L12/13/14 Quizzes Flashcards
How are the costs of the building controls system primarily funded in NZ?
a. Income tax
b. GST
c. Local rates (property tax)
d. User pays (building consent fees)
e. Development contributions
User pays (building consent fees)
T/F: The building code does not generally ensure building occupants’ comfort and convenience
True
Which country started the trend towards performance-based building codes in the 1980s?
United Kingdom
Prescriptive guidance documents called __ are published by the Department of Building and Housing (now MBIE) and are comprised of drawings and specifications of building elements that comply with aspects of the building code
Acceptable solutions
T/F: BRANZ Appraisal has legal status meaning that the certified product/system must be accepted for code compliance
False
Which of the following entities is empowered by the 2004 Building Act to issue Building Consents?
a. BCA
b. TA
c. Department of Building and Housing (now MBIE)
d. Minister of Construction
e. None of above
BCA
If un-consented building work is carried out it is not possible to receive a code compliance certificate for that work. However, it is possible to apply for a ___ in place of a CCC.
Certificate of acceptance
Before a property developer can conclude the sales of apartments within his/her project, which of the following must be completed?
a. Apply for a project information memorandum
b. Be issued a code compliance certificate
c. Be issued a building consent
d. Apply for a building consent
e. None of the above
Be issued a code compliance certificate
T/F: After being issued building consent you have 2 years to start construction work
False
As apartment building with an uppermost finished floor height of 9m is considered under the LBP Rules as being category _ building
2
The internal hierarchy on a commercial construction job site is project manager, superintendent(s), __, skilled labourers (tradesmen), unskilled labourers
Foreman
The project delivery method that requires the most coordination and responsibility on behalf of the owner is __
CMA
Which of the following delivery methods often starts with a guaranteed maximum price and later switches to lump sun?
CMR
According to the Penn State and UK study, the approximate delivery time savings enjoyed by design-build over design-bid-build is _%
30%
A __ developer is a property developer who produces a turnkey project and receives a fixed payment
Fee