Project Process
This IA sheet system is simple, flexible, and sometimes consistent across consultants.
What is the IA Drawing Numbering System?
What does the tag “TI-02” most likely refer to?
What is a wall tile finish?
This oversight process begins prior to a RFP response and continues throughout the life of the project.
What is Quality Assurance (QA)?
This organization publishes model building codes that all IA projects must reference.
What is the ICC or NFPA?
Place to find the visual Detail Library catalog.
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, boundary lines, and any section cuts of the building?
This phase ensures all drawings and specifications are coordinated, complete, and ready for construction.
What is the Construction/Contracts 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 model practice ensures that all backgrounds align correctly and avoid overlay mismatches?
What is using a shared project origin?
An initial review of code risks such as exits, space plan, and occupant loads.
What is the Preliminary Review?
These code requirements ensure occupants can safely exit a building in the event of an emergency
What is means of egress
Tracking these ensures accuracy, design intent, and correct execution during construction.
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?
This resource provides the regional signing AOR and legal entities information for IA.
What is the License Map?
Building codes now calculate the number of people in a room based on this.
What is the space function?
These documents capture observations and deviations from construction documents discussed during site visits.
What is a field report?
In multi-floor projects, IA drawing sets are typically structured in this hierarchy, starting from general information down to detailed sheets.
What is plan series (by floor)
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 architectural term refers to the additional scope outside of the original scope of the agreement.
What is an add service or contract modification
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?