Construction Information: Drawing, Detailing, Specification

Construction information 1
6 Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)
Construction Information Production
April 30, 2019
1000 words
Name
University

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LO1 Evaluate different types of construction information in the context of diverse project
types.
TASK 1
Construction is a sector that calls for adequate management and proper communication of
necessary information for the success of a project. The construction process needs to be keenly
supervised and the necessary books filed appropriately. In the process various sources of
information are relied on by different parties in the construction process and therefore accuracy
and timely communication of the necessary details is important. In this project, the office block
constructed in Southern England close to Heathrow airport, constituting five storey office block
office helps in dissection of a construction project by the use of different sources of information.
The contents of the sources of information are basically; design drawings, client’s
contacts, site location, floor plans, size of the project, and the type of material and method to be
used in construction. Lastly are the details of the timeline of the construction and the cost of the
entire project.
In the construction of the five storey building, the following were the details provided;
site plan, work schedules and a detailed plan for floors, elevations, windows and doors. For the
purposes of easy sharing of information AutoCAD will be used to store all the drawing design
software’s. The plan further included meeting rooms, office block and ablution block in the
building.

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The clearly positions the office block in the industrial park Sothern England near Heathrow
airport with its access facing London road. Concrete. Glass facades, and steel will be combined
in the construction. Below are various information sources on the project.
 The site plan provides information on access routes considering the public utilities of the
site.
 The elevation tells the position of windows and doors once the building is complete.
 Foundation details provides information on the foundation type to apply and further the
materials to be used in the project.
 Drawing design paints the structure of the building focusing at the joining areas of the
building.
 Details on doors and windows tells the number, type, size and location of windows and
doors in the building.
 Bill of quantities gives total amount and quantities of materials to be used in the entire
construction process.
 Work plan is basically a timely plan of the construction process giving timeliness to
each activity.1
 The floor plans give details of dissections to be done on the spaces in the building.
Each of these sources of information of a construction project are utilized by architects and
engineers for the success of the project. All of the information are essential and therefore the
1 Banerjee, Purnendu, Sumit Choudhary, Supriya Das, Himadri Majumder, Srinivas Mukkamala, Rahul Roy, and B. B.
Chaudhuri. "A system for creating automatic navigation among architectural and construction documents."
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