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What are Preambles ?

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Materials and workmanship clauses within NBS- help to read contract docs

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What are Preliminaries ?

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description of a project that allows the contractor to assess the costs but do not form part of the package of physical works. Include : The site (description, access, parking), the works, contract conditions (payment, rectification, insurance, collateral warranties), mamangement of works (working hours ), H&S, site set up and welfare

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What did the Building Act 1984 introduce?

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Introduced a legislative framework for building control - introduced building regulations

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What standards do you benchmark against when designing?

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The Building Regulations, Approved Documents, British Standards, Planning, Sustainability criteria, HSE guidance (No.WC)

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What is your knowledge of BIM?

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Building information Modelling, the process of collaborative working and sharing a common design platform, 4 levels (0-3), level, Level 2 is required for government project - information exchange, CAD software

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What are the 4 levels of BIM?

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Level 0 - Unmanaged CAD (2D no collaboration )

Level 1 - Managed CAD 2D/ 3D (data shared electronically or CDE)

Level 2 - Manged 3D (common data environment create - shared) - separate data models

Level 3 - Single online model with construction sequencing, costs and life cycle info (not fully designed)

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what are three common threads designers mut consider?

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compliance, sustainability and safety

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Who is an interested party?

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anyone or organisation that may be directly affected by the project but who isnt a stakeholder - i.e. future tenants, customers

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How do you confirm the durability of products ?

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Test certificates, 3rd party accreds, product data sheets

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What is the purpose of a designers risk register?

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used by the lead consultant to identify early all risks within the project, assess them and communicate to all relevant parties. Hazards to be designed out in design stage, if not mitigated. examples - Red - lack of pre-con information, fragile roof lights , dust production. Amber =internal manholes in circulation areas, changes in floor levels causing trip, heavy elements. Green = adequate access, half board sizes, edge production.

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what is the difference between a designers risk register and project risk register ?

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of using NBS?

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Advantages = faster delivery, consistent documentation, regularly updated. Disadvantages = irrelevant clauses, repetition of clauses, misinterpretation of standard clauses

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What will a feasibility report provide?

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Different design options, pre tender estimates, testing of project outcomes. This stage is likely to see the largest change encounter.

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What is concept design stage?

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Produce outline specs, cost exercises, initiate change control procedures

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What can be used to help change control?

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NEC - Early warning notices and meetings

Regular communication

Reference sign offs

Early planning control engagement

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What should be expressed in technical design?

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moving from performance specification to detailed provisions for materials and workmanship. Allow price certainty at tender stage.

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What are some modern methods of construction?

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Modular pre fabricated buildings, panelised system, pre-cast foundations

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What are some of the documentation surrounding MMC?

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NHBS MMC Hub, RICS MMC A forward thinking approach.

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Why do you use NBS Chorus?

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Collaberation - sharing links for specifications. I can work on at the same time as others - BIM 3.

Also ensure i include all the relevant clauses

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What does the RICS MMC A forward thinking approach detail?

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Details different MMC, how these can be used to meet the housing shortage at an increased speed with greater accuracy and H&S.

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What are some of the criticisms to MMC?

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HoL - undermine investment in British manufactured masonry products, all risk on one contractor.

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what is a universal beam ?

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I beam = horizontal loads

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of modular construction?

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ad - H&S, reduced site programme, reduced site waste, adaptability/moveability

dis- small room size, transportation, no design changes, 50 -60ylifecycle

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What are three types of load on a building?

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Dead load - structures weight

Live/ imposed = occupants/ furniture Environmental

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How are loads catagorised?

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point loads, line loads, distributed loads

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What is covered in the RICS Design and Specification Guidance Note 2013?

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Roles of the lead consultant (effective use of design resource, design based on evidence, Manage expectations/focus on need), management of the design team, requirements for each stage, RIBA Stages, NBS usage.

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What is covered in the RICS Managing the design delivery Proffesional Guidance note?

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Describes the Design Delivery Managment role (anyone responsible for design), describes the four different project processes: Association for PM, CIOB, RIBA and BS 7000-4 Guide to managing design in construction.

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What is the RIBA Plan of Works

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A - Industry standard for the different phases of a project. Used to identify payment and personal requirements

0 - strategic definition - Business case &brief
1 - preparation and brief - Project execution plan
2 - concept design - outline design &specs
3- spatial coordination - engineering info, change control
4- technical design - finalise designs
5- construction
6-handover - rectify defects
7 - in use - FM

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What is Project execution plan _ what is included ?

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sets out strategy for managing a project

  • who does what and how
  • polices procedures and priorities
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What stages are there in BS 7000-4 Guide to managing design in construction?

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  1. Conception, 2. Feasibility, 3. Realisation, 4. Operation, 5. Termination.
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What is a specification ?

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Describes materials and workmanship. No info on costs, qauntities or drawings. Require ready alongside BoQ, schedules, drawings .

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What specification software have you used and why?

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NBS Chorus, owned by RIBA. Cloud based specification software. Latest legislation and BS’s/includes workmanship clauses.

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What is a schedule of work ?

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Without quantities, list the works require, quality mentioned with reference to the spec - JCT

34
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what is a specified schedule of works ?

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Includes a description of the works

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What is the difference be a schedule of works and AS?

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SoW = JCT can be paid as % per activity completed

AS = NEC each activity has to be 100 % complete for it paid

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What is a provisional quantity ?

