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    The document discusses the construction industry and its key participants. It is divided into building construction and heavy civil works. The main participants are owners and clients who finance projects, designers who are responsible for design, and constructors who supply materials, labor, and construction support. Advisory organizations provide support to the industry, while professional associations offer membership to designers and engineers. The construction process involves the client defining the project needs, hiring architects and engineers to design the building structure, mechanical, electrical and specialty systems, and completing pre-design and concept phases.

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    The document discusses the construction industry and its key participants. It is divided into building construction and heavy civil works. The main participants are owners and clients who finance projects, designers who are responsible for design, and constructors who supply materials, labor, and construction support. Advisory organizations provide support to the industry, while professional associations offer membership to designers and engineers. The construction process involves the client defining the project needs, hiring architects and engineers to design the building structure, mechanical, electrical and specialty systems, and completing pre-design and concept phases.

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    The document discusses the construction industry and its key participants. It is divided into building construction and heavy civil works. The main participants are owners and clients who finance projects, designers who are responsible for design, and constructors who supply materials, labor, and construction support. Advisory organizations provide support to the industry, while professional associations offer membership to designers and engineers. The construction process involves the client defining the project needs, hiring architects and engineers to design the building structure, mechanical, electrical and specialty systems, and completing pre-design and concept phases.

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    construction industry can • building construction: residential and non-residential buildings

    be divided into 2 • heavy civil works: dams, highway construction, subway construction
    categories
    participants in the AEC • Owners/Clients (public or private) who purchase design services and finance the
    Industry construction of buildings
    • Designers: architects, engineers, interior designers, urban planners, landscape
    architects, technical personnel - responsible for design documentation and
    construction administration
    • Constructors: general contractors, sub-contractors, manufacturers, suppliers,
    insurance and bonding companies –supplying materials or labour or support to the
    construction industry.
    • Officials working in a variety of local, municipal, provincial, and federal
    government departments who administer regulations, codes and by-laws to
    ensure that building design and construction complies with these regulations in
    order to promote public safety.
    • Financial Institutions which provide the funding for building construction.
    • Real Estate Companies provide expertise related
    to the buying, selling, and leasing of land and buildings.
    Advisory and Advocacy CCA Canadian Construction Association
    Organizations that • TCA Toronto Construction Association
    provide support to the • Bid Depositories which oversee tendering procedures to ensure equitable
    AEC Industry bidding by subcontractors for construction work
    • CHBA Canadian Home Builder’s Association
    • Worker’s Compensation and Safety Boards
    • CCDC Canadian Construction Documents Committee which provides a series of
    construction contracts to the AEC Industry
    • CaGBC Canada Green Building Council which is the licence holder for the LEED
    (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building rating system in
    Canada
    Professional • RAIC Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
    Associations that offer • OAA Ontario Association of Architects
    membership to • ACEC Association of Consulting Engineering Companies
    designers, engineers, • PEO Professional Engineers of Ontario
    and technologists • CIQS Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
    employed in the AEC • CSLA Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
    Industry • CSA Construction Specifications Canada
    • IDC Interior Designers of Canada
    • ARIDO Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario
    • AATO Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario
    The Client is the driving • defines the need or purpose of the architectural project
    force behind any building • Providing land/site
    project. • Hires a Land Surveyor and Engineering Firm to produce a detailed Site Survey
    of the property and a Soils Report
    Architectural firms Vary in size .
    Architects are licensed by Provincial Associations – such as the Ontario
    Association of Architects (OAA). allowed to design buildings for the public after
    obtain Certificate of Practice and Liability Insurance.
    The Structural Engineer designs the structure of the building – foundation system, beams, columns, floor
    slabs. Using steel, wood, concrete
    The Mechanical designs the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) for the
    Engineer building, as well as the elevator system, sprinkler, plumbing and drainage systems
    for the building.
    The Electrical Enginee designs the lighting, power supply and electrical distribution system for the
    building, as well the life-safety (fire alarm and communication) system for the
    building
    Specialty Consultants or Site Services/Civil Engineering, Parking, Security, Food Services, Acoustic,
    Engineering Service Interior Design, Lighting, Planning
    Pre-Design Phase establishing a Program of Requirements with input from the Client.
    Meet with the Authorities to understand the requirements of local Zoning
    the Architect will conduct a detailed Site Analysis to understand criteria

    Concept Design Phase. creates an architectural parti that will form the organizing principle to drive the

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