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Level 1 Flashcards

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What would you improve about AutoCAD?

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Textures/Hatching- Limited.

Needing a mouse/keyboard to be efficient.

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What is Approved Document K?

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Protection from falling, collision and impact, was last published in 2013.

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What are some key areas of Approved Document K?

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It sets standards for the design of stairways, ramps and ladders, together with requirements for balustrading, windows, and vehicle barriers to prevent falling. It also includes requirements for guarding against, and warning of, hazards from the use and position of doors and windows.

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What Section is the steepness of internal stairs?

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Section 1: Stairs and ladders – Contains guidance on steepness, construction, headroom, landings, handrails, guarding, and so on.

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What is the performance requirement for stairs, ladders and ramps?

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Ensuring steepness, rise and going, handrails, headroom, length and width of any stairs, ladders and ramps between levels are appropriate to afford reasonable safety to people gaining access to and moving about buildings.

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What is the min/max of Private stair rise?

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Min 150mm-220mm

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What is the min/max going for a private stair?

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Min 220-300mm.

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What is the preferred going for school buildings?

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going=280mm & rise of 150mm.

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What is the maximum pitch for a private stair?

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42 degrees.

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What is the minimum headroom for landings and flights of stairs.

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Min 2m although reduced based on diagram 1.4 for loft conversions.

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Where can you find minimum widths for means of escape?

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Approved Document B: Fire Safety

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What is the minimum width of flight of stairs for dwellings?

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900mm.

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What is the minimum width of flight of stairs for Buildings other than dwellings?

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1200mm or 1000mm between handrails. If the stairs are more than 2m wide then you need to separate into flights of a min of 1000mm.

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How much should open riser treads overlap for dwellings and buildings other than dwellings?

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Dwellings: min 16mm.

Not Dwellings: min 25mm.

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What are some other requirements as set out in Approved Document K?

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Section 2: Ramps – Contains guidance on construction, obstruction, handrails, landings, guarding, and so on.

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What is the purpose of the RIBA plan of Works.

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Organises the process of a construction project into eight stages

Explains the core tasks, stage outcomes and information exchanges required at each stage.

Can also be used for fees

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What is the most recent addition of RIBA Plan of Work?

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2020

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Can you name some of the RIBA 2020 Plan of Work Stages?

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0 = Strategic Definition
1 = Preparation and Brief
2 = Concept Design
3 = Spatial Coordination
4 = Technical Design
5 = Manufacturing & Construction
6 = Handover 
7 = Use
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At what stage in RIBA would you expect to submit a planning application?

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Stage 3 - Spatial co ordination

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At what stage would you submit building regs application?

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  • Stage 4 - technical design
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What changes have been made to the 2020.

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Stage 3 - now spatial coordination (was developed design)
Stage 5 - now manufacturing

  • Extended glossary
  • New project strategies
22
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What are the preliminaries?

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Preliminaries relate to the cost-significant non construction related items that need to be taken into account by the contractor.

23
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What are preambles?

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An explanatory document with the tender documents, not for pricing

24
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What are the Materials and Workmanship section?

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Provides details on the type and quality of the material and the workmanship required.

25
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What would you expect to find in a preliminaries section of a specification?

List 4 possible headings:

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They describe the works as a whole, and specify general conditions and requirements for their execution, including such things as
site set up etc.
access,
phasing

testing,
approvals,
protection,

security,
health and safety,
admin,
management,

26
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What is NBS?

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National Building Specification

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Why did you use NBS?

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Provides an easy-to-use, standardized way of preparing preambles and preliminaries.

It reduced the time required in preparing the tender documents and is familiar to the contractors.

However care and attention is required to ensure all sections are complete with the applicable information

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Other types of specification tool

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BRE - The Green Guide to Specification

29
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What are the Building Regulations 2010?

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Provide the min standards for the design and construction of of buildings to ensure sustainability, accessibility and safety are considered

30
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Name some approved documents?

