Construction method

Claim 1

A construction method comprising the steps of: providing layout markings of installation locations on a floor of a building under construction, the building having a foundation, the layout markings produced by the method comprising the steps of: providing a reference point on the floor of the building; providing an automated marking means comprising: a first set of supports and a second set of supports, the first set of supports and second set of supports being mountable next to the foundation of the building; a horizontal support extending between the first set of supports and the second set of supports; a marking head support mounted on said horizontal support and extending beyond said horizontal support; and, a marking head movably mounted on said marking head support, so that the marking head can travel on said marking head support to a position beyond the horizontal support when placing markings on the floor; providing digitized structural arrangement data for the building under construction; computer processing the structural arrangement data to produce a digital representation of layouts of installation locations to be placed on the floor of the building under construction; and marking the layouts of the installation locations to be placed on the floor of the building under construction with said marking means in response to the digital representation of layouts of installation locations to be placed on the floor of the building under construction; and placing installations on the floor of the building under construction at the installation locations marked by the marking means.

Claim 5

A method for marking a floor of a building under construction site, the marking serving for the placement of framing installations on the floor of the building, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a physical reference point on the floor of the building; providing architectural data that defines the architectural layout of the building to be constructed; creating a set of structural arrangement data from the architectural data, the structural arrangement data including an orientation data point which corresponds to the physical reference point on the floor of the building and a set of location data defining the location of the framing installations relative to the physical reference point; and marking on the floor of the building the location of the framing installations to be placed on the floor of the building, the marking of the location of the structure being carried out relative to the physical reference point by the steps of: providing an automated marking means comprising: a first set of supports and a second set of supports, the first set of supports and second set of supports being mountable next to the foundation of the building; a horizontal support extending between the first set of supports and the second set of supports; a marking head support mounted on said horizontal support and extending beyond said horizontal support; and, a marking head movably mounted on said marking head support, so that the marking head can travel on said marking head support to a position beyond the horizontal support when placing markings on the floor; and placing markings on the floor with said marking head in response to the structural arrangement data.

Claim 6

A method for marking a floor of a building under construction site, the marking serving for the placement of framing installations on the floor of the building, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a physical reference point on the floor of the building; providing architectural data that defines the architectural layout of the building to be constructed; creating a set of structural arrangement data from the architectural data, the structural arrangement data including an orientation data point which corresponds to the physical reference point on the floor of the building and a set of location data defining the location of the framing installations relative to the physical reference point; and marking on the floor of the building the location of the framing installations to be placed on the floor of the building, the marking of the location of the structure being carried out relative to the physical reference point by the steps of: providing an automated marking means comprising: a first set of supports and a second set of supports, the first set of supports and second set of supports being mountable next to the foundation of the building; a horizontal support extending between the first set of supports and the second set of supports; a marking head support mounted on said horizontal support and extending beyond said horizontal support; and, a marking head movably mounted on said marking head support, so that the marking head can travel on said marking head support to a position beyond the horizontal support when placing markings on the floor; and placing markings on the floor with said marking head in response to the structural arrangement data.

Claim 8

A method for constructing a building to be constructed with a framed structure, the framed structure to be built in compliance with a set of building code requirements, the method comprising the steps of: providing a floor for supporting the framed structure over a foundation; establishing a physical reference point on the floor; providing architectural data of the building; creating a set of structural arrangement data from the architectural data, the structural arrangement data including an orientation data point which corresponds to physical reference point on the floor, the structural arrangement data created by the steps of comparing by means of a computer processor the structural arrangement data with the set of building code requirement data to define a data set of installation locations for the structural arrangement; processing the installation location data for the structural arrangement to optimize the structural efficiency of the installations to be placed at the installation locations; and marking on the floor the installation location data for the structural arrangement, the marking of the structure being carried out relative to the physical reference point by the steps of: providing an automated marking means comprising: a first set of supports and a second set of supports, the first set of supports and second set of supports being mountable next to the foundation of the building; a horizontal support extending between the first set of supports and the second set of supports; a marking head support mounted on said horizontal support and extending beyond said horizontal support: and, a marking head movably mounted on said marking head support, so that the marking head can travel on said marking head support to a position beyond the horizontal support when placing markings on the floor; and placing markings on the floor with said marking head in response to the installation location data.

Claim 9

A method for constructing a building to be constructed with a framed structure, the framed structure to be built in compliance with a set of building code requirements, the method comprising the steps of: providing a floor for supporting the framed structure over a foundation; establishing a physical reference point on the floor; providing architectural data of the building; creating a set of structural arrangement data from the architectural data, the structural arrangement data including an orientation data point which corresponds to physical reference point on the floor, the structural arrangement data created by the steps of comparing by means of a computer processor the structural arrangement data with the set of building code requirement data to define a data set of installation locations for the structural arrangement; processing the installation location data for the structural arrangement to optimize the structural efficiency of the installations to be placed at the installation locations; and marking on the floor the installation location data for the structural arrangement, the marking of the structure being carried out relative to the physical reference point by the steps of: providing an automated marking means comprising: a first set of supports and a second set of supports, the first set of supports and second set of supports being mountable next to the foundation of the building; a horizontal support extending between the first set of supports and the second set of supports; a marking head support mounted on said horizontal support and extending beyond said horizontal support: and, a marking head movably mounted on said marking head support, so that the marking head can travel on said marking head support to a position beyond the horizontal support when placing markings on the floor; and placing markings on the floor with said marking head in response to the installation location data.