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Detailed by the new rules of measurement 2nd edition 2012 = a quantity that cannot be accurately determined (i.e. an estimate of the quantity)

37
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What is a Schedule of Rates and when shall they be used ?

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List of rates per unit for works e.g. £1 pm2. Used when the nature of works is unknown and quantises can not be accurately determined or on frameworks.

37
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What is a Bill of Quantise?

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Prepared by QS, Project specific measured quantises for work items from drawings and specs. Typically used on large projects or new builds .

38
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What can affect design?

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Approved documents, technical constraints e.g. site size, BSs, CDM 2015, planning, Conservation areas, listed buildings, TPOs.

38
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What are some aspects the lead consultant should help the client with that fall outside design?

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specific grants, public legislation, third party rights.

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What are third party rights

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They provide for a duty of care to be extended by one of the contracting parties to a third party who is not party to the original contract. An example would be where an architect of a new office development owes a duty of care to an occupier of the development in so far as any subsequent defects which may arise.

  • alternative to collartal warrieties
  • The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
  • need to be identified in the contract
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What are third party accreditations and what are their benefits?

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They let customers know your product will reliably perform its job. BRE, UKAS, BBA

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What is the Considerate Constructors Scheme?

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Organisation founded to raise standards in the construction industry for contractors, sites, suppliers and professionals. Care about appearance, community, environment, H&S

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Why as lead consultant is it important to communicate with the engineers?

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Ensure compliance with the client brief, clear lines of communications though me, designs may conflict - Lux values. Collaboration even if there are no BIM requirements

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What is the difference between prov sums & prime costs ?

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Prov - QS estimation of costs not designed in enough detail to directly price e.g. kitchen units types

prime cost - In general terms, the ‘prime cost’ is the sum of the direct cost of materials and labour associated with a production process. It is the direct cost of the inputs to a process that are necessary to create the output.- exclude profit and overheads -

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What are defined and undefined provisional costs?

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Undefined = so little defined taht the contractor can not make an allowance for time for them - may be entitled to EoT e.g. ground conditions beneath existing unknown until demolition

Defined = defined in suffient etail the contractor is expected to allow time for tjem - e.g. fitted kitchen x.non of units, just not decided which exact units

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How do you plan project?

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I use the RIBA Plan of works to determine the project requirements at each stage and to help put a fee proposal together

46
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Sustainability advice for materials?

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low VOC materials

47
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When is stepped and ramped access required ?

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BS8300 requires a change in level greater than 300 mm to have steps & ramp/less than 300 mm = just have a ramp.

some ambient people find steps easier than ramps. App Doc M requires - reasonable provisions for people to gain access and use buildings & facilities / more beneficial to have both.

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How did your designs comply with the relevant documentation for accessibility ?

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Widths of corridors, accessible WC, widths of doors, accessible entrances.

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What are the required corridor widths?

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Minimum- 1200mm - BS8300 would be used for obstructions

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How did you ensure durability for your designs?

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consulted test certificates and product data sheets. Ensure client was happy with costs of durability. Getting samples to confirm tear resistant, look at thickness

51
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What were the specific details of the steps ?

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52
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What was included within the designers risk register ?

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Working at heights, excavations, asbestos, solvents, access to RWGs, Dust, Manual handling

53
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what documents did you use to help with your design ?

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What is the difference between the defined costs and the schedule of cost components?

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Defined costs outline what the contractor can recover costs for - works on the project minus retention, and overheads ect.. r.

The SoCC is a ‘filing cabinet’ of defined costs. A document that outlines what a contractor will be paid for and how the calculation is made

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What cab defined costs be used for ?

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Assessing CE’s

56
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What did the contractor price off ?

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Outline designs, brief, est project value, client requirements

57
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In the NEC3 ECC Option E contract, what are direct & shared costs?

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Direct - costs clearly for that specific project, e.g. labour, materials, plant, sub-con.
Shared - costs that might be spread across other projects, e.g. admin, owned plant.

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How did the contractor provide a quote for the works?

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Fee % + prelims, completed on outline design.

59
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What was the fee % and what are typical fee %s?

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3-10% dependant on project value.

60
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What is in defined costs ?

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People, Equipment, Plant/materials, charges, Manu away from site, Design, Insurance

61
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Talk me through the location of appliances within the accessible WC

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1500mm2 Turning circle
Less than 40m from workstations
Drop down rail = 320mm from center of WC

Wall rail = 400mm from center of WC - check -

WHB projections less than 250mm ( check) with vertical grab rails either side (140-160mm from the edge)

Alarm pull cord with two red bangles - one at 100 mm the other at 800mm

Alarm reset button

Shelf 740mm from floor below - disposal bin and above sanitary dispenser

flat top cistern for colostomy bag change

Vertical grab rail to be positioned - 600mm from toilet - 1110 mm from floor to centre

Toielt to be posisition with 1000mm from the centre of the toielt to the side to the wall on the the wheelchair user would be transferring - so to the left for a right transfer

colostaomby bag change shelf 950mm above the floor

Alarm reset butten and toielt dispenser located near the loo

Soap dispenser and paper towel dispenser located above WHB
HD loacted to the other side of the sink

62
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Discuss the layout of the tea point

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63
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what part of the equality act did you have to comply with ?

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Duty to make adjustments

64
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What was the LRV of the grabrails and why was this required?

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30 points difference - ADM - walls were white, grab rails blue

65
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. What are the requirements for the emergency pull cord?

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Red - close to the wall - 2 bangles - 100mm from the floor and 1 800 -1000mm from the floor

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APC IF (18 decks)

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