In terms of Energy Savings, day-lighting is one of the few initiatives that you can take that has a significant impact. These roof monitors allowed sunlight into the 2-story building through vertical south-facing glass, which was then controlled by the calculated placement of baffles so that direct sunlight was never a problem. The monitors were about 15' on a side and sloped down from a 7' high point. There were open areas in the second floor to allow sunlight to reach the first floor.
The glass in the roof monitors faced south to get the maximum amount of sunlight into the building all day long in a way that could be controlled. The monitors allowed that to happen in a way that skylights could not.
This project was built in 1997 by Dutch-owned candy company who had taken on the challenge of becoming sustainable by 2004. (They were bought by an Italian candy company before achieving the goal.)

Exterior Soffits are subject to extremes of temperatures, blowing moisture, and other rough treatment that gives you pause to just use painted drywall. Exterior Insulated Finishing Systems [EIFS] offer several benefits through its ability to withstand most of those issues with only a modest increase in cost. Certainly less cost than the traditional material - cement plaster.

The canopy fascia might be formed of EIFS also. The use of EIFS is very straightforward if you have limited penetrations. The drip edge detail is recommended to avoid discoloration from water running back onto the soffit instead of dripping off the edge. Insulation value is not an issue since the thermal (and security) barrier should be at the wall line of the building.

Utilitarian Stairs are used for fire exits, industrial buildings and and other "backstage" locations. These stairs are almost always steel because of the building's Construction Type or the configuration that the stair must take.  Steel allows for bent stringers, and balusters that will hold up over time. 
The drawings should show a stair cross-section at the very least to establish dimensions of the flights, headroom clearances, support and railing configuration. Additional details should be used to show any aesthetic or quality-related issues. Stairs are normally fabricated by specialty sub-contractors, so for the most utilitarian of stairs the only information that they need are the dimensions. The stair will be truly utilitarian in appearance.
An otherwise utilitarian stair can be made more attractive if attention is given to flooring, railing, and exposed connections. Carpet removes some of the industrial appearance. Replace the standard 4" o.c. pickets with something nicer. Add aluminum hand rails, which do not require maintenance to remain unblemished (finger rings tear up painted steel). Use a drywall soffit on the underside to cover most of the remaining utilitarian aspects.

Many building types could benefit from a dedicated receiving area with a dock. Shipping often entails multiple docks, but almost all buildings receive packages and material deliveries. A dock that can accommodate an over the road truck is the subject here. These drawings show how you might document the truck dock in plan, elevation and section. 

These drawings would need to be supplemented by specifications describing the actual equipment that is intended to be used. 

It is easy to design a truck dock that looks good but doesn't work very well. The manufacturer's representative of a dock equipment fabricator can be invaluable in making decisions that avoid an ineffective design.

A commentary on Truck Dock Design can be found here.