Q&A Technical Terms Flashcards
Under NRM 2 how do you measure a steel frame?
- State the components e.g. beams, columns, connections, and floor and roof structures
- Columns, beams, bracing in tonne.
- Connections, number or weight depending on type.
- Purlins and decking, linear meter.
- Fire protection to surface area of the steel. Measure in m2.
Under NRM 2 how do you measure a concrete frame?
- State components e.g. columns, beams, slabs
- Concrete by volume
- Formwork in m2
- columns formworks is to side
- beams formwork to sides and soffit
- slabs formwork to soffit and edges
- Reinforcement in tonne
What are purlins?
Horizontal structural members in a roof that support the roof deck or sheeting.
What is a cold rolled purlin?
A lightweight, strong structural steel member formed by cold-rolling steel sheets into a specific shape (typically Z, C, or Sigma) for use in supporting roof or wall panels in buildings.
Under NRM 2 how do you measure piling?
- Piling mats in m2
- Piling plant as an item
- Moving piling rig to location in nr
- State pile details (diameter and depth) in lm
- sheet pile might be in m2
- Disposal of excavated material in m3
- Allowance for breaking through constructions in nr
- Cutting off top of piles in nr
- Pile tests in item
- Pile caps in m
Collateral Warranties
- Step-in rights
- Extend the liability of the contractor, sub-contractor or designers to cover third parties
- Gives the beneficiary direct legal rights, making it easier to recover losses.
What are step in rights?
Rights for a third party, to step in to a contract and take over a development in order to complete it if the employer becomes insolvent or is otherwise in default.
What do RICS registered firms include in their annual RICS returns?
- Staffing
- Nature of clients
- Training provisions
- Complaints handling procedures
- PI details
- If the firm holds clients money
What are the RICS rules on holding Clients money?
- Inform RICS
- Secure accounting and data systems
- Money is sepearete and identifiable
- Clients must have access
- Provide a running balance
What do you need to do when setting up an RICS practice?
- Obtain RICS start up policy pack
- Register with RICS
- Appoint RICS contact officer
- Complaints handling procedure
- PII
- Rules of conduct for firms
- Use the ‘regulated by RICS’ on all material
- Locum
What are the professional obligations of firms?
- Complaints handling procedure
- Adequate PII
- With a sole principal must make arrangements for the ongoing nature of the business in the case of their death
- Cooperate with the RICS
- Provide all info requested by Standards and Regulation boards
- Must display ‘regulated by RICS’ on literature
What changes did you make to go from BREEAM excellent to outstanding?
- 11 credits
- 1 credit for Considerate Constructors Exemplory Performance
- 3 credits from the monitoring of construction site impacts and recycling of materials
- 3 credits for the refrigerant used in the VRF
What is the RESET certification?
A standard for real time monitoring of internal air quality and energy efficiency.
What are some instructions that you feel took the contractors time?
- BREEAM
- Fitwell, inclusion of herb garden
- RESET Certification
- Paxton 10full CCTV security system in lieu of Paxton Net 2
- PV’s, extend the PV supply by 90m2
What are some changes to JCT 2024?
- Supplemental provisions have been made mandatory;
- Collaboration
- Notification and negotiation of disputes, old provision 10
- Changes following the Building Safety Act 2022
- Principal Contractor and Designer now need to be identified in Article 7
- Modernisation
- Gender neutral language
- Allowance to administer the contract electronically
- Updates to relevant events and relevant matters
What are capital allowances and how do they affect accounts?
- Tax relief
- Sometimes can save money on new build carpets for example in new homes
- Clients will draw down on the capital expenditure over a number of years. The percentage will differ.
Do you accept gifts?
- No
- Decision tree
- Check value
- Timing
- Log register
What is the structure of the RICS?
- Self-regulated.
- Bye laws determine how the RICS is regulated. Who regulates the,?
- Governing council, manage and agree strategy
- Regulatory board, Audit committee, Management board they execute the strategy
Under CDM what key roles does the Client have?
- Appoint the duty holders
- Ensure the principal designer and the principal contractor carry out their duties
- Ensure sufficient resources are available to manage the projects.
- Notify the HSE if required
- Ensure the construction phase plan and the health and safety file are prepared.
Under CDM what key roles does the Principal Designer have?
- Plan, manage, and monitor the pre-construction phase
- Coordinate health and safety in the pre-construction phase
- Identify, eliminate, or control forseeable risks
- Provide relevant information to other duty holder
- Liaise with the principal contractor
- Prepare the health and safety file
- The principal designer also has the duties of the designer too.
Under CDM what key roles does the Principal Contractor have?
- Plan, manage, and coordinate the construction phase to ensure H&S
- Ensure compliance with H&S
- Develop Construction Phase Plan
- Monitor H&S on site
- Maintain H&S file
- Coordinate works on site to prevent accidents
What types on conflict are there?
- Personal conflict
- Party conflict
- Document conflict
What are some elements in building reg part b?
Fire Safety
- Provisions for safe escape routes
- Requirements for fire detection and alarm systems
- Fire-fighting access
- Compartmentation, design requirements to limit fire spreading
What are some elements in building reg part p?
Electrical Safety in Residential Properties
- Notifiable work, e.g. new circuits
- Certified equipment
- Ensuring electrical installations are accessible
- Encourages the use of energy efficient electrical systems
Breakdown of work to retain steelwork at Erith?
- Remove steelwork and transport away from site
- Inspection of steelwork
- Sandblasting of existing finish
- Any repairs required
- Intumescent paint
- Powder-coat finish
How does intumescent paint work?
When exposed to high temperatures the chemicals in the paint react and expand to form an insulating layer around the steel.
What is the build up of a partition wall?
Metal frame
- top and bottom tracks installed to the top and bottom of the wall
- metal studs at 400 - 600cm
- insulation, acoustic or thermal
- wall panels, plasterboard, fireboard, moisture resistant board
- joint and finish
- paint or wall covering
- patressing, PDF panels installed between the tracks at specific places.
What is the build up of a party wall?
