Commands

Compare massing options by computed GFA, height, and net area

Put a code section in plain English

Work out required loading berths from the table you supply

Work out required fixture counts from the table you supply

Write a letter to the building department

Explain what an easement on your survey does to what you can build

Explain a geotechnical recommendation in plain English

Put a zoning clause in plain English for your site

Find a parcel's flood zone and base flood elevation, with its source

Math-check one accessibility clearance against the source

Check a building's allowable area

Check one egress question - pass, fail, or marginal

Check floor area ratio, coverage, setback, and height

Check the required hourly rating for an element

Compute occupant load when you already have the table row

Check provided open space against what the district requires

Check required parking count and accessible spaces

Check a ramp's slope, landings, and handrails

Check stair geometry when you already have the code text

Put structural systems side by side on what each does to the architecture

Trace how load travels from roof to foundation

Read an electrical panel schedule and say what it means for the architecture

Read an MEP riser diagram and find where it disagrees with the plans

Add up what has to fit in a shaft, plus the room to install and reach it

Put two or more envelope build-ups side by side on criteria you name

Check an assembly's R-value against your climate zone

Explain what a vapor retarder does, and what it is being asked to do here

Look up an assembly R-value or U-factor

Add up the louver face a mechanical airflow needs, from data you supply

Check one assembly against the energy table for your zone

Check a window against the energy table for your zone

Explain a detail, callout, or section in plain English

Explain a specification section in plain English

Write a field observation report with photos

Make a cover sheet for a document package

Instruct the contractor without changing cost or time

Write a cover letter for a bulletin or addendum

Write the text inside a drawing callout

Direct a change before cost and time are agreed

Write a general note that says something, and put it on the right sheet

Draft a contractor payment application

Answer an RFI without giving away scope, cost, or time

Write a product paragraph for a spec section

Draft the certificate, and check whether the date it claims is real

Separate real costs from risk-shifting in bid language

Explain what a submittal stamp commits you to

Look up a cost-per-square-foot benchmark, quoted with its source

Find the spec section number for a product or scope

Write the project email, and check whether it should be an email at all

Draft an additional services request before the work is done, not after

Draft a fee proposal that says what is not included

Read a contract clause from all three sides

Explain a certificate of insurance and what it does not prove

Generate a weekly project status report