ARE 5.0: PjM_5_Project Quality Control

Question 1

Name two elements of a high-quality control program?

Answer 1

Checklists and adherence to the approved program are examples of this.

Question 2

What is quality control?

Answer 2

This is an organized set of procedures, systems, and tools to meet the expectations of the client.

Question 3

Name two ways an architect can maintain a professional standard of practice.

Answer 3

This practice includes using accepted details of trade associations and specification standards.

Question 4

At what point is a project reviewed against the requirements of the building code?

Answer 4

This review takes place at every phase during the planning, design, and construction of a project.

Question 5

What are the two types of project documentation used in a project?

Answer 5

These types are

• construction documents
• contracts, change orders, and shop drawing logs based on standard forms

Question 6

What method of communication should not be used for project information?

Answer 6

This aspect of quality control should not use social media.

Question 7

What is the reason project files are created and stored after a project is completed?

Answer 7

These are kept by the firm to reduce risk.

Question 8

Name three appropriate methods for communicating project information.

Answer 8

Telephone conversations, a project website, and emails or paper documents are appropriate
forms of this.

Question 9

What is the role of top firm management in a quality control program?

Answer 9

These firm members must publicly support and encourage a quality control program.

Question 10

What aspect of the firm should be considered before establishing a quality control program?

Answer 10

The type of services offered by the firm is critical to this program. An architectural engineering firm
will have different needs than an architecture or interiors firm.

Question 11

What is a quality circle?

Answer 11

This is a small group of employees who meet regularly to identify, analyze, and solve problems
for the quality control (QC) program.

Question 12

How is corporate knowledge documented?

Answer 12

Standard details, general notes, and checklists are three examples of this.

Question 13

Name three documents from the closeout phase that should be incorporated into project files.

Answer 13

Three key documents from this phase are the punch list, the certificate of substantial completion,
and the final application and certificate for payment.

Question 14

What are the four treatment categories cited in “Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties,” published by the Secretary of the Interior in 1992?

Answer 14

These categories are:

• preservation
• rehabilitation
• restoration
• reconstruction