The Design Disciplines branch outlines how building design and construction professionals practice in the whole building design process. This process requires all disciplines to coordinate, interact, and integrate issues throughout the life cycle of the project, to achieve a holistic solution with multiple benefits. A discussion of each Design Discipline's professional services, legal definition, roles and responsibilities in the integrated design process, and related resources are presented. Design professionals are encouraged to review other Design Discipline pages to better understand their roles and responsibilities so that all will be able to work together more effectively, identify gaps and omissions, and resolve issues in an integrated manner.

Architecture Architectural Programming Commissioning Authority Cost Estimating Electrical Engineering Fire Protection Engineering HVAC and Refrigerating Engineering

Information Technologies Engineering Interior Design Landscape Architecture Lighting Design Planning Plumbing Engineering Structural Engineering

If you are a certified or licensed building design and construction professional and would like to develop a Design Discipline page for any of the following disciplines, please contact us for more information:

Acoustical Engineering Archaeology Blast Resistance Building Enclosure Commissioning Conveyance Demolition Historic Preservation

LEED® Accreditation Productivity Seismic Engineering Site Engineering Soils Engineering Space Planning Surveying Waste Management