ARH 606 Construction Documents and Building Codes

Course Description

Gain the knowledge to develop a set of construction documents along with the application of building codes and realize your design ideas into an actual project. Carry your conceptual design ideas into the concrete building details of a project.

Prerequisite: ARH 609, ARH 608, ARH 604

Software: Drafting software such as AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Cloud, 3D Modeling Software such as Rhino

Physical Model Making: No

Course Learning Outcome

As a result of successfully completing this course, students…

• Will be able to:

  • Prepare and organize a simple set of construction documents
  • Describe the relationship between the components or a construction document set
  • Describe the role of the construction documents and specifications in the building process
  • Calculate occupancy load
  • Create drawings that comply with Accessability code
  • Design buildings that comply with regulations for passing the building permit requirments
  • Analyze construction cost estimate and life cycle cost