Unit 6 Digital Applications for Construction Information Assignment Brief
| Qualification | Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals Construction |
| Unit Number | 6 |
| Unit Title | Digital Applications for Construction Information |
| Unit code | D/618/8085 |
| Unit level | 4 |
| Credit value | 15 |
Introduction
Achieving successful projects in the built environment requires a range of different types of information to describe the project, quantify the materials, provide clear instructions for assembly and erection, and allow for accurate costing and management. Throughout the process of design, construction and post-occupancy management, information is critical.
Central to construction information is the production of construction drawings. These provide the geometric definition of a project through the use of graphic conventions. Most other forms of construction information will rely, to a greater or lesser degree, on reference to construction drawings. Therefore, the production of accurate and clearly defined construction drawings is a critical part of the overall construction information package.
Digital applications play a key role in the production of construction drawings. They provide a way to manage drawing information and make changes with greater efficiency and can be shared readily through a variety of digital communication systems.
In this unit students will develop the skills to needed produce accurate and consistent construction information using industry-standard software. On completion of the unit, students will be able to produce a construction information package. Successful achievement of the unit, may also lead to vendor certification.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
LO1 Discuss the key types of construction information that may be produced in support of construction projects
LO2 Demonstrate the use of project standards and their setup in digital applications
LO3 Generate construction information for a given project using industry-standard digital applications
LO4 Present a package of construction information, including drawings, schedules and specifications for a given construction project.
Essential Content
LO1 Discuss the key types of construction information that may be produced in support of construction projects
Pre-design information
- Survey information (e.g., site survey, building survey)
- Surveying existing buildings
- Client requirements (e.g., client brief, existing documents)
- Construction drawings
- Plans (e.g., floor plans, ceiling plans, site plans, roof plans, electrical plans, HVAC plans)
- Sections (e.g., building sections, wall sections)
- Elevations (e.g., interior elevations, exterior elevations)
- Details (e.g., construction details, assembly details)
- Schedules
- Door schedules
- Window schedules
- Finish schedules
- Other
- Specifications
- Performance specification
- Outline specification
- Full specification
- Specification templates/standards
- Relationship with other forms of construction information
- Contracts and associated costing
- 3D models
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Project and site management (e.g., programmes of work, schedule of work, reporting of progress)
- Information collaboration
- Working with other professionals
- Individual production vs team production
- Integrating information from others
LO2 Demonstrate the use of project standards and their setup in digital applications
- Project standards
- Managing consistency in information
- Ensuring quality in construction
- Graphic standards
- Line types (e.g., solid lines, dotted lines, centre lines)
- Line weights
- Line colours
- Hatching types
- Industry-defined graphic standards
- Layer settings
- Information standards
- Sheet templates (e.g., title blocks, sheet layout)
- Drawing symbols (e.g., drawing titles, section markers, elevation markers)
- Reusable objects
- Graphic objects (e.g., furniture, fittings, symbols)
- Standard details
LO3 Generate construction information for a given project using industry-standard digital applications
- Drawing objects
- Lines and polylines
- Rectangles and polygons
- Circles and arcs
- Drawing accuracy
- Grid snapping
- Object snapping
- Coordinate systems
- Drawing modification
- Move and copy objects
- Rotate and scale objects
- Duplication and arrays (e.g., linear arrays, polar arrays)
- Trimming
- Extending (e.g., extend to object, extend to boundary extend to intersection)
- Mirroring objects
- Object editing (e.g., using ‘handles’ to modify lines, rectangles, polygons, polylines)
- Fillets and chamfering
- Fills and hatching
- Solid fills
- Pattern fills
- Hatching (e.g., material hatching, pattern hatching)
- Drawing layers
- Using layers to relate to separate construction elements
- Layer-specific settings (e.g., line weights, colours)
- Layer visibility
- Moving objects between layers
- Annotation and dimensions
- Dimensions (e.g., positioning, terminators, font size and style)
- Annotations (e.g., notes, leader lines, arrows, font size and style, position, section markers, detail bubbles)
LO4 Present a package of construction information, including drawings, schedules and specifications for a given construction project
- Standard sheets
- DIN formats (e.g., A4, A3, A2, A1)
- Imperial formats (e.g., 18′ 24, 24′ 36, 36′ 48)
- Sheet templates
- Title blocks
- Sheet numbering
- Project information
- Creating sheet views
- Sheet view and scale
- Placing sheet views
- Coordinating layer visibility with output
- Printing and non-printing layers
- Layer-defined properties
- Schedules
- Including schedules in drawings
- Schedules as separate documents
- Specifications
- Document format
- Specification standards (e.g., NBS, MasterSpec)
- References (e.g., to drawings/schedules, from drawings/schedules)
- Output standards
- Printing setup
- Plotting setup
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
| Pass | Merit | Distinction |
| LO1 Discuss the key types of construction information that may be produced in support of construction projects | D1 Evaluate the use of project standards in the development of consistent construction drawings for different projects. | |
| P1 Explain the different types of construction information that are required for a given project.
