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Technical Assignments
The Existing Conditions and Technical Assignment #1 both help to familarize the audience to the existing conditions for the project and the general setup of the project. The Existing Conditions and Technical Assignment #1 include a project schedule summary, a building systems summary, a project cost evaluation, a site plan of existing conditions, local conditions, client information, the general project delivery system, and the project staffing plan.
Technical Assignment #2 is a general analysis of the cost and methods for the project. Included are a detailed project schedule, site layout planning, an essemblies estimate, a detailed structural systems estimate, and a general conditions estimate.
Technical Assignment #3 is a look at potential alternate methods and reseach topics for further development in a proposal. Included are critical industry issues from the PACE roundtable, a critical research method, problem identification, technical analysis methods, and a weight matrix showing how time will be spent in the spring semester.