Final Internship

What makes a team successful?

community, collaborate, and coordinate

Carreer opportunties

Architecture and Design, General Contracting, Structural Engineer

Project Engineer

assist PM with plan review, take off, EFI, and submittal process, and project documentation

Project Manger

reconstruction and construction services, bidding, product and market research, estimating, scheduling, and managing

Project Superintendent

manage entire field of production, CPM schedule, and project safety and control

TI

Tenant improvements; changes made to interior of property, such as walls, floor, and ceiling

Ground up

new construction project from the ground

Building Reimaging

decision that adds value to a property's worth with goal of attracting new tenants at higher rates; face-lift to make more appealing

Repurposing building

Adaptive Reuse; process of reusing an old site or building for a new purpose than originally designed for

ADA

The Americans with Disabilities Act

AIA

The American Institute of Architects; organization offering education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach for architects

Asbestos

soft gray material that does not burn that can cause serious diseases to lungs if dust is breathed in

CPM

critic path method; scheduling a set of project activities to make sure the final dead line is reached

Estimated cost

probable cost of a project based of info given

HAZMAT

Hazardous materials

IDLH

Immediately dangerous to life and health;

JHA

Job hazard analysis; tool for identifying and reducing hazards

Laser Level

emits laser beam, can be harmful to skin and eyes, and warning sign should be posted whenever in use

LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; third party certification program for design, operation and construction high performance green buildings

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration; safety and healthy working conditions in US

PPE

personal protection equipment; prevent injuries and illness

Post Delineators and Cone Delineator

to alert people of work risk and parking control

PSI

pounds per square inch; unit of pressure; higher psi means a even concrete mixture is stronger (more $)

RFI

a request for information

RFP

Request for Proposal

STC

Sound Transmission Class is a rating of how well the building partitions reduces airborne sound

square footage

measurement of area

Submittal process

shop drawing, material data, samples, and product data; give architect and sub-consultants opportunity to clarify section

SWPPP

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan identifies all potential sources of pollution that may be reasonably expected to affect quality of storm water from site

Takeoff

perform surveys the estimator must: read/understand drawings, math skills, and be patient

Tile 24

Refers to California Energy Code

WBE

Women Business Enterprise

Phases of Design

per-design, schematic design, design development, and construction documents

Pre-design

before the start of designing building and includes mainly research

Schematic design

develop conceptual plans

Design development

select materials and drawing begins

Construction development

largest phase and starts building

Title Block

beginning of set of construction plans, creation date, scale, sheet number, company (design firm)

Wall sections

to give dimensions, show relationships of parts, and how constructed

Plan view

view looking down

Floor plan

view from above

Center line

long and short dash line used to indicate center of holes, circles, etc