Brunswick Engineering

Brunswick Engineering has been offering Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineering design services to both public & private sector. The team has knowledge and experience to fully implement design while delivering significant cost, schedule and operating-efficiency benefits. The staffs consist of Registered Professional Engineers... in the state of NJ, NY & PA, as well LEED Accredited Professionals, Design Engineers, and CAD Draftsmen/Technicians. Need more information about what we offer? WHAT IS A PERMIT SET OF DRAWINGS? Posted by: Elizabeth / Category: Current Work / Tips and Advice / Date: Jan 09, 2013 We often have clients ask the difference between a builders set or permit set of drawings and full construction documents. Permit plans differ for each state, but we follow many of the building MEP code. We do the research on your state or city to ensure that your plans will always pass inspection. Technically speaking, the permit set of construction drawings is just that: the minimal set of drawings and information that the local jurisdiction (the entity reviewing the project and issuing the permit) requires in order to issue a permit. Being a smaller and less detailed set of information, these drawings take less time for the engineer to complete thereby costing the ownerless in fees. The permit set includes basic information on the project such as the floor plans, elevations, sections, site plan, some details, and very general materials and systems notes and references. It typically does not include such items as full specifications, details for anything over and above what is required for a permit, lighting layouts, or any additional design-work. The permit set of drawings leaves a large majority of final materials selections and detailing to the builder and/or client to complete the following permit submittal. A permit set of drawings is not typically recommended for a client unless they are a builder themselves or have already completed a project previously using a limited permit set ...Read More