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| construction professional who determines overhead expenses, material quantities and costs, and labor needs and costs and assembles bids from other s in the construction team to calculate project expense estimates |
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| project consultant who ensures that all building systems perform according to the design intent and the owner’s operational needs |
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| construction professional who coordinates the many diverse operations on a construction site, such as managing the delivery and placement of project materials. |
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| – skilled trades professional who manages a small trade-specific crew to perform work projects on a construction site |
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| – is a skilled trades professional who accomplishes the actual tasks of construction such as setting concrete forms, installing electrical conduit, or setting plumbing fixtures in place |
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| most common project delivery system for many years for both public and private construction jobs. Traditional project delivery system where multiple contractors competitively bid against one another on a construction project. |
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| where an owner negotiates the price of the construction project with the contractor. Owner assembles a construction team. Various teams submit proposals and owner reviews each bid company |
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| IPD – integrated project delivery |
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| Project delivery method that provides an open information exchange for all those involved in the construction process. Productivity gains/losses affects entire construction team. |
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| BIM – Building information modeling. |
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| Integrated, electronically managed system that aligns all working drawings, structural drawings, and shop drawings in a consistent system. Increases on site productivity |
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| US Green Building Council, created LEED |
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| LEED certification criteria |
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| sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere materials and resources, indoor environmental quality, and innovation and design process. |
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| ADA – Americans with disabilities act is |
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| another legislative requirement that impacts design and construction of public and commercial structures. |
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| Heavy wood timers are solid wood members with a minimum nominal thickness of 5” and a minimum nominal width of 5”, with lengths starting at 6’ and increasing in 1’ or 2’ increments |
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| – an engineered wood product comprised of layers of wood members that are joined together with adhesives to form larger members. |
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| is a concrete formed using a system of wood, earth, fiberglass, or metal forming materials that are set in their specified locations and shapes and act as molds for the fresh concrete |
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| In cast in place concrete, concrete provides |
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| compressive strength and rebar provides tensile strength. |
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| concrete that is formed, place, and cured to a specific strength at a location other then its final loction. |
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| Tilt up concrete construction |
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| type of precast concrete construction in which concrete for large wall sections is placed on a flat slab adjacent to its final position. |
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| project management system that utilizes various information and planning proceses adopted from manufacturing to maximize value and minimize waste. |
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| 6 categories of prints used for heavy commercial structures |
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| - architectural, structural, mechanica, electrical, civil, and landscaping. |
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| On a set of plans, denoted by an uppercase A followed by a page number |
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| On a set of plans, denoted by an uppercase _____ followed by a page number… (A,S,M,E,C,L). |
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- A = Architectural
- S = structural prints
- M = mechanical prints
- E = electrical prints
- C = Civil prints
- L = Landscaping prints |
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| published by the CSI and CSC |
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| Construction Specifications Institute |
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| – Construction Specifications Canada |
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| Master Format 95 has _____ different divisions. |
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| Master Format 2004 has ______ different divisions |
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| breaks facilities into systems, like substructure, shells, interior…used early on in design phase |
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| – breaks down bid/building plans into subgroups, which are called divisions |
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| Conditions of Construction |
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| (Division 0). Contractor and owner responsibilities and duties are described in the conditions of construction. Also listed in here are certain responsibilities contractors pick up in diverse areas, and state/local government requirements. Usually also contains a list complied of things that owners and architects are not responsible for. |
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| Conditions of Construction. Contract document defining rights + responsibilities of contract. Also included is indirect field costs or project specific overhead costs incurred on a construction project. |
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| 1. General Requirements – set of specs includes forms that must be submitted by contractors for payment and documentation of various project requirements pertaining to materials, change orders, and substitutions….Procedures and Schedules,completion time requirements, |
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| 2. Site Construction/existing conditions – includes information concering items below ground and items on the ground (i.e. landscaping, paving, foundations, tunnels, pipes, etc.) |
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| 3. Concrete – types of cement used, aggregate, admixtures, and water quality. Reinforced steel. Methods of curing/placement. Certain temp. requirements exist. Methods/materials |
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| 4. Masonry – certain temp requirements exist.. methods/materials. Size/colors of face brick and CMU may be described with manufacturer. |
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| 5. Metals – structural, expansion joints, walls, decking for floors…anything metal related. Described in accordance of ASTM |
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| 6. Wood and plastics – anything wood/plastic described by WWPA, APA, AF&PA |
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| . Fire suppression – NEPA, IBC, OSHA. Fireportection Equipment and system specs. |
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| Plumbing – specifically plumbing systems: water supply/treatment information, conections to available wter supplies, fire protection service pipes, etc, wastewater disposal/treatment info. |
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| HVAC - HVAC systems generateing heat from soures such as boilers, solar systems, natural gas heaters, so specs for hot/cold water systems, pipes, circulating pumps, included. Also provides information related to fuel piping for oil, gas, nautral gas, and liquefied petroleum gas. |
