Project Process
This IA document system must be simple, flexible, and consistent across consultants.
What is the IA Drawing Numbering System?
What does the code “TI-02” most likely refer to?
What is a wall tile finish?
This process begins at the first client meeting and continues throughout the project.
What is Quality Assurance (QA)?
This organization publishes model building codes that all IA projects must reference.
What is the International Building Code (IBC)/NFPA?
Place to find Detail Library documentation.
What is the IA Technical Resources page
This drawing prefix is used for Mechanical (HVAC) plans.
What is the “M” prefix?
In a floor plan, which lines should be drawn with the heaviest lineweight to emphasize their importance to the viewer?
What is the exterior perimeter or boundary lines of the building?
This phase ensures all drawings and specifications are coordinated, complete, and ready for construction.
What is the Contract Document Phase?
This term describes the portion of exit access travel from the most remote point in a room to where occupants have two distinct paths to two exits.
What is Common Path of Egress Travel?
This document, submitted by the contractor, shows how they intend to assemble or install materials and must be reviewed to ensure design intent is met.
What are shop drawings?
Before sending electronic files to third parties, recipients often must sign this agreement to limit liability and protect IA’s data.
What is an Electronic Media Agreement?
When coordinating consultant drawings, what practice ensures that all backgrounds align correctly and avoid overlay mismatches?
What is using a shared project origin?
Review of code items like exits, walls, and occupant loads.
What is the Preliminary Review?
The most common reason for installing fire-rated partitions in interiors, though not all reasons are code-related.
What is occupancy separation?
Tracking these ensures nothing gets lost during construction meetings.
What are submittals and RFIs?
Before any design work begins, this document must be executed to define scope, schedule, and terms of service.
What is the IA Contract (or Owner-Architect Agreement)?
The blue wall finish tag line indicates as such.
What is Tile and Stone?
Ensures furniture, AV, and electrical are coordinated with architecture.
What is Consultant Coordination?
Building codes now calculate how many people can be in a room based on this.
What is the room’s use or function?
These walls often stop at the ceiling and sometimes need to be extended to full height.
What are partial-height or pony walls?
In multi-floor projects, IA drawing sets are typically structured in this hierarchy, starting from general information down to detailed sheets.
What is AN sheets → plan series (by floor) → floor-related sheets → common detail sheets?
To maintain drawing accuracy, what is a key item that must be updated every time a sheet is revised and re-issued?
What are the revision cloud and triangle, the revision description in the title block, or the updated issue date?
This is the additional charge applied to cover the time spent reviewing drawings, performing QA/QC checks, and preparing specifications.
What is a fee for QA/QC time and specifications?
This divides a floor into fire control areas to increase exit capacity in large or collaborative spaces.
What is a Horizontal Exit?
These thinner, lighter steel studs are often proposed to save cost and weight but cannot be used in wet areas or for supporting shelves.
What are EQ studs?