CSM 1000 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What was the first known building code? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Code of Hammurabi
Five sectors of construction and their features. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Residential Building
2. Commercial Building
3. Heavy Civil Construction
4. Industrial Construction
4. Environmental Construction
Residential Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Addresses the housing needs of a society.
-Individual homes, Apartments, Condominiums, Townhouses, Prefabricated units
-Relatively low-tech in terms of means and methods. Hammers, nails, drills, and saws make up the
primary tools and equipment needed
-Building materials are typically wood products such as lumber and plywood
Commercial Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Addresses the needs of commerce, trade, and
government. Makes up about a third of the total construction market
-Special construction processes are utilized in the building of commercial buildings (Ironworkers,
pipefitters, and glaziers)
-Three basic building materials (Steel, Concrete, Glass)
Heavy Civil Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Often referred to as horizontal construction, the
heavy civil sector includes
-Roadways, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, and railways
-Equipment and equipment operators play a huge role in the work of a heavy civil project
-Asphalt, gravel, concrete, sand, and dirt make up the primary materials used in heavy civil construction
-Typically publicly funded projectsand tend to last a long time
Industrial Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Highly specialized sector that requires firms with vast
resources and engineering expertise.
,-Industrial buildings are often very basic in their exterior design. The installation of equipment makes up
a big piece of the industrial construction process
-Steel, Concrete, Reinforced concrete masonry, Specialized equipment
Environmental Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Comprised of projects that improve the
environment, maintain public health, and contribute to a community's quality of life
-There is a great deal of earthmoving and site work that usually takes place. Along with trenching, pipe
laying, tunneling, and other means of excavation.
-In addition to a combination of commercial, industrial, and heavy civil materials, specialized materials
such as pumps, valves, filters, membranes, and aerators are required in this sector.
Economic indicators for the US economy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Housing Starts
GDP
Mortgage Rates
Inflation
Homes Sold
Who was Leone Battista Alberti? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Considered by many to be the precursor to
the modern-day architect.
Argued that he could create the drawings and models as a way to direct master craftsmen without
actually being involved in the building process.
10 historical periods a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Ancient Times
2. Egypt and the Pyramids
3. Greek Influence
4. The Roman Empire
5. Middle Ages
6. The Renaissance
7. Industrial Revolution
8. Age of the Skyscraper
, 9. The 20th Century
10. Age of technology
Ancient Times - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅12000 BC
Mud, Wood, Stone
Egypt and the Pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3100-332 BC
Stone as primary building material
The master builder
Code of Hammurabi
Greek Influence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1100-146 BC
Master builders organized skilled stonemasons
Developed into building trades concept
Limestone and Marble
The Roman Empire - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅625 BC- 476 AD
Invented concrete
Domes and Arches
Road construction
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the first design and construction handbook
Middle Ages - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅900 AD
Catholic Church
Stone Construction
Craft training and Educators
Carpenters and Stonemasons
Stages of Ability: Master, Journeyman, Apprentice
What was the first known building code? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Code of Hammurabi
Five sectors of construction and their features. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Residential Building
2. Commercial Building
3. Heavy Civil Construction
4. Industrial Construction
4. Environmental Construction
Residential Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Addresses the housing needs of a society.
-Individual homes, Apartments, Condominiums, Townhouses, Prefabricated units
-Relatively low-tech in terms of means and methods. Hammers, nails, drills, and saws make up the
primary tools and equipment needed
-Building materials are typically wood products such as lumber and plywood
Commercial Building - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Addresses the needs of commerce, trade, and
government. Makes up about a third of the total construction market
-Special construction processes are utilized in the building of commercial buildings (Ironworkers,
pipefitters, and glaziers)
-Three basic building materials (Steel, Concrete, Glass)
Heavy Civil Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Often referred to as horizontal construction, the
heavy civil sector includes
-Roadways, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, and railways
-Equipment and equipment operators play a huge role in the work of a heavy civil project
-Asphalt, gravel, concrete, sand, and dirt make up the primary materials used in heavy civil construction
-Typically publicly funded projectsand tend to last a long time
Industrial Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Highly specialized sector that requires firms with vast
resources and engineering expertise.
,-Industrial buildings are often very basic in their exterior design. The installation of equipment makes up
a big piece of the industrial construction process
-Steel, Concrete, Reinforced concrete masonry, Specialized equipment
Environmental Construction - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-Comprised of projects that improve the
environment, maintain public health, and contribute to a community's quality of life
-There is a great deal of earthmoving and site work that usually takes place. Along with trenching, pipe
laying, tunneling, and other means of excavation.
-In addition to a combination of commercial, industrial, and heavy civil materials, specialized materials
such as pumps, valves, filters, membranes, and aerators are required in this sector.
Economic indicators for the US economy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Housing Starts
GDP
Mortgage Rates
Inflation
Homes Sold
Who was Leone Battista Alberti? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Considered by many to be the precursor to
the modern-day architect.
Argued that he could create the drawings and models as a way to direct master craftsmen without
actually being involved in the building process.
10 historical periods a - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Ancient Times
2. Egypt and the Pyramids
3. Greek Influence
4. The Roman Empire
5. Middle Ages
6. The Renaissance
7. Industrial Revolution
8. Age of the Skyscraper
, 9. The 20th Century
10. Age of technology
Ancient Times - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅12000 BC
Mud, Wood, Stone
Egypt and the Pyramids - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3100-332 BC
Stone as primary building material
The master builder
Code of Hammurabi
Greek Influence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1100-146 BC
Master builders organized skilled stonemasons
Developed into building trades concept
Limestone and Marble
The Roman Empire - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅625 BC- 476 AD
Invented concrete
Domes and Arches
Road construction
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the first design and construction handbook
Middle Ages - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅900 AD
Catholic Church
Stone Construction
Craft training and Educators
Carpenters and Stonemasons
Stages of Ability: Master, Journeyman, Apprentice
