DesignDesign: Week 13, Monday…
Two desks
042 goes to Aisha, the lead firm's design manager, at S4: complete, coordinated, does what was asked. She authorises it. Then the client's reviewer accepts it at S5.
Stage 4 · Design it · Stop 6 of 7 · The right way
Authorised and accepted
The back alley's bill so far: 85 weeks · See the bill
The right way
Published
Tuesday, 2pm: 042 goes on the published shelf, labelled C01 and A5. Site is told, with a link. The pour moves to Wednesday.
Dave: A day late, from the right drawing. Fine.
DesignDesign: Three weeks later…
Spot on
The Clerk of Works checks the pipe level against the published 042. Spot on. He very nearly smiles.
The photoA pour on Monday, a pipe 150mm high, and no proof.
The published shelfA pour on Wednesday, the right level, and a Clerk who nearly smiled.
Now there is: Drawing 042 on the published shelf, through the authorise and accept checkpoints (authorised and accepted, the published state).
What's going on here
Site builds from what's published, and only from what's published. The lead firm authorises it and the client accepts it, so what's on the shelf is complete, checked and agreed. A photo of a drawing still being checked saves a day and costs a pipe.
New at this stop
- Authorise and accept
- Two checks before anything is published: the lead firm authorises it (complete, and does what was asked), then the client accepts it. S4 and S5 on the label mean it's at those desks.
- A codes (A5, A6)
- The label on published work: authorised and accepted. The number is the work stage: 5 for building, 6 for handing over.
In the town See it in the town: The drawing was ready. Was it allowed out yet?
Drawing 042 leaves Alex's own room for the shared table at S1, which is for building around, not building from. Before it reaches the published shelf it passes two desks: the lead firm authorises it at S4, then Client Town accepts it at S5. Only then does it get A5 and a C revision on its label, and site gets a link. The photo on the cone skipped both desks, so nothing on any label could vouch for it.
Fix it Building from something unpublished? Stop and check the label.
- Ask site which drawings they're building from today, and where from.
- Check each label: anything without A5 and a C revision goes back.
- Agree how fast the two desks turn round urgent drawings.
A note for the information manager: If site keeps asking for "just the drawing", the published shelf is too slow for them, and that is yours to fix, not theirs to work round.
Try it on your job
Next time someone asks you to "just send the drawing", check what its label says first.
ISO 19650 From two desks to the shelf
| ISO 19650 says | Means | In the town |
|---|---|---|
| Authorisation | The lead appointed party's check that information is complete, coordinated and does what was asked, before it goes to the client | Authorise, the S4 desk |
| Acceptance | The appointing party's review of the information it receives, deciding whether to take it as delivered | Accept, the S5 desk |
| Published state | Information that has been authorised and accepted and can be used, for example for construction | The published shelf, A5 on the label |
| Status | A code on each piece of information saying what it may be used for | Status codes on the label |
Based on the ISO 19650 series: the ideas come from the standard; the plain-English wording, examples and advice are InfoTown's. ISO 19650 and its UK National Annex are © ISO and BSI. You'll hear the same language across the industry. Read more for free in the Information Management Initiative (IMI) Framework guidance from BSI and nima. For the full requirements, use the standard itself.