P2 Describe the relationship between construction drawings and other forms of construction information, and their potential impact on project costs. |
M1 Compare the use of digital applications with other forms of construction drawing production in terms of efficiency and accuracy. | |
| LO2 Demonstrate the use of project standards and their setup in digital applications | ||
| P3 Setup project standards in an industry-standard digital application for a given construction project.
P4 Define drawing symbols and reusable objects for a given construction project. |
M2 Use layer settings to define consistent line styles, colours and weights for construction drawings. | |
| Pass | Merit | Distinction |
| LO3 Generate construction information for a given project using industry-standard digital applications | D2 Justify the approach to producing construction information for a given project, highlighting examples of good practice in the use of industry-standard digital applications. | |
| P5 Create plans, sections, elevations and details for given a construction project, using industry-standard digital software.
P6 Integrate dimensions, annotations and appropriate hatching for construction drawings of a given project. |
M3 Demonstrate the use of modification tools to assist in the development of accurate construction drawings. | |
| LO4 Present a package of construction information, including drawings, schedules and specifications for a given construction project | ||
| P7 Output construction drawings, to scale, on industry-standard sheet sizes for a given project.
P8 Coordinate information; both paper-based and digital, presented in schedules and specifications with construction drawings. |
M4 Manage the use of printing and non-printing layers to develop coherent construction information output. | |
Recommended Resources
Print resources
AOUAD, G., WU, S., LEE, A., ONYENOBI, T. (2013), Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Routledge
BALLAST, D. (2009), Architect’s Handbook of Construction Detailing, John Wiley & Sons
BEST, R., VALENCE, G. (2007), Design and Construction, Routledge
CHING, F. (2011), Building Construction Illustrated, John Wiley & Sons
CHUDLEY, R., GREENO, R., KOVAC, K. (2020), Chudley and Greeno’s Building Construction Handbook, Butterworth-Heinemann
CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS INSTITUTE (2011), The CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide, John Wiley & Sons
HUTH, M. (2018), Understanding Construction Drawings, Cengage Learning
KALIN, M., WEYGANT, R., ROSEN, H., REGENER, J. (2010), Construction Specifications Writing: Principles and Procedures, John Wiley & Sons
KUBBA, S. (2008), Blueprint Reading, McGraw Hill Professional
Links
This unit links to the following related units:
- Unit 2: Construction Technology
- Unit 4: The Construction Environment
- Unit 7: Surveying, Measuring & Setting-out
- Unit 12: Tender & Procurement
- Unit 13: Building Information Modelling
- Unit 17: Civil Engineering Technology
- Unit 26: Digital Applications for Building Information Modelling
- Unit 28: Group Project (Pearson-set)
- Unit 30: Project Management
- Unit 32: Advanced Construction Drawing & Detailing
- Unit 35: Sustainable Methods of Construction
- Unit 47: Advanced Building Information Modelling
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