Print and Specifications Reading for Construction

by Russell, Ron

• ISBN13: 9780470879412
• ISBN10: 0470879416
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-30
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Construction documents consist of the blueprints and written specifications for a building project, and are used by the building professional as instructions. This comprehensive manual on interpresing construction documents covers both the graphic and written sets and demonstrates how they relate to each other. Complete sets of construction documents for three actual building projects are offered on folded 11 x 17" sheets, and in a companion CD-ROM. Incorporating the relevant terminology and practical applications of sustainability and BIM software, this book covers the most current ways construction documents communicate information.

Author Biography

Ron Russell has been¿an instructor at the North Lake College¿s Construction Management and Technology Department in Dallas, Texas, for over twenty years. He is also Senior Construction Administrator for PBK Architects. Previously, he was associate director of facilities technical services at Southern Methodist University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
The Project Process	p. 1
Evolution of the Construction Project	p. 3
The Construction Phases	p. 3
The Construction Project Team Members	p. 13
The Construction Team Relationships	p. 16
Summary	p. 18
Learning Outcomes	p. 19
Questions	p. 19
Construction Project Contract Documents	p. 21
Agreements between the Primary Team Members	p. 21
Project Defi nition Documents	p. 22
Summary	p. 29
Learning Outcomes	p. 29
Questions	p. 30
Working Drawings	p. 31
The Drawing Structure	p. 31
The Drawing Elements	p. 40
Drawing Scales and Dimensions	p. 52
Summary	p. 57
Learning Outcomes	p. 57
Questions	p. 58
Specifi cations	p. 59
Specification Users	p. 59
The Specifi cations Structure	p. 60
Information in the Specifi cations	p. 73
Summary	p. 75
Learning Outcomes	p. 76
Questions	p. 76
Finding Construction Information in the Working Drawings and Specifications	p. 77
Document Structure Review	p. 77
First Look at the Working Drawings and Specifications	p. 80
Finding Construction Information in the Working Drawings and Specifi cations	p. 82
Summary	p. 85
Learning Outcomes	p. 85
Questions	p. 85
Building The Project	p. 87
Architectural Category of the Drawings	p. 89
"General Requirements"	p. 89
"Masonry"	p. 91
"Metals"	p. 93
"Woods, Plastics, and Composites"	p. 95
"Thermal and Moisture Protection"	p. 97
"Opening"	p. 104
"Finishes"	p. 112
"Specialties"	p. 125
"Equipment" and "Furnishings"	p. 125
"Conveying Equipment"	p. 125
Summary	p. 129
Structural Category of the Drawings	p. 131
"Concrete"	p. 133
"Masonry"	p. 138
"Metals"	p. 141
"Woods, Plastics, and Composites"	p. 150
Summary	p. 153
Mechanical Category of the Drawings	p. 157
HVAC Systems	p. 158
Summary	p. 170
Electrical Category of the Drawings	p. 171
Main Power Distribution	p. 172
Secondary Level of Power Distribution	p. 176
Lighting Electrical Distribution Systems	p. 181
Summary	p. 183
Plumbing Category of the Drawings	p. 185
Supply Piping Systems	p. 185
Plumbing Collection Systems	p. 195
Summary	p. 199
Civil/Sitework Category of the Drawings	p. 201
Civil Drawings	p. 201
Architects Site Plans	p. 212
MEP Drawings	p. 212
Summary	p. 215
Glossary	p. 217
Index	p. 225
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