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NCARB PJM – Questions & Accurate Answers (GradedA+)
Net-to-gross
Rentable-to-useable
Grossing factor Right Ans - Gross Floor Area (for programming) =
Measured to the exterior face of the building
Gross Floor Area (for code) = To the inside face of interior walls
Rentable Floor Area = Excludes elevators, stairs
Usable Floor Area = Excludes elevators, stairs, lobbies, lavs
Net Floor Area = Excludes elevators, stairs, lobbies, lavs, corridors
Zones of Occupancy Right Ans - Determines occupant density, usually for
HVAC and ventilation reasons. . . how close, on average, is the nearest person?:
Public (25' radius) for each person
Social (12' radius)
Personal (4' radius)
Intimate (1.5' radius)
A college-town bar will require more ventilation than a bank.
If the owner-architect contract stipulates that the architect's fee will be 7% of
construction costs, will the architect be paid for that 7% portion of the
contractors overhead costs? Right Ans - YES
- The owners budget of the cost of the work includes general construction
costs, and profit, and overhead
Business Entity Concept Right Ans - The business is a separate entity and
financial transactions of the business, therefore, should be kept separate from
personal financial record keeping. Don't pay for your dry cleaning with your
firm's credit card, even if you own 100% of the firm and the suit needs to be
cleaned for a client meeting.
What are accessory occupancies? Right Ans - Small spaces (the total area of
which is less than 10% of the floor area of the story they are serving) that
serve the main occupancy and require classification as different occupancy
,groups (ex. a small office (B) in the corner of a factory (F-1)) but do not
require fire separation from the main occupancy.
If the Owner Suspends the project, the Architect can... Right Ans - Suspend
work
Require payment for work-to-date
Require payment of delay-caused expenses
Submit a new schedule
AIA B101 SP Right Ans - Similar to typical B101 contract, with a focus on
Sustainability.
The Owner must provide drawings, manuals, and building operational costs,
appeal for certifications, ensure design fits sustainable guidelines, and comply
with authorities on ownership and operations.
Architect's responsibilities to prepare for bidding Right Ans - Finish CD's
Administrate Bidding
Update Cost Estimates
Task Dependency Right Ans - The relationship of stop and start times for
tasks
Start-start: align the start times of the steel folks who cut the rebar and the
welders
Start-finish (also called a natural dependency): align the finish time of the
rebar welders with the start time of the concrete trucks
Finish-finish: align the finish times of the folks who remove the formwork
from the concrete foundation and the rented pumps that keep the foundation
excavation pit dry during construction.
Prime Contract Right Ans - Prime contracts: Main contract with the owner
for the work with the expectation that some of the work will be completed
with the use of subcontracts.
Supplemental Instructions to Bidders vs Architects Supplemental Instructions
Right Ans - Supplemental: Modifications to general conditions in contracts
, Architects: After construction is underway, like a change order, but so minor it
won't affect the cost or project schedule
"Top-down" vs "Bottom-up" project budgeting Right Ans - Top-down
budgeting
Start at the "top" with the gross fee the owner will pay your firm
Subtract expenses to see what is left for design time
Bottom-up budgeting
Start at the bottom with each person who will be working on the project, their
hourly rate, and the number of hours you estimate they'll need to work. Each
task is tallied upwards
Time consuming, but more accurate
Good for multi-faceted, large projects
Project cost = Sum(Hours/Task * Dollars/Hour)
Smoke Pencil Right Ans - tool used to identify drafts and air leaks, pull on
the trigger and see how smoke moves to show air movement
If the Contractor requires information from the Owner, the Architect has ____
days to give that information to the Contractor. Right Ans - 7
During construction, the owner provides many of the building materials
needed for construction from his personal stash. If the owner-architect
contract stipulates that the architect's fee will be 7% of construction costs,
will the architect be paid for that 7% of the actual construction cost or 7% of
what the construction cost would have been had the material not been
provided free by the owner? Right Ans - The owners budget for the cost of
the work includes the reasonable value of labor, materials and equipment
provided by the owner.
If the owner provides their own materials or labor, the architect gets paid
their portion of that too, provided the fee is based on a percentage of
construction costs
Summarize AIA B101, the owner-architect agreement Right Ans - Typical
Design-Bid-Build Owner-Architect ContractThe Architect must:
Maintain schedule and budget
Manage utilities, codes, governmental agencies
Consider environmentally sustainable options
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