1. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Learning Outcome 1 Know how to interpret building information

2. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Document security ●Some documents contain sensitive information (addresses, national insurance numbers, etc.) ●The Data Protection Act (1998) orders all companies that hold personal information to keep it secure and to only use for what it was provided for. ●Drawings must also be kept secure as they are a permanent record of what is happening on site.

3. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Using scales 1:51 cm represents 5 cm5 times smaller than actual size 1:101 cm represents 10 cm10 times smaller than actual size 1:201 cm represents 20 cm20 times smaller than actual size 1:501 cm represents 50 cm50 times smaller than actual size 1:1001 cm represents 100 cm = 1 m100 times smaller than actual size 1:12501 cm represents 1250 cm = 12.5 m1250 times smaller than actual size These are the common scales used in the construction industry

4. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Using scales 2 The different types of drawing used on site use different scales. Type of drawingScales Block plans1:2500, 1:1250 Site plans1:500, 1:200 General location drawings1:200, 1:100, 1:50 Range drawings1:100, 1:50, 1:20 Detail drawings1:10, 1:5, 1:1 Assembly drawings1:20, 1:10, 1:5

5. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Symbols and abbreviations

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8. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Location drawings There are two types of location drawing: ●Block plans – a bird’s eye view of the site ●Site plans – show the position of the building and the general layout on site What type of plan is this? What information does it give you?

9. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Specifications These are produced alongside plans and drawings and are always used, except with very small contracts. They contain: ●Material descriptions – type, size, quality, moisture content, etc. ●Restrictions – working hours, limited access, etc. ●Services – services available, services to be connected, type of connection, etc. ●Workmanship – methods of fixing, quality of work, type of finish, etc. ●Site description

10. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Schedules A schedule records design information applying to a range of components and fittings. Used on bigger sites with multiple types of houses, with different components and fittings. Can also be used on smaller jobs, e.g. a blocks of flats with 200 windows of 5 types.

11. Unit 1002 Information, quantities and communicating with others © Pearson Education 2010 Printing and photocopying permitted Work programme Bar charts are a useful way of communicating and planning. What information can you get from a bar chart? This is missing from SB files : (Reuse of artwork from current SB page 23 of Fig 1.16 showing a bar chart showing actual time half- way through a contract (please ensure that the most up-to-date version of this is used from the final PDF of the Student Book. (SB ref: 362084_aw_038) NOTE: please use Figure 2.13 from the Level 1 Brickwork SB