Buildings Drawings
The Building Guidelines are to be used for the design and construction of simple residential buildings of less than 3,000 square feet in gross area. Designers and constructors of buildings outside the scope of the Guidelines must consult the Building Code for the applicable design and construction requirements.
Within the Building Guidelines are many diagrams that were prepared to reinforce the message of the Guidelines that "safe" construction is possible at acceptable costs, if care is taken to implement the recommendations given. This document is a compilation of the diagrams in the Building Guidelines. The diagrams have been revised and prepared in electronic format, using AutoCAD release 14, with additional explanatory notes and comments. The primary use of this document is to accompany the Building Guidelines. It is expected that the document will be used specifically for:
a. Use by small builders and artisans during construction of the building types covered by the Guidelines
b. Monitoring of construction activities in the informal building sector by officials of building and development control departments of the OECS member states.
c. A teaching tool to demonstrate safe building practices and procedures at workshops and seminars for small builders and artisans.
The Building Guideline drawings noted below are available for download in both graphic (GIF) and AutoCAD (DWG) formats. The graphic files are much larger in size than the standard screen, to preserve details. These drawings are scaled to fit the standard page in the text sections. The AutoCAD drawings can be downloaded individually or as compressed files (Zip format).