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