What do engineering consultants do? A banner example (Activity Report)

UNDER OUR ARCHITECT’S direction, our mechanical engineering consultant has specified the ventilation equipment for our expanded main-floor restrooms. This will allow the City to verify that our plans will meet the state building code, and it will enable the contractor to procure the proper materials and install them correctly. 

Because this kind of work is more visual and tangible than some other engineering tasks, it can serve as a good illustration of what our consultants have been doing for us. Below the jump, this post lets the images do the talking. It features the mechanical engineer’s set of 12 general notes, plus three of his diagrams.…

Notes for the architect and the contractor.…

Diagram showing the location of vents and ducts in the restroom ceilings.…

Diagram showing the essential features of the roof-mounted exhaust units…

Diagram showing the electrician how to wire the ventilation controls.…