Industry Standard Graphics for Site Plans
Does anyone know of good materials to study industry standards for graphics on site plans? In my experience this information has been variable & I'd like to learn some of these standards in preparation for this exam. The items I find a little confusing are how to identify coniferous trees vs deciduous trees. Also, on solar studies, is there a standard for how buildings and shadows are represented? One hatch might describe a building, and another hatch might describe a shadow, so it can get confusing to distinguish which is which if a shadow is directly next to a building on a site plan.
I've looked through Architectural Graphic Standards, which has a ton of useful information, but doesn't reference shading on site plans, or deciduous vs coniferous tree symbols. I'm hoping someone here might have some insight.
Thanks!
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In every set of plans, there is a legend either on the same page or on one of the sheets in the front.
My suggestion is to just get a complete set of plans, read the civil, landscape and architectural site plans, become familiar with the symbols, and you should be fine.
Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)
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Thanks for the response.
This is helpful. I've looked through Landscape plans for this info, but they are very descriptive & define the actual plants. Civil seems to define the trees more generally. Do you know of any resources for developing solar studies on site plans? Is there a standard for this?
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Quite honestly, most large companies have their own graphic style that belongs to them. It helps to know when drawings are copied or emanate from a specific source.
That said, most of the typical legend items resemble each other.
Look for the key to the provided drawing you are referencing.
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