Building construction Process

 Building construction design is the method of providing all information necessary for the construction of a building that will meet its owner’s requirements and safety requirements.

 

Architecture is the art and science of building design. 

 

Building construction is the process of arranging materials to construct a building.

Building construction drawing:

Building design may be legally drawn and executed only by a planner in a drawing paper or using computer software, to do so by the state in which the building is to be constructed. Competency is determined on the basis of education, experience, and ability to of the building designer.

Architects are persons legally permitted to design the building elevation and final outlook.

 Engineers are experts and are legally permitted to design and construct building parts in some cases, complete buildings. 

 In some states, persons licensed as building designers are permitted to design certain types of buildings.

Building Construction cost:  

 Building contract:

Building construction is generally constructed by laborers and craftsmen engaged for the purpose by an individual or organization, called a contractor. 

 

The contractor signs an agreement, or contract, with the building owner under which the contractor agrees to construct a specific building on a specified site, and the owner, agrees to pay for the materials and services provided.

In the design of a building, architects/builder should be guided by the following principles:

1.       The building should be constructed to serve purposes as per the client requirement.

2.       The design should be constructed by known techniques and with available labor and equipment, within an acceptable time.

3.       The building should have good strength and durable for a period of time specified by the client.

4.       Both inner and outer of the building should be visually pleasant.

5.       Building should not pose a hazard to the safety or health of its occupants under normal usage, and the building should provide for safe evacuation or refuge in emergency situations

6.       The building should provide shelter and should have control over the interior environment air, temperature, humidity, light, and acoustics specified by the client and not less than the minimum required for the safety and health of the occupant.

7.       The building should be constructed to minimize adverse impacts on the environment.

8.       Operation of the building should consume a minimum of energy while permitting the structure to serve its purposes.

9.       The sum of costs of construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and predictable future alterations should be kept within the budget specified by the client.

The ultimate purpose of design is to provide all the information necessary for the construction of a building. This purpose is achieved by the production of drawings, or plans, showing what is to be constructed, specifications stating what materials and equipment are to be incorporated in the building, and a construction contract between the client and a contractor. Designers also should view the construction of the building while it is in process. This should be done not only to support the client in ensuring that the building is being constructed in accordance with plans and specifications but also to obtain information that will be useful in the design of future buildings.