Building design
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Building design refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings. All building projects require the services of a building designer, typically an architect on all but the simplest of projects. Smaller, less complicated projects often do not require architectural services, and the design of such buildings is often undertaken by building designers, draftspersons, interior designers (for interior fit-outs or renovations), or even construction contractors. Larger, more complex building projects require the services of many professionals trained in specialist disciplines, usually coordinated by an architect.
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[edit] Occupations
[edit] Architect
Architects have the main job in designing the structure and the capability to be the leader of the project and always need to make sure they can control the structure.
[edit] Building engineers
Building engineering typically includes the services of electrical, mechanical and Structural engineers.
[edit] Draftsperson (Draughtsman)
A draftsperson or documenter is someone who has attained a certificate or diploma in industrial or technical drafting, and provides services relating to the preparation of construction documents rather than building design. Some draftspersons are employed by architectural firms, whilst others are self-employed providing services through their own drafting office.
[edit] Building designer
In most places, building codes and legislation of professions allow persons to design single family residential buildings and in some cases light commercial buildings without an architectural license. As such, a "Building designer" is a common, general term used in the United States, Canada and elsewhere for people that offer building design services but are not legally entitled to practice architecture or building engineering. In Australia a Building Designers duties are no different than that of an Architects. While the study undertaken is the same and the qualification similar the only thing that separates the two is the licensing body through which they gain accreditation. Anyone may use the title of "building designer" in the broadest sense. In some places, most notably in the United States, the term 'Registered Building Designer' is recognised as a person registered with a registered society and having fulfilled requirements enabling them as being suitably experienced and qualified to design smaller residential and commercial buildings[citation needed]. Building designers in the United States may qualify to sit for a certification exam administered by the National Council of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC). Those who have successful passed the NCBDC exam are given the title Certified Professional Building Designer (R)[citation needed]{[1][2]}. This does not, however, provide the membership with professional privileges as with architects and engineers. In most cases, building designers are trained as architectural technologists or draftspersons, but often they are architecture graduates that have not completed licensing requirements.
Many building designers are known as "residential" or "home designers" since many focus solely on residential design and remodeling. In the American state of Nevada, "Residential Designer" is a regulated term for those who are registered as such under Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design, and one may not legally represent themself in a professional capacity without being currently registered.
[edit] Building Surveyor
Building surveyors are technically minded general practitioners in the United Kingdom, Australia and elsewhere[1] , trained much like architectural technologists. In the UK the knowledge and expertise of the building surveyor is applied to various tasks in the property and construction markets, including building design for smaller residential and light commercial projects. This aspect of the practice is similar to other European occupations, most notably the geometra in Italy, but also the géomètre in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
