Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan and prepare for the design.
- Workplace health and safety (OHS) requirements, including ergonomic and personal protection needs are observed throughout the work.
- An outline action plan taking into account scope of work to be done, available time and a critical issues timeline is prepared.
- Equipment and materials, including available computing systems, required for the work are identified and obtained or scheduled.
- Detail of the design requirement is identified from a prepared client brief and relevant information.
- Details of preferred construction materials are confirmed with the client.
- Details of services, inclusions and quality requirements are confirmed with the client.
- Prepare the first draft design.
- Design software is selected capable of producing required results.
- Design system is prepared for use following authorised set-up procedures.
- Design parameters and other relevant information for the proposed structure is progressively placed into the computer system.
- Design information is modified within the system as anomalies and errors become apparent and the transactions are recorded for subsequent discussion with the client.
- First draft design is completed and prepared for presentation to the client.
- Refine and confirm the design requirements.
- Finalise the design.
- The agreed variations to the first draft design are converted to usable data that meets statutory and regulatory authority requirements.
- Variations are incorporated into the design using software capabilities.
- Required explanatory information and margin note detail are incorporated into the design.
- Design is finalised, titled and presented in both plan and elevation form to the client.