AHPP

Question 1

What is the general purpose of the antitrust law?

Answer 1

Foster economuc competition

-prevents competitors in a given market from acting together to unreasonably restrain competition

Question 2

The AIA code of ethics is arranged in three tiers of statements:

Answer 2

1) Canons: broad principles of conduct
2) Ethical standards: more specific goals toward which members should aspire in professional performance and behavior
3) rules of conduct: mandatory

Question 3

Who is charged by the bylaws to enforce ethical matters in the practice of architecture? How does it enforce?

Answer 3

The National Ethics Council.

It enforces ethical matters through complaint and response

Question 4

Four components that must be proven when asserting a negligence claim

Answer 4

1) duty
2) breach
3) cause
4) damage

Question 5

what are record drawings

Answer 5

construction drawigs revised to reflect and represent the actual conditions of the project as it was constructed, usually based on marked-up prints, drawings, and other data furnished by the contractor to the architect

Question 6

what are as constructed drawings?

Answer 6

drawings that reflect the record of the building project as constructed based in information the contracto provides to the owner under the contract for constuction.

• based on the contractor’s markups, so the archtiect is not responsible for their accuracy or completeness
• commonly referred to as as-builts

Question 7

what are as-designed record drawings?

Answer 7

drawings that reflect the record of everything the archtiect designed for the project, and include the original construction documents plus all addenda, architect’s supplemental instructions, change orders, construction change directives, and minor changes

Question 8

What are the absolutely essential terms that must be included in a contract?

Answer 8

1) the project scope
2) the project time frame
3) project fees

Question 9

What is the difference between the statute of limitations and the statute of repose?

Answer 9

statute of limitations: a specific time frame in which claims must be asserted, starting from project substantial completion

statute of repose: a specific time frame in whcih claims must be asserted, starting from the time the alleged digression is discovered