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The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1

The architect, like the client, has direct responsibilities under the Construction
KEY POINT (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (discussed in Chapter 1, Health and
The Building Regulations safety practices and systems, page 10).
set standards for the
design and construction
of buildings, primarily The surveyor (building surveyor)
to ensure the safety and The role of the building surveyor is to ensure that the building regulations are
health of people in or followed during the planning and construction phases of new buildings and
around those buildings, extensions, and conversions to existing properties. They resolve problems arising
but also for energy
conservation and access from the building regulations and relevant legislation. The building surveyor
to buildings. They are will also make site visits at different stages of construction to ensure that the
divided into ‘Documents’ building process is being properly carried out.
or ‘Parts’ named after
letters of the alphabet, The quantity surveyor
such as Document L
Conservation of Fuel and The quantity surveyor, or QS, is an accountant who advises as to how the
Power, and Document H building can be constructed within the client’s finances. The QS also measures
Building Drainage. the amount of labour and materials needed to complete the building according
to the architect’s drawings. These details are then combined into a document
called the Bill of Quantities, which is used by building contractors to produce
an estimate.
As work progresses, the QS will produce measurements and variations of
the work carried out to date so that the main contractor can receive interim
payments. At the end of the contract, the QS will also prepare the final account
to be presented to the client. In addition to these duties, the QS may also
advise the architect on the cost of any variations to the original contract or
any additional work completed.

Specialist engineers
These are hired as part of the architect’s team to assist in the design of
the building with regard to their specialist fields. There are three major
engineering roles:
1 Civil engineer: the designer of the roads in to and out of the building, along
with any bridges, tunnels etc. that may be required. May also be involved in
the design of drainage and water requirements to the building or complex.
2 Structural engineer: works closely with the designer to find the most
efficient method to construct the project. The engineer calculates the loads,
INDUSTRY TIP taking into account wind, rain and the weight of the building itself. The
frame and foundations can then be designed to support these loads.
Although their role increasingly 3 Building services engineer: the designer of the internal services within
demands a multi-disciplinary the building, such as heating and ventilation, hot and cold water supplies,
approach, building services air conditioning and drainage. The building services engineer will produce
engineers tend to specialise calculations for heat loss through the building fabric, and take into account
in one of the following areas:
l electrical engineering solar heat gain from windows and internal heat gains from plant, computers,
l mechanical engineering lighting and people, so that accurate calculations can be made for thermal
l public health. comfort within the structure. Most reputable engineers belong to the
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE).

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