Introduction to National Building Code and Steps in a Construction project

QUESTION 1) WHY ARE THE BUILDING CODES OR STANDARS ESSENTIAL FOR THE MODELING/ EFFICIENCY OF DRAWINGS IN REVIT.

ANSWER : BUILDING CODES ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ENSURE THAT ARCHITECTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE MAKING THEIR STRUCTURES AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE .SAFETY AND THE WELLBEING OF TENANTS AND RESIDENTS IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL FOR THESE REGULATION. THIS IS WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT TO IMPLEMENT IN OUR STRUCTURES.

AND ALSO THE BUILDING CODES IS TO PROVIDES MINIMUM STANDARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY , AND GENERAL WELFARE AS THEY RELATE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY OF BUILDING AND STRUCTURES.

IT ALSO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TRAGEDY CAUSED BY FIRE , STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE, AND GENERAL DETERIORATION . THESE RULES SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THE STANDARDS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING.

QUESTION 2) FROM THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE LIST THE GROUPS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO YOU WHEN YOU BEGIN MODELING IN AUTODESK REVIT .

ANSWER:

• GROUP A: RESIDENTIAL
• GROUP B: EDUCATIONAL
• GROUP C: INSTITUTIONAL
• GROUP D: ASSEMBLY
• GROUP E: BUSINESS
• GROUP F : MERCANTILE
• GROUP G: INDUSTRIAL
• GROUP H: STORAGE
• GROUP J: HAZARDOUS

QUESTION 3) LIST THE FIVE MAJOR STEPS THAT OCCURS IN PROJECT CYCLE. THE STEPS SHOULD INCLUDE FROM CONCEPTUALISATION OF PROJECT TO MAINTENANCE AND FINAL STAGE .

ANSWER :

1. LOCATING /SITING.
2. CONCEPTUALIZATION AND PLANNING .
3. DESIGNING AND DETAILING
4. CONSTRUCTION AND EXECUTION.
5. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
6. FINAL STAGE .

QUESTION 4 ) GIVE EXAMPLE OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION OF A PROJECT .

ANSWER :

1. ARCHITECT;
2. CIVIL ENGINEER;
3. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER;
4. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER;
5. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER;
6. PLUMBING ENGINEER;
7. FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER;
8. HEATING,VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING ENGINEER;
9. LIFT, ESCALATOR AND MOVING WALK SPECIALIST;
10. ACOUSTICS SPECIALIST;
11. INFORMATION/COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER;
12. HEALTH,SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT SPECIALIST;
13. ENVIRONMENT /SUSTAINABILITY SPECIALIST;
14. TOWN PLANNER;
15. URBAN DESIGNER;
16. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT;
17. SECURITY SYSTEM SPECIALIST;
18. INTERIOR DESIGNER;
19. QUANTITY SURVEYOR;
20. PROJECT /CONSTRUCTION MANAGER;
21. ACCESSIBILITY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN SPECIALIST;
22. ASSET /FACILITY MANAGER;
23. OTHER SUBJECT SPECIALIST (S)

QUESTION 5) HOW ARE BUILDING CLASSIFIED ? PLACE THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS UNDER EACH CATEGORY.

1. FOUR UNIT APARTMENTS
2. SCHOOL WITH CAPACITY OF 1000 STUDENTS
3. A SINGLE UNIT SHOP
4. MULTI STORY SHOPPING COMPLEX
5. STEEL MACHINE FACTORY.

ANSWER:

BUILDING CATAGORY :

1. FOUR UNIT APARTMENTS : GROUP A ( RESIDENTIAL BUILDING )

SUBDIVISION A-4

b. SCHOOL WITH CAPACITY OF 1000 STUDENTS : GROUP B ( EDUCATIONAL BUILDING )

SUB DIVISION B-2

c. SINGLE UNIT SHOP : GROUP F ( MERCANTILE BUILDINGS )

SUBDIVISION F-1

d. MULTI STORY SHOPPING COMPLEX : GROUP G ( ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS/ COMERCIAL BUILDINS )

SUBDIVISION D-6

e. STEEL MACHINE FACTORY : GROUP G ( INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS)

SUBDIVISION G-1

QUESTION 6) DISTINGUISH THE ROLES OF DESIGN TEAM AND MANAGEMENT TEAM .

ANSWER :

ANY PROJECT CONSIST OF BOTH DESIGN TEAM AND MANAGEMENT TEAM TO EXECUTE THE PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY . DESIGN TEAM IN ANY PROJECT WILL MAINLY FOCUS ON DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT. DESGIN TEAM CONSIST OF WELL SKILLED ARCHITECT AND INTERIOR DESIGNER. DESIGN TEAM CONSIST OF SPECIFIC SPECIALISED ARCHITECT FOR DIFFERENT SECTOR OF PROJECT . AND MANAGMENT TEAM CONSIST OF SKILLED GROUP OF ENGINEER TO LOOK AFTER THE WORK UNDERGOING IN ANY PROJECT.

ROLE OF DESIGN TEAM:

• TO WORK ON BEST DESIGN SUITABLE FOR PROJECT.
• TO WORK ON THE BASIS OF CILENTS CHOICE .
• TO BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY WITH THE CHANGES OCCURRING IN THEIR FIELD.
• TO USE WELL EFFICIENT TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGNING.

