CSC CPD REVISION Flashcards
The two Primary Strategic Objectives for Product Evaluation & Selection are …
“What is required.
What is available. “
What are the 4 Methods for Water Penetration Control?
1 Mass
(Traditional, solid wall assemblies that shed most surface water & absorb the rest then release absorbed moisture as a vapour (Solid concrete, masonry and timber)
2 Barrier
3 Internal drainage plane
4 Rainscreen
Walls constructed as a moisture-management system incorporating :
cladding
air cavity
drainage plane
airtight support wall
to offer multiple moisture-shedding pathways, and diminish the forces attempting to drive moisture into the wall.
(Brick veneer cavity walls, furred-out clapboard walls and drainable EIFS walls. )
Rainscreen
Wall designed to shed all surface water with no moisture penetration ( EIFS, stucco, clapboard and curtain walls)
Barrier wall
Air flows into the cavity behind the exterior cladding, equalizing the cavity pressure with the wind pressure, and thus minimizing the force (wind pressure) that causes most rain penetration.
Pressure-equalized rainscreens (PER)
A property of a material that opposes the passage of heat through it.
Thermal resistance
A measure of the effectiveness of the insulating material.
The larger the value, the better.
RSI
Principal function is to prevent:
Infiltration of outdoor air into a building
Exfiltration of indoor air to the outside
Air Barrier
A term describing a special class of materials that offer a high resistance to the flow of water vapour.
Vapour Barrier
What are the 3 causes for Damp Walls ?
Air leakage through walls or roof construction to exterior.
Condensation on the wall surface or within the wall.
The presence of hygroscopic salts in cementitious materials.
A special building papers, membranes or coatings - used to separate an environment that is at a higher vapour pressure from an adjacent one at a lower vapour pressure.
Vapour retarders
Wall construction includes a drainage plane or moisture barrier located between the exterior cladding and the supporting wall that provides redundancy of moisture resistance.
(Stucco and clapboard walls)
Internal drainage plane
The sum established by an owner as available for construction of a
project, including contingencies for cost increases during construction.
Construction budget
A reliable cost/time evaluation of an item or project both in part and in total, both
present and life cycle. Estimate
Estimate
The sum established by an owner as available for an entire project including
such things as construction budget, professional fees, cost of land, rights of way, furnishings, equipment, financing and all other costs for a project.
Project budget
A bill of quantities or a detailed listing and quantities of all items of material
and equipment necessary to construct a project.
Quantity survey
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTIMATE?
The owner - the consultant - the estimator - the contractor
Sometimes called “ballpark” estimates, they are based on historical costs related to a specific unit, ±20% accuracy
Order of Magnitude Estimates
A method of estimate used when the schematic design drawings indicate the sizes and areas of the spaces and the overall facility, ±15% accuracy
ft2 or m2 and ft3 or m3 Estimates
These types of estimates are based on sizes of the spaces and the
systems and elements used for the building. Because systems are generally quite well
described this method can be as much as 100% accurate.
Systems Estimates
These types of estimates are prepared from detailed information
that is available from the working drawings, specifications and site visits. These estimates
are precise and generally provide a ± 5% accuracy rate.
Unit Price Estimates
TYPES OF COSTS
1 Material Costs
2 Labour Costs
3 Equipment Costs
4 Contingencies
A written document describing in summary form, the design parameters, functions, and elements intended to be used for a project which are identified during the initial stages of design.
Preliminary Project Description (PPD)
An offer stating for what price the contractor will assume a contract.
Bid
The specific and detailed form used to collect information about the bid.
Bid Form
A document to make modifications to the bid documents during the bidding period
An Addendum (Addenda)
Divided into sections A through G and Z
UniFormat
Divided into Divisions 00 – 49.
MasterFormat
The Drawings and the specifications have a ———— relationship similar to the
contract documents.
Complementary
A project delivery method whose primary defining characteristic is a single multi-party contract signed by the owner, designer and builder, with financial incentives to enhance collaboration among the parties to the contract. - Conducive to fast-tracking.
Integrated Project Delivery
A project delivery method whose primary defining characteristics are at least two separate and sequential contracts, first between owner and designer (consultant), then between owner and builder (contractor), with construction typically commencing only after design is substantially complete.
Design-Bid-Build
A project delivery method where the design and construction (and perhaps commissioning) of a project are managed under a single entity.
Design-Build
A law made by a provincial legislative assembly or by the federal government.
Act
A proposed Act.
Bill
A person or body charged with the responsibility for enforcement and administration of a code or regulation.
Authority Having Jurisdiction (per NBC)
By developing these publications, organizations can help to ensure that products and
services are consistent, compatible, safe and effective.
Consensus standards
These are threats, unwanted events, unforeseen conditions or other failure modes that
might occur during the project, such as:
Accidents, fires and explosions.
Serious equipment failure.
Unforeseen geological conditions.
Inadequate operating procedures, equipment or plant.
Significant design inadequacies.
Hazards
An oral or written agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable by law. In order to be valid, a contract requires an offer, an acceptance of that offer and, in common-law jurisdictions, consideration.
Contract
It is the most important field of tort law as it rules most activities of modern society.
Negligence
Professionals must exercise a ————— that is considered the same as the “average”
professional in that profession.
Standard of care
A professional must exercise a —————- not only to the parties involved with a project but
also to innocent bystanders and the public.
Duty of care
They shall be responsible for establishing, initiating, maintaining, and supervising all health and safety precautions
Contractor
They will investigate the impact on the Work of the discoveries of artifacts and fossils.
Consultant
Responsible to provide evidence of compliance with workers’ compensation
Contract
Will be responsible to interpret the requirements of the Contract Documents.
Consultant
Will prepare Change Orders and Change Directives
Consultant
Shall furnish promptly to the Consultant two copies of certificates and inspection reports relating to the Work.
Contractor
Shall have control and management of the Place of the Work with respect to existing conditions.
Owner
What are the 2 types of owners?
Public Sector & Private Sector
A term Refers to materials that are reclaimed from products that have already
served their intended end-use as a consumer item.
Post-Consumer
A term that refers to water-efficient choices in planting and irrigation design.
Xeriscaping
