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ARE 5.0 Practice Management Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Verified 5 types of firms - 1. Sole Proprietorship 2. General/Limited Partnership 3. Corporation 4. LLC/LLP 5. Joint Venture Sole Proprietorship - Key Features - 1. One owner 2. Requires only name/location and logo/license 3. Formation: Easy to set up 4. Tax advantage: business expense/loos deducted from gross business income 5. Disadvantage: Owner personally liable for company debts/losses. Personal credit to establish c...

ARE 5.0 PPD Test Questions and Answers 100% Solved Annalemma - The figure 8 curve that represents the angular offset of the sun from its mean position at as viewed from the earth Balance Point Temperature - The outdoor temperature at which a building makes the transition from a heating to a cooling need Daylight autonomy - The percentage of an area that meets a minimum daylight illuminance level or specified fraction of the operating hours per year. also referred to as special dayli...

ARE CE Test Questions and Answers 100% Solved Parts of a weld - Leg Throat Face If hazardous waste discovered during construction who pays? IE underground storage tank - Contractor pays and Owner reimburses -A201 states owner is responsible for remediation of hazardous materials at project site who has discretion to decided whether or not construction meets design intent? - architect Costs to repair or correct work due to a design defect are payable by - the architect's profes...

ARE 5.0 PCM Questions and Answers 100% Solved CANNON 1 - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS: MAINTAIN & ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ART & SCIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE, CONTRIBUTE TO ITS GROWTH, EXERCISE LEARNED AND COMPROMISED PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT. CANNON II - OBLIGATIONS TO THE PUBLIC: SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACTIVITIES CANNON III - OBLIGATIONS TO THE CLIENT: SERVE CLIENTS COMPETENTLY AND IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER.

ARE 5.0 – PPD Exam with Complete Solutions 100% Solved SITE DESIGN: BLDG LOCATION/IMPROVEMENTS - ALL BLDGS DISRUPT DRAINAGE. ACCOMMADATE INCREASED RUNOFF. POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM BLDGS. SITE DESIGN: DRAINAGE TYPES - ABOVE GROUND OR BELOW GROUND. ABOVE: PERVIOUS PAVING, SHEET FLOW, GUTTERS, SWALES, CHANNELS, AND RUNOFFS. BELOW: PERFORATED DRAINS, ENCLOSED STORM SEWERS TO CITY LINES OR TO NATURAL FEATURE SITE DESIGN: PAVING - MINIMUM SITE PAVING TO BE 1.5% ABOVE GROUND. BE...

ARE 5.0: Project Management Questions and Answers 100% Solved Application for Payment (A201; Article 9) - Submitted by the Contractor to the Architect. Itemized and prepared in accordance with Schedule of Values. Architect reviews and submits to the owner so that they can pay the contractor, or withholds for valid reasons. Partnering - Stakeholders in a project all participate in decision-making process. Can produce closer communication and shared responsibilities but requires more di...

ARE 5.0: Project Management Questions and Answers 100% Solved Application for Payment (A201; Article 9) - Submitted by the Contractor to the Architect. Itemized and prepared in accordance with Schedule of Values. Architect reviews and submits to the owner so that they can pay the contractor, or withholds for valid reasons. Partnering - Stakeholders in a project all participate in decision-making process. Can produce closer communication and shared responsibilities but requires more dif...

ARE 5.0: PA Exam with Complete Solutions 75 3:1 = ___:10,000 30,000/400 = 75 - A project site has 50,000 sf of land and 10,000 sf of gross building floor area. The zoning ordinance has a required ratio of 3 sf of parking area to 1 sf of gross building area. How many parking spaces are required at 400 sf/car? 300-400 sqft (350 sqft is best to use in equations) - general amount of square footage dedicated to parking space 24 feet - typical drive aisle width in a parking lot 9' ...

ARE 5.0 - Construction & Evaluation Test Questions and Answers 100% Solved Competitive bid - Can be public or private and involves more than 1 contractor Negotiated Bid - For privately funded projects, Owner and Architect work with 1 GC to reach a price Why would an Owner hire a Construction Manager as Adviser (CMa)? - To assist in project delivery by providing cost estimating, scheduling, and construction contract management services to the Owner Which project delivery limits the ...

ARE 5.0 PA Questions and Answers 100% Solved Nadir (noun) - The direction pointing below a particular location Light Trespass - When unwanted light enters a neighboring property, for instance, by shining over a fence Light Pollution - The result of outdoor lighting that is not properly shielded, allowing light to be directed into the night sky Dark Sky - Reduce the light going up into the sky that reduces the visibility of the stars Longitude - The number of degrees east or west o...