Contents of the New Project Details Pane

Use the contents of this pane to enter information about a new project.

Navigate to the following contents:

• General Information
• Project Location
• Project Parameters
• Initial Project Milestone
• Options

General Information

Field	Description
Project Group	Select the group in which the project belongs. The default project group is <Your A/E firm name> Projects. As an administrator, you can select + Add New Project Group to create a new project group.
Project Number	Enter the number or code which identifies the project.
Project Name	Enter the project's name.
Construction Budget	Select the budget range for the project's construction. See Construction Budget. The default value is Not Listed.
Gross Building Area	Enter the project's gross floor area.

Project Location

Field	Description
Address	Enter the first line of the project's address.
Address 2	Enter the second line of the project's address if applicable.
City	Enter the city where your project is located.
State/Province	Select the state or province where your project is located.
Zip	Enter the zip code for your project's location.
Country	Select the country where your project is located.

Project Parameters

Field	Description
Building Type	Select the type or purpose of the building for your project. See Building Type.
Contract Type	Select one or multiple construction contract types for parties involved in the project design and construction. See Contract Type.
Construction Type	Select the type of materials used in the project's construction and structure's resistance to fire. See Construction Type.
Sustainability	Select the environmental code to which the project adheres. See Sustainability.
Owner	Select the individual, organization, or authority that owns the project's building or facility. You can also select + Add New Owner to add a new project owner. See Owner.
Geographic Region	Select the climate of the project's location based on ASHRAE's defined geographic regions. See Geographic Region.
Seismic Zone	Select the seismic design category of the project's location based on FEMA's classification system. See Seismic Zone.
Wind Zone	Select the NIST wind zone to indicate the frequency and strength of windstorms in the project's location. See Wind Zone.
UpCodes	Click this button to open the UpCodes resource for industry compliance codes. Using UpCodes empowers you to identify accurate project parameters and code requirements to drive meaningful automation. For projects in the United States, clicking this button opens a compliance code resource based on your selected State.

Initial Project Milestone

Field	Description
Design Phase	Select the architectural design phase in which the project currently is. See Design Phase.
Level of Specification	Select a default project-wide level of specification (LOS) to automate a baseline for your current project phase. As the project progresses and requires additional level of development, increase the level of specification (LOS) to convey detail needed for the current phase. The platform assigns a default LOS based on your selected Design Phase but you can select any LOS for any given phase. See Level of Specification and LOS-Associated Content.
Phase Start Date	Select the date when your A/E firm starts work on the project for the selected Design Phase.
Planned Phase Completion	Select the date when your A/E firm targets to complete work on the project for the selected Design Phase.

Options

Option	Description
Create	Click this button to create a new project based on the information that you entered.
Cancel	Click this button to cancel creating a new project.