DESIGN WORKSHEETS
DESIGN WORKSHEETS
100
WORKSHEET
Preliminary
Design - from scratch.
How to start with your laundry list of ideas, create bubble diagrams and elevations, getting from concept to working plan.
112 WORKSHEET - Preliminary Design - "patterning"
From a
collection of plans create a tracing of your plan, taking the best of many or
eliminating the weakness of just one, to suit your needs
123
WORKSHEET - Design Development
Revision techniques, problem solving, integrating technical requirements,
develop a preliminary cost analysis.
134
WORKSHEET - Most Common Design Errors
Avoid the
most often repeated mistakes, exterior and interior, aesthetic and
functional. The critical questions to ask as you analyze your design.
145
WORKSHEET - Creating A Design
Checklist
A sampling of
notes from clients, conversations and meetings, leading you to create your own
custom checklist of criteria for your design.
157
WORKSHEET - Design To A Budget
Issues such as overhead and profit, material costs, labor costs, site costs are
addressed, as well as a list of pitfalls.
200
WORKSHEET - Details
How to identify what details need to be drawn, at what scale, what you need to
learn about building materials.
212
WORKSHEET - Exterior Details
Topics
include: using building & wall sections, aesthetics, thermal & moisture
protection, masonry & siding.
226 WORKSHEET - Interior Details
Interior elevations,
built-ins, kitchen & bathrooms, millwork items. We'll show you where
to find all those special finishing touches!
Interior
elevations, built-ins, kitchen & bathrooms, millwork items. We'll
show you where to find all those special finishing touches!
DOCUMENTS
300
WORKSHEET - Dimensioning
Proper
methods and conventions, information required, calculation tips and special
items are addressed. Proper methods and
conventions, information required, calculation tips and special items are
addressed.
311
WORKSHEET - Notations
Specific notes
which need to be included on floor plans, exterior and interior elevations, and
cross sections.
333
WORKSHEET - Outline Specifications
Data collection,
coordinating information with drawings, how to use performance criteria and
establish allowances. A checklist to use as a review for completeness.
TECHNICAL
400
WORKSHEET - Code Review
Basic concepts
for reviewing code issues from interior environment to structure, thermal and
moisture protection to egress, fire protection and electrical.
411
WORKSHEET - HVAC
Heating
Ventilation Air Conditioning. Energy calculations, components, descriptions
of systems from hot air, air conditioning, hydronic, combination systems, heat
pumps, and radiant heat are discussed.
423
WORKSHEET - Create An
Electrical/Lighting Checklist
Outlets,
switches, lighting, and miscellaneous items, discussing type and location
criteria. An attachment of standard symbols is provided for your use.
434
WORKSHEET - Structural Concepts
Presents
concepts for design purposes, beam rafter, and joist sizes, special
calculations, rules of thumb, and load requirements.
500 WORKSHEET
- Remodeling & Renovations
Guidelines for
conducting an existing condition survey, how to break the pattern or go with
the flow, or create that new look for your addition or renovation project.
546
WORKSHEET - Most Common Construction
Errors
The most common
errors, from foundation and framing, thermal and moisture protection, finishes,
Plumbing Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning, and electrical are highlighted.
VISUALIZING PLANS
600 WORKSHEET - Visualizing Plans
From field trips
to using drawings and models, plus exercises you can do to get a picture in
your mind of your future home.
612 WORKSHEET - Evaluating Plans
With literally thousands of house plans available, a guide to what to look for, evaluating flaws, correctable or not? The perfect plan?