Construction Drawings

The pen is mightier than the sword – and the computer program is mightier than the pen. CAD, or Computer Aided Design, is now a mainstay

What’s the bridge between a nebulous conceptual design and a finished structure? Architectural drafting. Table of Contents: What is Architectural Drafting? Introduction to Architectural Views Types of CAD Architecture Design Tools Conclusion What is Architectural Drafting? This is the art of connecting lines and dimensions to communicate ideas. Since finished structures are jaw-droppingly expensive and …

A floor plan layout is an interior design drawing, which is part of construction documentation. It shows a bird’s eye view of a property without its roof. Floor plan layouts allow potential buyers and investors understand the essence of a property, along with its spaces and their interactions with each other. Table of Contents: Floor …

Architectural plans are older than you think. The earliest ones were created over 4,000 years ago, by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians.

Any property that you own – residential or commercial – is a valuable asset. But its inherent worth lies in how you develop it.

Across the country, an increasing number of states are issuing ‘shelter in place’ or ‘stay at home’ orders, or are closing non-essential services altogether.

From tariffs and labor shortages to the upcoming US presidential elections, the AEC industry trudged into 2020 anxious about several unknowns. The dream for things to settle down, however, was short-lived. Those optimistic that the AEC industry would go uphill had their hopes dashed when the global coronavirus pandemic struck. Table of Contents: Coronavirus and …

Old houses have a lot of character and so many stories to tell that one lifetime is not enough. Such houses are peppered across America’s main streets

Construction is a culmination of different disciplines coming together to create an infrastructure that is functional and aesthetic at the same time.

Residential construction documentation is arguably the most important part of any residential building project, whether a townhouse, apartment complex, condominium or multi-family home. Construction documentation is a collective term for drawings that constitute production information. These construction drawings are further incorporated into tender and contract documents. Your general contractor (GC) will use these final drawings …