Conceptual Design Report for Industrial and Commercial Buildings

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REPORT
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Task 1: introduction
Industrial buildings are buildings that businesses use to manufacture goods. The
businesses that use industrial buildings include factories, construction that work with electrical,
mechanical or civil processes. These kinds of buildings are located on the outskirts of urban
centres (Allen & Iano, 2013). The building structure for an industrial plant rotates around floor
designs that advance smooth activity and chiefly centres on planning distribution as well as
manufacturing.
Commercial buildings are intended to be aesthetically alluring so as to catch the attention
of the consumer. The businesses that use commercial buildings include restaurants, shopping
centers, offices, and retail stores. Alongside being attractive, commercial buildings should be
very well kept up and have a decent physical area (Levine et al., 2007). The structures depend on
simple consumer access, great parking as well as benevolent pedestrian lanes. In this sort of
building, the assigned contractor work with providers and subcontractors to meet explicit
objectives
The functional characteristics and design selection criteria can be informed through the
assessment of criteria and evaluation of submissions. However, assessment criteria tend to vary
significantly depending on the nature of the role of the consultant, contractor and another
supplier. The typical criteria that may be used to inform the proposed building use include price,
understanding of the requirements, past performance, financial standings and compliance with
the requirements of the submission process. Management skills and technical skills are
functional characteristics that will be used to inform the proposed building use.

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There are a number of ways in which sustainability can be promoted in building projects.
Firstly, the construction projects should take care of the construction waste. Sustainability should
be embedded into an effective waste management policy which is a significant part in combating
industrial waste. The building projects should also economize on transportation fleet.
Transportation accounts for approximately 20 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions in the UK
(Berardi, 2012).
Figure 1: promoting sustainable construction source: google images
Contractors should take in consideration on-site emissions during the actual construction
process. It is important to adopt sustainability in the design approach to material sourcing to
minimize the impacts of materials used in construction (Berardi, 2012). Sustainability can also
be promoted when contractors start with energy efficient premises

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Task 2 Substructures
 Pre-design studies
During the pre-design stage of a building, the intention and the goals of the design are outlined.
Both the client and the architect define the project parameters. In most cases, no design is done
in this stage, the information gathered in this stage is used as a preliminary guide that informs the
design process. During this phase, planning and space allocation in relation to their functionality
is defined. However, in order to achieve one of the best design that will satisfy both the external
and internal needs of the hotel complex, carrying out a site analysis is mandatory (Berardi,
2012). This involves taking an inventory of the physical elements on site and analyzing the data
collected relative to the type of design and the client’s needs. Relevant data are collected on site
on the properties of the site topography, wind direction, vegetation and climate.
These factors are very important to achieve a sustainable design, hence they should be
thoroughly analyzed and incorporated in the design. Analyzing the topography helps the
architect to locate the ideal location where the building needs to be built, and in most cases
identifying a higher ground is always the best option if the site slopes in a given direction. In the
case of the prevailing wind, the tress should be used as buffers to protect the building and the
occupants from strong winds, hence there is need to maintain some of the tress found on site
(Chau, et al., 2007). Some of the subsurface features that need to be analyzed to determine the
right type of foundation that will be suitable for the hotel complex involves the geological
history of the site, hydrological property and the soil profile which can be determined using
GeoStudio software. This will also help determine the depth of foundation.

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 The construction of different types of foundations and their suitability for use with
different types of structures.
There are two main types of foundations; shallow and deep foundations..
1. Shallows Foundations
These type of foundation are located near the ground surface. Shallow foundation is mainly used
when the soil surface is very firm to withstand the imposed load of the structure. However, it is
not suitable to use it in a highly compressible soil such as peats, poorly compacted soil and
alluvial deposits (Chore, et al., 2010).
Types of shallow foundation
 Pad footing (combined or isolated)
Combined: used when two or three columns are placed closely together to support a load
Isolated: used to support one column. It is more economical and they are usually spaced at
intervals in a long distance (Harrison‐Buck, 2012).

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Figure 2: isolated or pad foundation and steel grillage source: construction handbook by Chudley
Isolated or pad foundation are design to span in two direction with the main bars being placed at
the bottom in both ways while the steel grillage is use for heavy concreted loads but it is seldom
used today (Chudley & R.Greeno, 2008).