Construction Information Production

6 Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)
Construction Information Production
April 19, 2019
750 words
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LO1 Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of diverse project
types.
TASK 1
Construction industry is a complex field that requires proper management and dissemination of
information to all the relevant stakeholders in order to have a successful project delivery. For
every project that is undertaken in the built industry, there are always a number of construction
documents that communicate differently that indicate the progress of the project in terms of its
design stages. The construction of the 5 storey office block in south of England near Heathrow
airport will apply different construction information to help describe the project.
Some of the information include the location of the site for construction, a set of design
drawings, the client’s contact details and needs such as the number of floors required for the
project, the size of the project, the specific spaces required, the type of materials to be used in
construction, the type of construction method to be used, the cost of the project and the schedule
defining the stages of construction along with their duration1. For this construction project, I will
produce the site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, details, door and window schedules, an
outline of bill of quantities, schedule of works. AutoCAD software will be used to produce these
design drawings. The building will provide a series of high specification of meeting and office
rooms with supporting services such as washrooms. The office block will be located in south of
England in an industrial park near Heathrow airport and will be accessed through Great South
West road. The office block will be constructed using a combination of concrete, steel and glass
facades. The design drawing information play different roles in construction.
1 P. Banerjee, S. Choudhary, S. Das, H. Majumder, S. Mukkamala, R. Roy, BB. Chaudhuri. A system for creating
automatic navigation among architectural and construction documents. In2017 14th IAPR International Conference
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 The site plan information shows the accessibility of the site, what infrastructure and
services are available on site and the orientation of the building on site by showing the
vehicular and pedestrian access to the building premises.
 The floor plans show the arrangement of spaces within the building envelope, how the
spaces relate with each other.
 The elevation information gives a clear interpretation of a final product of the building
facades by locating the position of the windows and other fenestrations.
 The sections are keen to provide details of the building construction materials and the
type of foundation used for construction.
 Detail drawings provide more specification of the building components such as how
building elements join together to make a complete structure.
 Door and window schedule gives information on the quantity and type of doors and
windows used in the building, their zone location in the building, orientation and their
sizes.
 Outline of bill of quantity gives the list of building materials used for construction
starting from the foundation to walling to roofing in order to determine their quantity and
pricing not forgetting the finishes of all the building elements.
 Schedule of works provides information on how long the project will run by locating
time of the day for every tasks to avoid cost overrun or project delays2.
LO2 Develop construction drawings, details, schedules and specifications in support of a
given construction project.
2 CM. Eastman, YS. Jeong, R. Sacks, I. Kaner. Exchange model and exchange object concepts for implementation of
national BIM standards.
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