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| Western Wood Products Association |
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| American Forest and Paper Association |
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| American Plywood Assiociation (now called Engineered Wood Association). |
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| Brick Industry Association. National trade association representing distributors and manufacturers of clay brick and suppliers of related products and services. |
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| – if a project is not completed within a certain period of time, you can be charged extra for a damage fee |
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| – American Society for Testing and Materials |
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| Profit/Home office overhead |
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| – typically a 3% fee of direct/indirect costs, subcontractor would be higher. Costs not directly charged to specific project |
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| amount added to estimate to allow for unforeseen/uncertain occurrences of events/conditions, which will result in extra costs. |
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| schedule describing many different floor, wall and ceiling finishes for a large commercial project |
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| walls composed of glass panels set in metal trim frames that are attached to structural members |
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| – describes proper procedures for roofing installation |
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| contains details on applications of finish materials in each building area |
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| Division 16 of masterformat 95 |
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| – info regarding wiring equipment for electrical systems |
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| info about metal and wood cabinetry and countertops |
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| - info regarding utilities, drainage piping, access holes, and inlets |
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| Precast concrete members are described in divison ____ |
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| – information about doors, windows, and room finishes for each opening and room. |
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| Four parts of estimating procedure |
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| 1. Document review 2. QTO 3. Pricing 4. Compiling |
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| an aligning mark on a print that is used when a drawing is too large to be contained on one sheet |
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| property elevations indicated by a series of contour lines, spaced out at 1-2’ intervals. |
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| Existing contours are indicated with |
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| Finished contours are indicated with |
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| Underground utilites are commonly indicated with a – |
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| dashed line/solid line with a break for placement of a letter, indicating the type of piping it is used for (i.e. w = water). |
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| strip of land commonly along the perimeter of property lines that is used for placement and maintenance of utilities. |
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| _____ determine the bearing capacities and quality of the strata below grade level – |
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| ______ grade, remove, add, and compact the sil to prepare it for new construction – |
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| _____ engineers calculate the live and dead loads that the structure places on the bearing strata at the building site. |
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| soil engineer uses a core drill in the earth at predetermined points and measures/analysis materials below surface |
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| – rocks that have been transported by geological action from the site of their formation to their current location |
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| composed of pieces of rock smaller than boulders, and lager than sand. |
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| mixture of silica, alumina and water that expands and contracts greatly based on water volume. |
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| Hazardous materials are classified based on (4) |
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| - corrosivity, ignitability, reactivity, and toxicity |
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| – sheets or rolls of material that stabilize and retain soil or earth in position on slopes or in other unstable conditions. Divert groundwater away from contaminated areas to keep hazardous materials from leeching into drinking water supplies. |
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| On a sheet of planned elevations dashed lines represent ____ and solid lines represent ____ |
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| dashed lines =existing elevations, solid lines = planned elevations |
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| used to compact surface and subsurface materials. |
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| SWPPP – stormwater pollution prevention plan |
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| written plan detailing pollution control measures that will be taken on a construction site to prevent stormwater/silt runoff |
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| – barrier used to contain soil sediment that consists of geotextiles or straw bales secured in place with wood/metal stakes. Slows the flow of stormwater as it runs offsite. |
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| T or F, the flow direction of surface water into drainage systems is shown on site plans. |
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| reservoir or tank in a surface water drainage system that is used to obstruct the flow of objects that will not readily pass through a sewer while allowing surface water to freely flow. |
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| – inside elevation at the bottom of the inside flow line of a pipe. |
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| Catch basins and their connecting pipes are commonly made of _____ |
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| used to control stormwater runoff to minimized the amount of load on the storm drainage systerm during heavy rains. |
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| – lo-lying area that is esigned to temporarily hold stormwater while slowly draining to another location. |
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| T or F Detention/retention ponds can be used to capture and recycle stormwater for other purposed at a building site – |
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| Drainage systems in a partial site plan may be provided as part of the _______ prints indicating the location of the connection of the drainage systems to existing stormwater/wastewater utility pipes. |
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| surface treatment allowing stormwater to run through the paved area into the ground below, therby increasing the absorption of stormwater at the building site and minimizing stormwater runoff. |
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| – metal post, reinforced stone post, or concrete filled metal post placed in a manner inhibiting vehicular traffic |
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| If an irragation system is to be installed, ______ plans will indicate the water source, locations and types of sprinkler heads, and piping. |
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| Plant schedule proviedes (5) |
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| size, scientific name, common name, location and number of each plant |
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| Traffic directional devices |
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| low profile retractable devices that pivot along one edge to control the flow of traffic (spike strip in the event site parking lot, gate to make u stop and pay toll) |
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