Design, Operation &
Maintenance of Building
Systems, Part 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
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Which type of legal control promotes health, safety, and welfare of the general public by
controlling the use, height, and mass of a building?
a. Zoning variance
b. Zoning codes
c. Building codes - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Zoning codes
The term that best describes the percentage of the lot that can be covered by a structure is:
a. floor area ratio.
b. height limitation.
c. site coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. site coverage.
Which is the best definition of life cycle costing?
a. determining the sum of all the costs associated with an asset
b. projecting the cash flow over the term of proposed permanent financing
,c. calculating the payback to determine the desirability of an investment - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
determining the sum of all the costs associated with an asset
What is site coverage, floor area ratio, and easement, or right-of-way? - CORRECT ANSWER-Site
coverage is the amount of land covered by a structure; Floor area ratio is the ratio of the total
area of all the buildings on a lot to the area of a lot; easement or right of way is an agreement
that confers and individual, company, or municipality the right to use a landowner's property in
some way
The two categories of standards are ________ and ________. - CORRECT ANSWER-performance
and prescriptive
________ standards tell the contractor exactly what to do and how to do it. - CORRECT
ANSWER-prescriptive
In which phase of the development process are all design decisions completed?
a.Schematic design phase
b.Bid phase
c.Design development phase
d.Design review phase - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Design development phase
All of the following are included in the design phase except:
a. identifying value engineering opportunities.
b. providing construction schedules.
c. reviewing operating policies and procedures.
d. pre-qualifying subcontractors. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. reviewing operating policies and
procedures
,________ provide an accurate record of the placement of construction components and the
routing of other components. - CORRECT ANSWER-As-built drawings
The design development phase of the development process includes all of the following except:
a. space analysis programming and planning
b. finalizing conceptual design and space planning
c. pre-qualifying subcontractors - CORRECT ANSWER-a. space analysis programming and
planning
All of the following should be included as final design documents except:
a. working drawings
b. schematic drawings
c. conditions of the contract - CORRECT ANSWER-b. schematic drawings
All of the following steps are necessary to create complete design and construction contract
documents except:
a. solicit proposals and establish a budget range.
b. conduct monthly progress meetings.
c. monitor work compliance with drawings and specifications. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. solicit
proposals and establish a budget range.
All of the following are disadvantages of selecting a general contractor during the bid phase of a
development process except it:
a. involves the architect in more design documentation than is otherwise needed.
b. delays the general contractor's entry into the development process.
c. removes the chance to process changes in the project and negotiate change orders -
CORRECT ANSWER-c. removes the chance to process changes in the project and negotiate
change orders
, All of the following are advantages of value engineering except:
a. improving design and constructability.
b. developing better systems at lower overall costs.
c. providing networking opportunities for designers and managers. - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
providing networking opportunities for designers and managers.
What is lifecycle costing? - CORRECT ANSWER-a process to determine the sum of all the costs
associated with an asset, including acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance,
refurbishment, and disposal costs
___________is a variation on the impact fee and linkage concepts whereby community
improvements, such as new roads, are required to be in place before the time of construction. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Concurrency
A(n) __________ feasability study determines whether the physical profile of a building will
produce an acceptable return on the owner's capital. - CORRECT ANSWER-economic
A(n) _________ study begins with a listing of buildings and available space. - CORRECT
ANSWER-market supply and demand
A(n) _________ is the calculation of payback to determine the desirability of investing in an
item that will produce savings. - CORRECT ANSWER-cost-benefit analysis
A physical feasiblity study is conducted to determine if a desired building can be designed and
constructed within all of the following parameters except:
a) zoning
b) deed
c) utilization standards - CORRECT ANSWER-c) utilization standards
Maintenance of Building
Systems, Part 1 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+ [LATEST] 100%
GUARANTEED PASS
Which type of legal control promotes health, safety, and welfare of the general public by
controlling the use, height, and mass of a building?
a. Zoning variance
b. Zoning codes
c. Building codes - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Zoning codes
The term that best describes the percentage of the lot that can be covered by a structure is:
a. floor area ratio.
b. height limitation.
c. site coverage. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. site coverage.
Which is the best definition of life cycle costing?
a. determining the sum of all the costs associated with an asset
b. projecting the cash flow over the term of proposed permanent financing
,c. calculating the payback to determine the desirability of an investment - CORRECT ANSWER-a.
determining the sum of all the costs associated with an asset
What is site coverage, floor area ratio, and easement, or right-of-way? - CORRECT ANSWER-Site
coverage is the amount of land covered by a structure; Floor area ratio is the ratio of the total
area of all the buildings on a lot to the area of a lot; easement or right of way is an agreement
that confers and individual, company, or municipality the right to use a landowner's property in
some way
The two categories of standards are ________ and ________. - CORRECT ANSWER-performance
and prescriptive
________ standards tell the contractor exactly what to do and how to do it. - CORRECT
ANSWER-prescriptive
In which phase of the development process are all design decisions completed?
a.Schematic design phase
b.Bid phase
c.Design development phase
d.Design review phase - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Design development phase
All of the following are included in the design phase except:
a. identifying value engineering opportunities.
b. providing construction schedules.
c. reviewing operating policies and procedures.
d. pre-qualifying subcontractors. - CORRECT ANSWER-c. reviewing operating policies and
procedures
,________ provide an accurate record of the placement of construction components and the
routing of other components. - CORRECT ANSWER-As-built drawings
The design development phase of the development process includes all of the following except:
a. space analysis programming and planning
b. finalizing conceptual design and space planning
c. pre-qualifying subcontractors - CORRECT ANSWER-a. space analysis programming and
planning
All of the following should be included as final design documents except:
a. working drawings
b. schematic drawings
c. conditions of the contract - CORRECT ANSWER-b. schematic drawings
All of the following steps are necessary to create complete design and construction contract
documents except:
a. solicit proposals and establish a budget range.
b. conduct monthly progress meetings.
c. monitor work compliance with drawings and specifications. - CORRECT ANSWER-a. solicit
proposals and establish a budget range.
All of the following are disadvantages of selecting a general contractor during the bid phase of a
development process except it:
a. involves the architect in more design documentation than is otherwise needed.
b. delays the general contractor's entry into the development process.
c. removes the chance to process changes in the project and negotiate change orders -
CORRECT ANSWER-c. removes the chance to process changes in the project and negotiate
change orders
, All of the following are advantages of value engineering except:
a. improving design and constructability.
b. developing better systems at lower overall costs.
c. providing networking opportunities for designers and managers. - CORRECT ANSWER-c.
providing networking opportunities for designers and managers.
What is lifecycle costing? - CORRECT ANSWER-a process to determine the sum of all the costs
associated with an asset, including acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance,
refurbishment, and disposal costs
___________is a variation on the impact fee and linkage concepts whereby community
improvements, such as new roads, are required to be in place before the time of construction. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Concurrency
A(n) __________ feasability study determines whether the physical profile of a building will
produce an acceptable return on the owner's capital. - CORRECT ANSWER-economic
A(n) _________ study begins with a listing of buildings and available space. - CORRECT
ANSWER-market supply and demand
A(n) _________ is the calculation of payback to determine the desirability of investing in an
item that will produce savings. - CORRECT ANSWER-cost-benefit analysis
A physical feasiblity study is conducted to determine if a desired building can be designed and
constructed within all of the following parameters except:
a) zoning
b) deed
c) utilization standards - CORRECT ANSWER-c) utilization standards
