CDT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Owner - (ANSWER)Principle stakeholder - initiates project, assumes risk, provides funding
AHJ - Authorities Having Jurisdiction - (ANSWER)Protect public health, safety and welfare
Design Team - (ANSWER)Address planning issues, determine design program, identify codes and
regulations, produce procurement and construction documents, administer construction contract,
*provide QA/QC procedures*
Contractor Team - (ANSWER)Entity that constructs a facility. Uses management abilities to gather labor
forces, subs, and material/product/equipment suppliers
Supplier Team - (ANSWER)Furnishes the materials and products for the facility to be constructed.
Fabricator, Distributor, Manufacturer, Supplier.
Facility Life Cycle - (ANSWER)The life cycle of a facility, from concept through construction to use and
eventual deconstruction.
Project Conception
Project Delivery
Design
Construction Documents
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing)
Construction
Facility Management
Project Conception - (ANSWER)Transforms the needs of owner into clear concept on which project can
be designed. Feasibility Study, Programming, Site Selection, Budgeting.
Project Delivery - (ANSWER)Determine delivery method to be used. Factors - qualifications, experience,
capacity, project extent, time requirements.
,CDT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Design - (ANSWER)Two Phases: schematic design and design development. Deliverables include graphic
and written design documents and estimates of project cost.
Schematic Design - (ANSWER)Overall relationships and functions. Site plan and area, general
size/shape/massing of elements, elevations and exteriors established, conceptual design criteria
identified.
Deliverables - schematic drawings, probable cost, preliminary schedules
Design Development - (ANSWER)Technical issues of constructibility and integration of systems and
components.
Deliverables - Tech information, outline specifications, updated schedule, updated cost estimate.
Construction Documents - (ANSWER)Defined as the written and graphic documents prepared or
assembled by the A/E for communicating the project design for construction and administering the
construction contract. Construction documents include two major types of documents: Procurement
documents and Contract documents.
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing) - (ANSWER)Acceptance of the contractor's bid or
negotiated sum and other conditions will result in award of a contract and commencement of work.
Construction - (ANSWER)Responsibilities:
Contractor - perform work, project coordination, comply with project documents.
A/E - construction admin, evaluation services, certify application for payment, final inspection of work.
Owner - provide information, process payments, approve contract modifications, accept project upon
completion.
Facility Management - (ANSWER)During occupancy, owners & facility managers maintain and evaluate
the performance of the project and determine suitability for continuing use.
OmniClass - (ANSWER)A multi-table informational framework for organizing information used by the
architectural, engineering, and construction industry.
, CDT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
UniFormat - (ANSWER)Uniform classification system for organizing preliminary construction information
into a standard order or sequence on the basis of systems or assemblies. Particularly useful in
conceptual design. Element Identification.
MasterFormat - (ANSWER)Arranges related construction practices, logical groupings of work results, into
a series of divisions. 50 division format. Used for Specifications, data organization, and cost
classification.
MasterFormat Groups - (ANSWER)00 Procurement and Contracting Requirement Group
Specifications Group
- General Requirements 01
- Facility Construction Subgroup (concrete)
- Facility Services (plumbing/HVAC)
- Site and Infrastructure (Earthwork)
- Process Equipment (WW equipment)
SectionFormat - (ANSWER)Provides a uniform approach to organizing specification information by three
primary parts. General, Products, Execution
Sustainable Design - (ANSWER)Environmental performance of the facility over course of its life cycle.
Takes place at the product and facility level.
Environmental Design Tools - (ANSWER)National Institute of Technology (NIST) - Building for Env. and
Economic Sustainability (BEES) - for building products
EPA - Energy Star program - products are rated for sustainability criteria compliance
Owner - (ANSWER)Principle stakeholder - initiates project, assumes risk, provides funding
AHJ - Authorities Having Jurisdiction - (ANSWER)Protect public health, safety and welfare
Design Team - (ANSWER)Address planning issues, determine design program, identify codes and
regulations, produce procurement and construction documents, administer construction contract,
*provide QA/QC procedures*
Contractor Team - (ANSWER)Entity that constructs a facility. Uses management abilities to gather labor
forces, subs, and material/product/equipment suppliers
Supplier Team - (ANSWER)Furnishes the materials and products for the facility to be constructed.
Fabricator, Distributor, Manufacturer, Supplier.
Facility Life Cycle - (ANSWER)The life cycle of a facility, from concept through construction to use and
eventual deconstruction.
Project Conception
Project Delivery
Design
Construction Documents
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing)
Construction
Facility Management
Project Conception - (ANSWER)Transforms the needs of owner into clear concept on which project can
be designed. Feasibility Study, Programming, Site Selection, Budgeting.
Project Delivery - (ANSWER)Determine delivery method to be used. Factors - qualifications, experience,
capacity, project extent, time requirements.
,CDT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Design - (ANSWER)Two Phases: schematic design and design development. Deliverables include graphic
and written design documents and estimates of project cost.
Schematic Design - (ANSWER)Overall relationships and functions. Site plan and area, general
size/shape/massing of elements, elevations and exteriors established, conceptual design criteria
identified.
Deliverables - schematic drawings, probable cost, preliminary schedules
Design Development - (ANSWER)Technical issues of constructibility and integration of systems and
components.
Deliverables - Tech information, outline specifications, updated schedule, updated cost estimate.
Construction Documents - (ANSWER)Defined as the written and graphic documents prepared or
assembled by the A/E for communicating the project design for construction and administering the
construction contract. Construction documents include two major types of documents: Procurement
documents and Contract documents.
Procurement (Bidding/Negotiating/Purchasing) - (ANSWER)Acceptance of the contractor's bid or
negotiated sum and other conditions will result in award of a contract and commencement of work.
Construction - (ANSWER)Responsibilities:
Contractor - perform work, project coordination, comply with project documents.
A/E - construction admin, evaluation services, certify application for payment, final inspection of work.
Owner - provide information, process payments, approve contract modifications, accept project upon
completion.
Facility Management - (ANSWER)During occupancy, owners & facility managers maintain and evaluate
the performance of the project and determine suitability for continuing use.
OmniClass - (ANSWER)A multi-table informational framework for organizing information used by the
architectural, engineering, and construction industry.
, CDT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
UniFormat - (ANSWER)Uniform classification system for organizing preliminary construction information
into a standard order or sequence on the basis of systems or assemblies. Particularly useful in
conceptual design. Element Identification.
MasterFormat - (ANSWER)Arranges related construction practices, logical groupings of work results, into
a series of divisions. 50 division format. Used for Specifications, data organization, and cost
classification.
MasterFormat Groups - (ANSWER)00 Procurement and Contracting Requirement Group
Specifications Group
- General Requirements 01
- Facility Construction Subgroup (concrete)
- Facility Services (plumbing/HVAC)
- Site and Infrastructure (Earthwork)
- Process Equipment (WW equipment)
SectionFormat - (ANSWER)Provides a uniform approach to organizing specification information by three
primary parts. General, Products, Execution
Sustainable Design - (ANSWER)Environmental performance of the facility over course of its life cycle.
Takes place at the product and facility level.
Environmental Design Tools - (ANSWER)National Institute of Technology (NIST) - Building for Env. and
Economic Sustainability (BEES) - for building products
EPA - Energy Star program - products are rated for sustainability criteria compliance
