This website provides owners and designers with a concise source of core information needed to form
a framework for the detailed planning of any design project. the objective is to save time for
building owners during the basic investigations.
The information includes the principles of the design process, basic information on siting,
servicing and constructing, as well as illustrations and descriptions of a wide range of building
types.
Designers need to be well informed about the requirements for all the constituent parts of new
projects in order to ensure that their designs satisfy the requirements of the briefs and that the
buildings conform to accepted standards and regulations.