CDT Flash Cards 11
- Integrated projects are distinguished by all of the following characteristics except:
A. - Trust-based collaboration between project team members
B. - Maximized efficiency through design, fabrication, and construction
C. - “Just as needed” team involvement to reduce owner’s pre-construction expenses
D. - Compensation structures supporting early engagement of team members in design and project planning
E. - Development of virtual project model through input from a collaborative team
C. “Just as needed” team involvement to reduce owner’s pre-construction expenses.
Traditional project delivery methods may serve to keep teams out of collaborative effort as long as possible. Although such traditional methods may serve to reduce certain fees for planning and design, the traditional approaches also tend to result in greater problems during construction.
- Which of the following is true concerning application of integrated project delivery?
A. - Collaborative team effort reduces planning and design expenses.
B. - Determination of liability for decisions is generally made by the team leader in order to reduce arbitration expenses.
C. - Technologies such as data exchange protocols evolve on a phase-by-phase basis.
D. - Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than determination of liability.
D. Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than determination of liability.
IPD takes increased planning effort and expense, change in practice habits including risk management, early agreement on use of technology, and the ability to play multiple roles.
- The following are true concerning CSI’s GreenFormat online product data resource except:
A. - CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat.
B. - GreenFormat product information is organized by MasterFormat numbers.
C. - Information in GreenFormat supports specifying by proprietary, reference standard, performance, and descriptive methods.
D. - The Product Lifecycle category provides information on product Life Cycle Analysis, Material Extraction and Transportation, Manufacturing, and Facility Operations.
E. - Manufacturers provide a technical contact for followup questions from GreenFormat users.
A. CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat.
Validation of the information in GreenFormat is by the manufacturer, not CSI, for practical reasons. However,
GreenFormat goes a long way to establish standards for quality of information regarding the sustainable characteristics of building products.
- The goal of the ASTM sustainability standards, the USEPA EnergyStar program, and the NIST BEES program is to:
A. - Serve as the basis for the development of national model code regulation of the use of building products
B. - Provide a rational assessment of the environmental impact of building products
C. - Promote emerging green building product businesses
D. - Simplify building design practices
B. Provide a rational assessment of the environmental impact of building products.
National sustainable model codes are developing, but the goal of these programs is clearly stated in the PDPG; other results such as the emergence of green building product businesses have been a secondary result of these technical undertakings.
- Which of the following is not included in the quoted description of benefits that BIM brings to the design and construction process?
A. - Opportunity for increased evaluation of design options
B. - Building components conflict identification and resolution
C. - Automated product characteristic/specification content coordination
D. - BIM-driven product delivery scheduling
C. Automated product characteristic/specification content coordination.
While some software platforms are available that enable specifications section selection and key product selection within or linked to BIM databases, coordination of BIM object content and specifications’ document content is not part of BIM software capabilities. Specifications development, like developing drawings for a construction project, requires professional judgement.
- The goal of the project is defined by the Project Delivery Practice Guide as:
A. - Completion of the construction project on time and on budget
B. - The delivery of the facility to the owner
C. - Maximizing the benefit to the owner and the community
D. - Creating a facility with the lowest possible embedded energy
B. The delivery of the facility to the owner.
There may be many secondary objectives and goals embedded in the design and construction of a facility, but delivery to the owner is the primary goal and is what shapes the contract environment in which the construction takes place.
- The nationally-recognized California AIA “Integrated Project Delivery Guide” redefines the stages of a project to include which of the following:
A. - Conceptualization
B. - Criteria Design
C. - Detailed Design
D. - Implementation Document
E. - All of the above
E. All of the above.
Phases also include Agency Coordination, Buyout, Construction/Construction Contract Administration, and Closeout. This evolution from the more typical project stage framework integrates the commissioning process (commencing under Criteria Design) and realistically provides for multi-party collaboration that is part of IPD.
- Construction document production is defined by CSI to be all of the following except:
A. - A phase that commences once design decisions have been made
B. - A process under the conceptual design phase.
C. - A component of the input into, and reporting out of, a BIM model
D. - An ongoing effort by many entities reflecting the collaboration and fast track delivery typical of modern construction projects
B. A process under the conceptual design phase.
Understand CSI’s (and AIA’s) names for
the various stages of a project and the different “phases” under the design stage; also understand the types of documents produced in the various project stages, including the three phases of the design stage.
- All of the following could be Articles in Part 1 of a specification section except:
A. - References
B. - Action Submittals
C. - Source Quality Control
D. - Measurement and Payment
C. Source Quality Control.
An example of Source Quality Control is the special inspection for structural steel fabricators required under model building codes, or shop testing of a large pump before it is shipped from the pump factory. This is specified in Part “2 – Products”.
- When is the CSI/CSC UniFormat most often used?
A. - During project conception and schematic design
B. - In the procurement stage
C. - In the facility management phase
D. - Throughout the project life cycle, to organize information by materials and methods
A. During project conception and schematic design.
UniFormat is particularly useful for early cost estimating, for filing information, organizing preliminary project descriptions, and filing detail drawings.
- In construction contract documents, the general provisions that establish payment responsibilities are found in:
A. - General Conditions
B. - Division 01 General Requirements
C. - Payment bond
D. - Addenda
A. General Conditions.
Note the key terms “general” and “contract documents” in the question. The General Conditions contain the basic contractual provisions that indicate the basic rights and responsibilities of the parties to the construction contract.
- An example of a MasterFormat Level 3 specification section is:
A. - 05 00 00, Metals
B. - 05 20 00, Metal Joists
C. - 05 21 00, Steel Joist Framing
D. - 05 21 19, Open Web Steel Joist Framing
D. 05 21 19 Open Web Steel Joist Framing.
The MasterFormat numbering system is
described in the PDPG and in the introduction to both MasterFormat and MasterFormat Numbers and Titles.
- Instructions for Procurement:
A. Are used only on private projects
B. Frequently are standard industry forms
C. May include the geotechnical report as an attachment
D. Are binding upon the Contractor
B. Frequently are standard industry forms.
Both AIA and EJCDC offer standard Instructions to Bidders “forms”. If necessary, with AIA documents, a Supplementary Instructions to Bidders can customize the Instructions to Bidders to suit specific project requirements.
- Contractual clauses in the Conditions of the Contract:
A. Have priority over Division 01 specifications.
B. Are superseded by Division 01 specifications.
C. Are expanded upon by the provisions of Division 01 specifications.
D. Are independent, and Division 01 provisions have no effect
C. Are expanded upon by the provisions of Division 01 specifications.
The key word is “expanded.” Division 01, General Requirements, address administrative and procedural issues h
(and other matters, such as temporary construction) and other matters.
- Because he or she is most-familiar with a particular product, the manufacturer’s
representative should:
A. Write the specification section for the A/E.
B. Review the specification section.
C. Supply information to the specification writer.
D. Not be consulted, to avoid a conflict of interest.
C. Supply information to the specification writer.
The product representative is a valuable
information source. They can supply information that could take hours to obtain elsewhere. They can help A/Es avoid errors in the Bidding Documents.