ROLE OF MANAGEMENT TEAM :

• MANAGEMENT TEAM CONSIST OF WELL SKILLED GROUP OF ENGINEER .THEY MAINLY FOCUS ON CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY O TIME .
• THEY MAINLY DESIRE TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE PROJECT.
• THEY ALSO FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION.
• THEY ALSO FOCUS ON SAFETY AND SECURITY OF EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL WORKING ON PROJECT.
• THEY BEHAVE AS MEDIATORS BETWEEN CLIENTS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY .

QUESTION 7 ) REFER TO NBC ,IDENTIFY THE MODELING REQUIRMENTS FOR THE PROJECT (FROM WEEK 4 ).

1. HEIGHT LIMITATION .
2. AREA LIMITATION
3. ROOM SIZING
4. WALL HEIGHT
5. THICKNESS BASED ON FIRE LIFE AND SAFETY
6. PASSAGEWAY REQUIRMENTS.

ANSWER :

HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATION :

OCCUPANCY CLASS : RESIDENTIAL

TYPE OF CONSYRUCTION : TYPE 1

FLOOR AREA RATIO ; U.L

ROAD WIDTH : 9M

HEIGHT : THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDING SHALL NOT EXCEED 1.5 TIMES THE WIDTH OF ROAD ABUTTING PLUS THE FRONT OPEN SPACE , SUBJECT TO THE REQUIRMENT OF FRONT OPEN SPACE OF A MAXIMUM OF 16M .

PASSAGEWAY :

CORRIDORS AND PASSAGE WAY SHALL BE OF WIDTH NOT LESS THAN CALCULATED AGREGATES WIDTH OF EXIT DOORWAY LEADING FROM THEM IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL TO THE EXIT .

THICKNESS BASED ON FIRE LIFE AND SAFETY FOR RCC MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION :

MASONARY WALL : SOLID ( REQUIRMENT TO RESIST FIRE FROM ONE SIDE AT A TIME )

FIRE RESISTING RATING : ( IN MINUTE)

MINIMUM THICKNESS ( MM) , EXCLUDING ANY FINISH OR A FIRE RESISTANCE ( MIN) OF LAOD BEARING WALL .

MINIMUM THICKNESS OF ACTUAL COVER TO REINFORCEMENT .

60

120

25

90

140

25

120

160

25

80

200

25

240

240

25

.

ROOM SIZE :

HEIGHT OF THE ROOM :

THE HEIGHT OF THE ALL ROOM FOR HUMAN HABITATION SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 2.75 M MEASURED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE FLOOR TO THE LOWEST POINT OF THE CEILING .

AREA OF THE HABITABLE ROOM SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 9.5m2 ,

WHERE ONE ROOM MINIMUM WIDTH IS 2.4M

WHERE , TWO ROOM , ONE ROOM SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 9.5m2 AND OTHER ONE ROOM SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 7.5 M2 WITH MINIMUM WIDTH OF 2.1 M.

KITCHEN :

AREA OF THE KITCHEN WITH SEPEARTE DINING AREA IS PROVIDED ,SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 5.0 sq.m WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 1.8 M .

AREA OF THE KITCHEN WITH SEPARATE STORE , MAY BE REDUCED TO 4.5 sq.m

A KITCHEN , WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE A DINING AREA ALSO ,SHALL HAVE A FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 7.5m2 WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 2.1 M

BATHROOM :

THE HEIGHT OF A BATHROOM OR WATER-CLOSET MEASURED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE FLOOR TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE CEILING ( BOTTOM OF THE SLAB) SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 2.1M

THE AREA OF A BATHROOM SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 1.8 sq-m WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 2.1 M

THE FLOOR AREA OF WATER CLOSET SHALL BE 1.1 SQ-M WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 0.9 M

IF BATH AND WATER-CLOSET ARE COMBINED ,ITS FLOOR AREA SHALL NOT BE THAN 2.8 sq-m WITH A MINIMUM WIDTH OF 1.2 M

QUESTION 8) WE HAVE IDENTIFIED REQUIRMENTS FOR MODELING FROM Q -7 ,USE THESE NUMBERS FROM CODES BOOK AND VERIFY THE NUMBERS USED IN MODELING THEE UNITS FROM WEEK 2 TO WEEK 4 . IF THE NUMBERS ARE NOT REASONBALE , USE THE NUMBERS OBTAINED FROM THE CODE BOOK TO CREATE A REVISION OF THE MODE .

ANSWER :

FROM THE NBC , THE MODELING REQUIRMENTS FOR PROJECT IN WEEK 4 BASED ON THE TOPOGRAPHY AND TYPE OF AREA CHOOSED .

1. HEIGHT LIMITATION : HEIGHT OF THE BUILDING WAS 30 FT ACCORDING TO NBC BUT IT WAS DESIGNED TO 20 FT AS PER REQUIRMENT .
2. AREA LIMITATION : AREA OF THE PLOT WAS 4500 SQFT .BUT DUE TO NBC LIMITATION LEAVING PLACE AROUND THE BUILDING AND ALL CONSIDERATION IT CAME UPTO 4000SQFT.
3. ROOM SIZING : ROOM WERE TAKEN THE SIZE OF CHOICE AS THERE IS ENOUGH AREA .
4. WALL HEIGHT : HEIGHT OF WALL WAS DESIGNED AS PER HEIGHT OF LEVELS i.e, 10 FT.
5. THICKNESS BASED ON FIRE LIFE AND SAFETY -15 INCHES AS PER NBC.
6. PASSAGEAWAY REQUIRMENTS: THE SPACE LEFT FOR PASSAGE WAS 4 FT ON THE REAR SIDES AND 6FT IN THE FRONT SIDES.