Design & Specification Flashcards
What are the stages of the RIBA Plan of Work
0 - Strategic Definition
1 - Preparation & Brief
2 - Concept Design
3 - Developed Design
4 - Technical Design
5 - Construction
6 - Handover & close out
7 - In use
Types of Flat roof
Cold Roof
Warm roof - Sandwich
Warm roof - Inverted
What are the typical contents of a PCI
- Project Description
- Key Dates
- Contact Details
- Existing Information
- Project Arrangement: planning of construction, security, hoarding, permits to work, mean of escape.
Safety: Boundaries, access, services, existing buildings, ground conditions, drawings
Health: asbestos, contaminated land,
Air exchange requirements per hour
4 turnovers
What is a Design Study?
The RIBA Plan of Work published by the RIBA in 2020 defines design studies as: ‘Detailed studies that develop aspects of the building further during Stage 3 (spatial coordination).
How does a cost plan assist in financial control of projects during development stage?
It enables project managers to estimate their costs, allocate resources to the right areas, and control overall spending. Cost management plans keep all project costs in one place, including direct and indirect costs.
Outline the principles of Life Cycle Costing and describe how it might affect the design process?
Life Cycle Costing views a project more holistically. This may result in higher upfront costs with lower running costs due to the specified design.
How might you use the RIBA Sustainable Outcomes Guide in design development?
The guide explains each sustainable outcome and their key metrics, and provides design principles to achieve the outcome and describes approaches that can be used to verify performance using post occupancy evaluation and certification. The guide supports architects in taking the RIBA 2030 Climate Challenge.
Outline the principles of Whole Life Carbon Assessment and describe how it might affect the design process?
WLCA focuses on contributing to a low carbon future for construction by providing a consistent and transparent approach to managing carbon budgets in building and infrastructure projects.
What are the duties of a designer under the CDM Regulations?
The designers’ duties on all construction projects are to:
Ensure that the client is aware of the client’s duties prior to commencing any design work.
Ensure that personnel allocated to their design team from internal resources are competent and adequately resourced.
Ensure that any designers or contractors that are engaged on the project are competent and adequately resourced.
Ensure that the design and the designers’ duties are complied with by any designers engaged by them, including any designers who are based outside Great Britain.
Eliminate or reduce safety and health risks to constructors, users, maintainers, repairers, commissioners, testers, cleaners, demolishers, etc. when preparing the design.
Co-operate and communicate with other designers, including temporary works designers, to ensure adequate co-ordination of the design.
Provide information about the risks which cannot be satisfactorily addressed by their designs to the client, other designers and contractors.
On notifiable projects the designers’ additional duties are to:
Verify that the project has been notified and that the Principal Designer has been appointed as soon as possible after commencement of initial or preliminary design.
Co-operate with the Principal Designer for the verification of design and designer compliance and the co-ordination of the design.
Provide any information requested by the Principal Designer for the health and safety file.
What are the required U values for walls, floors, and roofs of a domestic dwelling?
Roof - 0.15
Wall - 0.18
Floors - 0.18
When is Building Consent required?
Any new construction or extension of a building counts as ‘notifiable’ work. This means you must let the local council building-control department or a privately run building control service know about it, so it can inspect and certify the work on completion.
What is the difference between a Building Notice and a Full Plans Application?
A full-plans notification means you send in full details of the construction project, including plans and architectural drawings, to your local authority building-control service, at least five weeks before work is due to start. It will consult with the necessary authorities (such as sewerage) and will issue you with a decision within five weeks.
A building notice is best suited to smaller projects. It’s a less-detailed application than full plans, and doesn’t need to be accompanied by plans or drawings. A building notice is a good idea if you are confident your project will comply with building regulations.
You cannot use a Building Notice if:
- the work will take place close to or over rain or foul-water drains
- a new building fronts on to a private street
- buildings are covered by the 2005 Fire Safety order (most commercial buildings)
What do TP&N and RCD stand for in relation to electrical installations?
Three phase and neutral
Residual Current Device
