CDT 2024 Flashcards
CDT Exam prep
What are the four project teams
Owner (principal stakeholder), Design (A/E), Contractor, Supplier
What are the stages of the facility life cycle?
Project Conception > Design > Construction Documents > Procurement > Construction > Facility Management
What are the written formats used for construction information?
OmniClass; MasterFormat; UniFormat; SectionFormat; PageFormat; PPDFormat
Describe OmniClass.
A giant filing system useful to all who work to sustain the build environment through the entire life cycle of a facility.
A taxonomical format that classifies information applicable to the entire built environment. It organizes information in 15 tables, with “work results” in table 22; MasterFormat. Tables can be used together or individually.
Describe UniFormat.
Organizes construction information based on physical parts of a facility called functional elements, systems, or assemblies. Characterized by their function rather than identifying the products that compose them. Best suited for preliminary project descriptions and cost information, and to convey the Owner’s requirements for projects using the D-B method.
Describe MasterFormat.
A classification system that addresses a variety of subject areas necessary for construction, operation, and maintenance of a facility based on work results. All different types of construction are addressed equally.
Describe SectionFormat.
A compositional format that organizes the content within a single specification section. The established structure consists of three parts: Part 1 - General; Part 2 - Products; Part 3 - Execution.
Describe PageFormat.
A compositional format that standardizes the information written within a Section. Provides an orderly and uniform arrangement of text of each page. It has three objectives: to present text clearly and at a density best suited for easy/rapid reading; to provide a standard suited for the entire industry; to provide a flexible format compatible with current techniques and software. Addresses margins, headers/footers, Articles/Paragraphs, indentions and justifications, tables and graphics, fonts, etcs.
Describe PPDFormat.
A compositional format based on UniFormat. Used for developing preliminary project descriptions (PPDs). This allows information to be organized by a projects basic systems and assemblies before materials and methods have been chosen.
What are the four components of the US National CAD Standard?
AIA CAD Layer Guidelines; CSI Uniform Drawing System (UDS); BIM Implementation; Plotting Guidelines.
Describe the US National CAD Standard (NCS).
Intentions are to streamline and simplify the exchange of building design and construction data throughout the entire life cycle of a facility. Allows for streamlined communication among the owner and other project groups.
Describe the Spearin Doctrine and its outcome.
A contractor is entitled to rely on the construction documents provided by the Owner (prepared by the A/E) to be sufficient for their intended purpose. It protects the contractor. This is referred to as an implied warranty.
A material action or activity required under an agreement, or a voluntary effort that has been demonstrated or performed consistently in a way that it becomes binding can be called…
A detrimental reliance. For example, an architect states that they review submittals in 5 days, and they persistently do so until one complicated submittal required 15 days; the contractor can make a claim for delay on their work on the grounds of detrimental reliance.
How does the EPA describe/define “green building?”
A green building is defined as one that develops healthier methods of construction, operation, and demo of building while also using resources more efficiently. It will improve the health of occupants and the ecosystem surrounding it.
A failure to act or delay in acting can be deemed acceptance of a breach and may be considered…
a Waiver of the breached provision.
What are the four C’s of effective communication?
Correct, Complete, Concise, and Clear.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Autonomy to Contract
Contract law is founded on the principle that two parties are mutually free to determine the terms of an agreement.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Entire Agreement:
All documents are examined when there is a dispute. The court will search for meaning within the documents, and will interpret the documents to establish the parties’ intentions.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Specific takes precedence over general:
Specific information is given priority over anything general, and the courts will interpret it as intentional.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Trade Customs:
Also known as industry standards. If the CD’s do not establish the intentions of the provisions, the court can and may rely on industry standards and practices.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Practical Interpretation.
Ambiguity will be addressed and interpreted by the practical meanings placed on them.
Describe: Interpretation of CD’s by the Courts: Construction against the Drafter:
Drafters are to have superior knowledge of the details and subject matter they draft, and ambiguous provisions will be interpreted against the party drafting the provision.
What are the four considerations that should be identified during the facility programming?
Form, Function, Economy, and Time.
Which type of study provides information on the subsurface of a site?
Geotechnical investigation report.