Site plans can have a significant impact on project outcomes and can either facilitate a smooth development process or lead to cost overruns when existing work must be redone. Developers can build a competitive advantage in managing their project costs and timeline by leveraging best practices when working with their design team and through understanding key technical elements of site design.

The first session focuses on opportunities for gains and losses to the project schedule and budget based on the plan production strategies of the developer and the design team. This lesson also covers principles of site plan organization and formatting. Examples of best practices, such as using Plan Notes to provide a clear scope for contractors, will be presented.

Building from the foundation of session 1, the second session will review and assess several sample plans to highlight potential risks associated with the developed content. The lesson will also review modern site plan tools, such as building information modeling (BIM), to familiarize students with the capabilities of modern tools to highlight hidden benefits for developers and facilitate direction and discussion with the design teams.

What this course will help you do:

Identify opportunities to safeguard project budget and timeline through the site design process
Understand site plan formats and process
Read and interpret site plan content
Identify risks inherent to site plan content
Review sample site plans for comprehension and threat identification
Recognize plan development design process effort and timing
Learn about modern design tools and value to the project team