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Miscellaneous Flashcards

1
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How much is concrete?

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£150/m3

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How much is rebar?

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£1,200/t

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3
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How much is universal steel?

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£2,100/t

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How much is fabricated steel?

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£2,400/t

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5
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How much is a blockwork wall?

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£50/m2

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6
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How much is a paint finish?

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£10/m2

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How much are cavity barriers?

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£50/m

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How much is a sedum roof?

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£400/m2

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9
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How much is Chinese granite paving?

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£120/m2

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How much is yorkstone paving?

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£220/m2

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How much is a plasterboard wall?

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£60/m2

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12
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Typical allowance for sub-contractor prelims?

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15% - 25% trade dependent

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Typical allowance for main-contractor prelims?

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17% - 25%
project dependent (complexity)
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14
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Typical allowance for D&B risk allowance?

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5%

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15
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Typical allowance for construction contingency?

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5%

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16
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Typical allowance for OH&P?

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5%

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17
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BREEAM requirement for Soho Place & Wedge House?

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both excellent

18
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What does the RICS believe are the three disruptive trends for the future of surveying?

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Technology – data protection and handling - trust
Sustainability – driving construction to be better and how developments incorporate this
Talent / skills – recruiting the right people to challenge conventions and evolve correctly

19
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Are you aware of any reports regarding teamwork?

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The Latham Report – Constructing the Team 1994

20
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How many faculties are there in the RICS?

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17 – e.g QS, PM, Auctioneers, Rural, Commercial property, geomatics

21
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RICS Brexit Paper?

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RICS response to immigration skills white paper
Brexit: What Next – sets out potential scenarios
What happens if foreign workers leave the UK

22
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What else has the RICS done to prepare for Brexit?

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Formed a Joint Institutes Brexit Group – RIBA, CIOB and RTPI
RICS standards are globally applicable so will be relevant regardless of outcome
RICS regulation independent and worldwide so unaffected too

23
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What are the RICS black books for?

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Black books are a suite of guidance notes setting the best practice

24
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What are the RICS Guidance notes?

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Best practise – not compulsory but in the case of negligence it will be noted if followed

25
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What are the RICS Practise notes

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Compulsory – members must comply with them to maintain the highest professional standards
COMP and Property Measurement

26
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How much is a Fan coil unit?

27
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How much was an active fan tile?

28
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What is this months MODUS on?

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The Smart Issue - how technology can effect the built environment
Africa / Asia town planning for new cities
Urban Health

29
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How was brexit risk dealt with in Soho Place?

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Category 1 Packages - Fixed the exchange rate for 2 years
Category 2 Packages - used a collar (+ or - 3% was LOR risk)
Prov. sum of £100k for storage fees to enable orders to be placed and materials held in UK for just in time deliverys

30
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What is the wall to floor and net to gross of Soho Place?

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N:G = 71% total, 85% office floors
W:F = 42%
31
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What was the net to gross ratio for the Coworking?

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79% on the floors

32
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Aware of any Building Regulation updates?

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Part B - Fire Safety
Grenfell fire - Hackitt review focussed on high rise buildings (10+ stories)
the Cube fire in bolton was low rise (6 stories)
so may focus on all buildings

33
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What is included in the Hackitt report?

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Creation of a Joint Competent Authority (JCA) (local authority, fire / rescue services and HSE)
Clearer dutyholders
better testing / sign off process
replacing desktop studies with real life testing
does not bad use of combustible materials

34
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What is Labour’s 2019 election manifesto promising re. the industry?

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100,000 new council houses per year
£1bn fire safety fund to fit sprinklers and replace combustible cladding on council blocks
Extend HS2 from Birmingham to Scotland
Carbon zero home standard

35
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What is Lib Dem’s 2019 election manifesto promising re. the industry?

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300,000 new homes a year by 2024

zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings by 2021

36
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How can you ensure no illegal workers on site?

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include reference to modern day slavery act

Home Office can conduct a raid - BPS 2019

37
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Current market conditions

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contractors market

need to make contracts more appealing

38
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how would you make contract terms more appealing to a contractor?

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remove onerous conditions;
liquidated damages reduced,
reduce payment terms

39
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How much is a softspot?

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hard to cost - size dependent etc

rough cost £5 - 10k

40
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What weight is a steel frame for a commercial office?

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70 - 80kg/m2

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