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Professionals Homeowners Members
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Construction
Document Standards The National Council of Building
Designer Certification recommends the following as the standard for
checking and evaluating plans for light frame construction. Documents
must also meet the requirements of local building departments, as well
as all local, state and national laws, statutes and building codes
that may be applicable. PHILOSOPHY Construction documentation (Plans and
Specifications ) should be provided so as to graphically convey the
appropriate design requirements for a construction project. They
should not, however, be interpreted as shop drawings as they are not
expected to indicate every consideration in absolute detail. The
documents should sufficiently detail the construction requirements to
provide information for permitting, contracting and construction in
the local municipality where the project will be built. These
requirements should not be duplicated in both the drawings and
specifications, as it could possibly increase the chances for error
and/or contradictions. Please keep in mind that all
construction documents must be prepared based upon the locally
established standards of care. As such, you may find that some of the
information in the table below may be omitted. This table represents
the items we encourage our membership to include in each project they
design, and which we require as evidence of capability, prior to being
accepted to sit for our professional certification exam. The following table outlines the
recommended information, to be included in a set of construction
documents. Some of these items may be prepared by other
professionals and coordinated by the Certified Professional Building
Designer.
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS These should be accurately drawn to
scale not less than as indicated below and should include all shading,
cross hatching, and stippling as is considered acceptable by
professional standards. I. SITE PLANS: Minimum Scale 1" = 20' 1. Show all lot lines, streets and
north orientation. II. FOUNDATION PLAN: Scale 1/4" = 1' - 0" ( In the
event engineering data requirements have been waived, indicate the
assumed conditions the system has been designed to accommodate as a
footnote ) A. WOOD FLOOR 1. Provide complete dimensions (verify
with floor plan ). B. SLAB FLOOR 1. Provide complete dimensions (verify
with floor plan ) 3. Show all grade beams, location, and
size of reinforcing. III. FLOOR PLANS: Scale 1/4" =
1'-0" 1. Appropriate and sufficient
dimensions (verify with foundation plan ) IV. ELEVATIONS: Scale 1/4" = 1'0"( Except as
noted ) 1. Show front elevation. ( Sides and
rear elevations may be shown in scale of 1/8" = 1'-0" ) V. SECTIONS: Minimum Scale 3/8" = 1'0" 1. Show fully dimensioned section(s)
through exterior wall including all details of construction from
bottom of footings to highest point of roof. 2. Show fully dimensioned section
through stair well, landings and stairs, showing all headroom,
stringer cut, tread width, riser height, hand rails. ( include
surrounding construction, if applicable.) 3. Show fully dimensioned section of
masonry fireplace , including footing, throat, damper, windshelf, flue
and hearth construction, as applicable. Metal Fireplaces should be
labeled with manufacturers name and product number so that proper
installation information may be obtained and used. VI. DETAILS: Minimum Scale 3/8" = 1'0" 1. Show elevation, section and sizes of
all kitchen cabinets, vanities, book shelves, wet bars, and desks.
including back splash, toe space and shelving. 2. Show details of all critical points
of construction, special mill work, fans, and hood fans. VII. H.V.A.C. SYSTEMS (Optional drawing
these documents are most often prepared by experts in the mechanical
field who assume the responsibility for their work but they should be
coordinated by the designer to ensure this work doesn’t
significantly change the details of the design) Scale 1/4"-1'0" 1. Show supply and return duct layout
including size of ducts, size of registers and returns. VIII. SPECIFICATIONS: Some appropriate form of specifications
should be furnished to clients. These could be FHA or VA
"Description of Material" forms, to be completed by the
owner and builder or the designer, or CSI formatted specifications
from an outside vendor. Should you wish to furnish your own written
specifications, they must contain at least the information stated on
the FHA or VA forms, and should be prepared in standard CSI format. The
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