Evaluation of training received by applicant.

1. To evaluate the training being received by an applicant, the Board will consider the organization which is providing the training to be an office of a registered architect if: (a) The applicant works under the direct supervision of a registered architect who is the principal of the organization; (b) The organization is not engaged in construction; and (c) The organization has no affiliate engaged in construction which has a substantial economic effect on the principal of the organization. 2. An organization or its affiliate is considered to be primarily engaged in construction if it customarily: (a) Provides labor or material for all or any significant part of a project of construction, whether or not compensation is paid by a lump sum or on a cost plus basis; or (b) Agrees to guarantee to an owner of a project the maximum cost of the construction of all or a significant part of the project. 3. For the purpose of this section, a person is a principal of an organization if he or she: (a) Is a registered architect; and (b) Is in charge of the organization’s architectural practice alone or with other registered architects.