte AIA codes committee.
Mr. Rakatansky can be contacted at william.rakatansky@r-mgroup.com
21136 Norman Shores Drive; Cornelius, NC 28031
704.965.3251