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A: Structure
B: Fire safety
C: Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
D: Toxic substances
E: Resistance to the passage of sound
F: Ventilation
G: Sanitation, hot water safety and water efficiency
H: Drainage and waste disposal
J: Heat producing appliances and Fuel storage system
K: Protection from falling, collision and impact
L: Conservation of fuel and power
M: Access to and use of buildings
N: Glazing - Safety in relation to impact, opening and cleaning
O: Overheating
P: Electrical safety
Q: Security - Dwellings
R: High speed electronic communications networks
7: Materials and workmanship

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What else provides guidance?

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British standards

32
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What is the difference between BR and BS??

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  • Both provide guidance on how to meet the building regulations
  • British standards are generally more detailed
33
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What is the town and country planning act 1990?

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It regulates the development of land and property in the UK.

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When is planning required?

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Section 55 of the Act.

New developemetns and alteration to existing building, also changes of use.

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What is included in a planning app?

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Site plan,
Design and access statement
Existing and proposed plans

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What is permitted development?

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Allow certain building works and changes of use to be carried out without making a planning application (they are an initiative by the government to speed up the planning process)

  • Change of use within the same class - a to a
  • Small extensions
  • Like for like alterations
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When is planning permission required

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When it meets the statutory definition of ‘development’ which is set out in section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. ‘Development’ includes:

  • building operations (eg structural alterations, construction, rebuilding, most demolition);
  • material changes of use of land and buildings;
  • engineering operations (eg groundworks);
  • mining operations;
  • other operations normally undertaken by a person carrying on a business as a builder.
  • subdivision of a building (including any part it) used as a dwelling house for use as 2 or more separate dwelling houses
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When is planning permission not required?

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The categories of work that do not amount to ‘development’ are set out in section 55(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. These include, but are not limited to the following:

interior alterations (except mezzanine floors which increase the floorspace of retail premises by more than 200 square metres)

building operations which do not materially affect the external appearance of a building. The term ‘materially affect’ has no statutory definition, but is linked to the significance of the change which is made to a building’s external appearance.

a change in the primary use of land or buildings, where the before and after use falls within the same use class.

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How long does a planning application take?

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8 weeks

40
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What are listed building

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A building is listed when it is of special architectural or historic interest considered to be of national importance and therefore worth protecting.

41
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Who determines whether a building is listed or not?

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The Secretary of State , list kept by Historic England

42
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What is the Act which covers listed buildings?

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Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

Listed maintained by Historic England.

43
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What are the different listings?

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Grade I - buildings that are of exceptional interest, (only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I)

Grade II* - buildings that are particularly important with more than special interest;(5.8% of listed buildings are Grade II*)

Grade II buildings that are of special interest; (91.7% of all listed buildings are in this class and it is the most likely grade of listing for a home owner.)

44
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How does a listing affect a property?

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Means that listed building Consent must be applied for when making changes to the building which might affect its special interest.

45
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When would listed building Consent be required.

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All works of demolition, alteration or extension to a listed building (works that affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest.)

Criminal offence not to seek listed building consent when it is required.

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What part of the building does a listing cover.

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Whole building, including the interior, unless parts of it are specifically excluded in the list description.

It can also cover:

Other attached structures and fixtures

Later extensions or additions

Pre-1948 buildings on land attached to the building. (In the planning system, the term ‘curtilage’ is used to describe this attached land.)

Because all listed buildings are different and unique, what is actually covered by a listing can vary quite widely. It is best, therefore, to check this with your local planning authority.

47
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How would you find out a building is listed or not?

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Historic England Website.

48
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How would you check if a Building was in a Conservation Area?

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Check the Local Authority website.

49
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What is the role of Historic England.

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  • Championing historic places
  • Identifying and protecting our heritage
  • Supporting change
  • Understanding historic places and
  • Providing expertise at a local level
50
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What is SKA

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Ska Ratingis aRoyal Institute of Chartered Surveyors(RICS) environmental assessment method,benchmarkandstandardfor non-domesticfit outs.

It helpslandlordsandtenantsassessfit outprojectsagainst a set ofsustainabilitygood practicecriteria,

known asGood PracticeMeasures(GPM).

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