Architects use the term “Program” to define what goes into your house. This term indicates the

types of rooms and their numbers you want in your house. So before you start, always make a

list of the rooms you want. And a short tip for this is to always make decisions about this by

thinking about the future. So that you don’t have to pay extra money after few years and change

your interior

It is the most important thing that people miss out before starting the construction.

Always think about your budget which includes Construction costs(Materials, Labor, Contractor,

appliances etc.), Engineering costs, Government fees etc.

And the best way to do it is to add 15-20% of additional costs in the budget to keep things in

control in spite of surprises.

The size of your house has to be balanced with your program and your budget. Your architect

can play a big role in this. Always try to create a plan where you can fulfill the maximum of your

needs within your budget.

Always remember when you’re choosing a team(Engineers, Architects, Contractors) for your

dream house. You’re giving your dream in the hand of that team. So always try to choose a

team whom you can trust the most. Don’t try to save money in that case. Always remember a

good team will take some more money for a reason. And that reason is they will fulfill your

dream in the best possible way.

Always try to look for sustainability(choosing good materials, piling etc) when you are building

your house. If you don’t focus on sustainability then it will cost you a huge amount of money and

energy in the long run. It may cost a little bit at the start. But you’ll feel it’s pleasure after few

years.

Structural engineering is concerned with the structural #design and structural

analysis of buildings, bridges, towers, flyovers (overpasses), tunnels, offshore

structures like oil and gas fields in the sea, aerostructure and other structures.

This involves identifying the loads which act upon a structure and the forces and

stresses which arise within that #structure due to those loads, and then

designing the structure to successfully support and resist those loads. The loads

can be the self weight of the structures, other dead load, live loads, moving

(wheel) load, wind load, earthquake load, load from temperature change etc. The

structural engineer must design structures to be safe for their users and to

successfully fulfill the function they are designed for (to be serviceable). Due to

the nature of some loading conditions, sub-disciplines within structural

engineering have emerged, including wind engineering and earthquake

engineering. Design considerations will include strength, stiffness, and stability

of the structure when subjected to loads which may be static, such as furniture or

self-weight, or dynamic, such as wind, seismic, crowd or vehicle loads, or

transitory, such as temporary #construction loads or impact. Other

considerations include cost, constructability, safety, aesthetics and

sustainability.