This course will emulate the construction document phase, with lessons on documentation methods, engineering conflicts and coordination, and teaching how to understand the exam’s scope. In this course, Prepare for the ARE Vol. 5: Project Development & Documentation, you’ll learn to calibrate each candidate’s understanding of what material may be encountered on the exam, and how best to cast a wide, yet efficiently shallow net in studies. Engineering concepts combined with architectural coordination consideration are paramount, and numerous facets of an architect’s professional responsibilities are discussed thoroughly. First, you’ll explore the integration of building systems into the architectural design. Next, you’ll learn about system sizing and detailing the architectural condition. Finally, you’ll discover the standard practices of construction documents preparation. By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to leverage your knowledge and resources to see a pass on exam day.
Author Name: Kevin Griendling
Author Description:
Kevin is a Project Manager in a small architecture firm designing education and senior living facilities, and doubles as an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at MT. San Antonio College. He has been exploring the field of architecture for ten years, with three years of project management and teaching experience in his current positions.The passion he has for teaching permeates most aspects of his life, which brings him to Pluralsight. While teaching Rhino and Grasshopper in classes, Kevin’s key c… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Introduction to ARE Preparation: Project Development & Documentation
  24mins
• Sizing Structural Systems
  31mins
• Sizing MEP & Specialty Systems
  28mins
• Integrating Structural Systems
  17mins
• Integrating MEP & Specialty Systems
  25mins
• Documenting the Building
  16mins
• Documenting Site Features
  20mins
• Documenting Architectural Systems
  38mins
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control
  15mins
• Processing Changes
  26mins
• The Project Manual
  8mins
• Specifications
  24mins
• Detailing with the International Building Code (2015)
  41mins
• Detailing with Specialty Codes & Regulations
  28mins
• Construction Cost Estimating
  24mins