Tuba, Jullifer Joseph O.

CE Laws – Group 3
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Construction drawing is the term used for technical illustrations that are incorporated into the tender
documentation and further into the contract documents for construction projects. These drawings have
legal significance and are crucial in formalizing the agreement between the employer and the contractor.

The construction drawings and plans’ purpose is to illustrate the project that is to be built. These drawings
and plans are required to be properly detailed, yet concise, as well as being accurate and coordinated.
Having detailed and accurate drawings and plans help ensure that confusion and uncertainty towards the
project details will be avoided. Further more, delays and misunderstandings will be brought to a minimum
by properly coordinating the drawings.

Alongside the drawings and the plans are the specifications, which include the materials to be used,
techniques and methods to be employed, etc. to properly perform the work. Drawings and plans do not
only provide a graphical representation of the project, but also provide information on how materials and
components are arranged and positioned, how much of something is needed, the lengths, distances,
spacings and other dimensions, and so on. It is necessary to ensure that the visualization presented by the
drawings and plans are in line with the information provided by the specifications, so that the execution
of the project will not face many hung-ups and delays.

A complete set of construction drawings tends to comprise floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail
drawings, that together provide a complete representation of the building. On many projects, each major
trade will have separate trade drawings, such as electrical, plumbing, and so on.

Construction drawings may be prepared by hand, but it is more common for them to be prepared using
computer-aided design (CAD) (or computer-aided drafting) software. The drawings and plans are
composed by architects, engineers, and technical drafters.

More recently, the use of Building Information Modelling (software) has allowed the creation of a 1:1
virtual construction model (VCM), containing information allowing all objects in the model to be
manufactured, installed, or constructed.