Types of CAD Disciplines in USA?

[janey28]

What would be considered 'Building Services' in the USA?

In the UK it encompasses Electrical & Mechanical Services to new and existing buildings.

Electrical being fire alarms, main HV & LV, Lighting, Security, Small Power, Data & Communications

Mechancial being hot & cold water systems, ventilation, soil & waste pipes, drainage, sprinklers

Is this type of thing refered to as 'Building Services' or something else?

[Ryder76]

MEP - Mechanical, Electrical,Piping/Plumbing

[Coosbaylumber]

What would be considered 'Building Services' in the USA?

 

In the UK it encompasses Electrical & Mechanical Services to new and existing buildings.

Electrical being fire alarms, main HV & LV, Lighting, Security, Small Power, Data & Communications

Mechancial being hot & cold water systems, ventilation, soil & waste pipes, drainage, sprinklers

 

Is this type of thing refered to as 'Building Services' or something else?

 

 

In the USA there are numerous firms off ering "Just One" of the included types. Often these firms specialize in offering services based upon one type of disipline.

 

Then yet another firm may offer to a developer, an overall contract service. That firm would then combine the works of all the sub-firms, combine theirwon tallents, and then offer to the client the complate package for them to review. That secondary (prime) firm may be an architect, a civil engineer, a special person within the client's interest, or an attorney. The secondary firm then becomes responsible for whole package of goodies, and any complaints arrising therefrom. The client pays the bills direct to the secondrary firm, and that seondary firm then issues a few weekly cheques to the sub-contractors.

 

Wm.

[Tankman]

Here we're only using one discipline, plumbing and piping.

 

Often however we receive *.dwg files from other firms, mostly building drawings which we use to install our "junque", plumbing, tanks, etc. We all tend to save in version 2000 so we can communicate with other AutoCAD versions.

Like posting a drawing here, keep in mind not all have '09 or '10.

 

We specialize in plumbing only, leaving the mechanical and electrical to others.

 

I personally, don't want to be a jack of all trades, master of none.

[Coosbaylumber]

Tried to be the BIG man once while in SFO area. We had to distribute completed plans to nine different firms, and people.

 

One set to Land Scaper,

One set to Mech. man.

One set to lead architect.

One set to attorney, and to acountant in same building.

One set to City (for checking) or to City Council clerk.

One set to HVAC guy.

One set to Pipe and trenching guy.

One set to new supervisor.

One set to client.

 

We would get plans printed for a Friday morning P-U at blueprinter, then the same delivery guy would drive to each loaction, handing off actual prints and bid documents, as there was some doubt that recipiants got things. On Thursday night, I sent same pages via AOL onna Internet, as often they did not receive same. Unless you happend to subscribe to AOL at the time.

 

Next week repeat.

 

Wm.