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NCARB ARE CDS – Review: Questions And Answers (A+)
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NCARB ARE CDS – Review: Questions And Answers (A+)One condition that should be met before the start of interior painting Right
Ans - Exterior openings should be sealed before the start of interior painting.
Smoke pencil Right Ans - Type of test equipment used to check for air
infiltration on an already constructed exterior wall system.
Name two items considered security for a project Right Ans - Bid bond and
certified checks
Matters affecting the basic legal rights and responsibilities of the parties to the
contract, but which may vary from one project to another should be handled
in Right Ans - The supplementary conditions
Before starting the construction documents, what procedures would help
assure quality control in preparing the construction documents? Right Ans
- Maintain document standards, provide detailed cost estimate, have
contractor check documents.
Four ways the architect can decrease the amount of construction related
waste Right Ans - Designing materials flow plan for the contractor end-
user, specify recycled materials and products, specifying masonry
construction over wood construction, assisting the owner and contractor any
waste management plan.
After occupying a portion of the building, the owner notices a dent in a wall.
The dent was not noted on the punch list prepared by the contractor and
reviewed by the architect. What determination should the architect make?
Right Ans - The contractor is not responsible for the repair. The owner has
taken occupancy and is therefore responsible because the cause of the damage
cannot be established.
Who is responsible for the cost of removing and replacing items that do not
comply with code, but do comply with the project specifications? Right Ans
- If the architect specifies toilet fixtures that do not comply with the building
code, he was negligent and is therefore primarily responsible for the cost of
removing and replacing the fixtures.
, Review of product substitutions in a leed certification project Right Ans -
Requires additional attention to ensure that original design standards are met.
What is contained in the special conditions? Right Ans - Requirements
which change from project to project, such as soil borings, traffic control,
referenced documents including codes, temporary utilities, tests and
inspections, shop drawings, cleaning, safety, signs, etc.
Symbol representing a floor duplex receptacle outlet Right Ans - Circle
inside of a square with two lines through it.
Specifications define quality, methods, and installation techniques. Right
Ans - They do not include dimensions, which would be found on the
construction drawings.
Costs in addition to the cost of construction Right Ans - Professional fees,
furnishings, land costs, equipment, financing costs, legal costs, inspections and
tests. 20% of the cost of construction minus land in furnishings and
equipment.
HVAC ductwork is typically fabricated in the HVAC contractors shop and
delivered to the job site ready for installation Right Ans - Mass-produced
manufactured items include light in plumbing fixtures, site placed items
include concrete.
Plumbing floor plan drawings show supply piping, fixtures, sanitary piping.
Right Ans - Plumbing floor plan drawings do not show public water lines
which are located on the exterior of a building and therefore would be found
in the civil engineering drawings.
Placing concrete footings when the footing excavation is frozen. Right Ans -
Concrete should never report on frozen ground because when the ground
thaws, it shrinks. Providing a heated enclosure or thawing the ground are
possibilities, but excavating the frozen ground is the best choice.
Shop drawing review order when using a construction manager adviser
Right Ans - Contractor, construction manager, architect
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