ENGR 0715 - Engineering Applications for Society

Spring 2008 Projects

Blueprint Development & Analysis of Robinson Street Facility

Community Partner: Community Human Services Corporation:

Team:

Andrew Janaitis, Rebecca Terry, Katlyn Daniluk, Henry Leung

Problem Statement:

Our project involved the developement of blueprints for 141 Robinson Street, which includes identification of load bearing walls and current space functionality. Our team
also developed recommendations for optimizing workspace organization.

Related Links:

• How to Identify a Load Bearing Wall - A guide about how to identify the load bearing walls of the building.
• Optimize Site Potential | Whole Building Design Guide - A guide on optimizing building design.
• Digital Canal - Site that offers a CAD program named Digital Canal that our team can use to develop the blueprint.
• Google map This link provides directions to the location of the house from Forbes Hall and serves to give a sense of where the project will be.
• Virtual Library for CAD This link is a database for information involving CAD and may be helpful in creating blueprints.
• Office Design This link provides tips on organizing office space, which is a part of our project.
• 141 Robinson St Link to google maps at 141 Robinson St. This is the location of the property at which we will be carrying out our project.
• Pittsburgh Bureau of Building Inspection - This is the home page of The Pittsburgh BBI, it contains all codes and regulations that may apply to the property at 141 Robinson St.
• AutoCAD Civil 3D: This is an example of a program the the team could use to map out a 3D model of the house.
• Location of the building:This site will lead you to a mapquested image of the buildings location
• A guide Identifying Load-Bearing Walls: This site has articles on how to identify load bearing walls that is explained in a very simple matter.

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