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supplemental schedules indicate the manufacturers, model numbers, colors, etc., for each product. Then, if a product changes, it ...

When it comes to applying codes to interior projects, two stand out in our mind, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and t ...

Our approach to contract documentation is straightforward: Provide only the pertinent information required to specify the scope ...

materials that have the qualities of both visual appeal and durability when we are assessing value versus costs. When evaluating ...

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICE SPECIFICATIONS In a typical design In a typical design practice, sustainability is unfortunately not ...

similar furniture categories, or dealer-specific items, can be issued for sepa- rate bids. Our library projects, for example, ty ...

In many instances, we are working with facility departments or university procurement offices. Once they receive the specificati ...

We keep the landlord informed with regards to the Building Department reviews and our schedule for document issuance and to ask ...

CHAPTER 612  Contract Documentation: Clarity of the Drawings JAMES D. CARTER, AIA, IIDA, IFMA Copyright 2002 by the McGraw-Hil ...

W Working drawings are the graphic portion of construction documents,a term that is commonly used to describe the overall family ...

Drawing What the Governing Authorities Require for Granting Approvals Prior to actual construction, the technical portions of co ...

and the client. The nature of the design and its complexity and extent must meet the client’s expectations, without needlessly e ...

Another guiding principle for working drawings is to provide sufficient information regarding design intent. “Sufficient” can be ...

There are certain things thatmustbe on the drawings, regardless of the size and scope of the project: Identification of all mat ...

USING THE POWER OF COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND DRAFTING Preparation of Preparation of working drawings, like just about every othe ...

As much as possible, an effort should be made to create a single graphic database for the project. This should be done to avoid ...

Most importantly, CADD offers us a chance to have the drawings become graphic representations of nongraphic construc- tion infor ...

thickness and pattern. To achieve the three-level hierarchy of graphics for our working drawings, we typically only need to use ...

PART FOUR PROCESS 622 FIGURE 33-1 Section of Working Drawing with No Hierarchy of Graphic Content. FIGURE 33-2 Section of Workin ...

CHAPTER 33 CONTRACT DOCUMENTATION: CLARITY OF THE DRAWINGS 623 be considered on thelowestlevel of the hierarchy. However, the ar ...