EXAC ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● How much liability insurance is an architect required to have?. Answer: Depends on
the province, In Alberta there is no requirement.
● What resources are available to an architect to produce a project cost estimate?.
Answer: Quantity Surveyors Construction Managers Construction Price Index Publications -
from gov, companies, interest groups CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the Economic and Political factors that can influence construction costs?.
Answer: • Inflation • Market conditions • Interest rates • Flux in supply and demand CHOP
2.3.3
● What are the Environmental factors that can influence construction costs?. Answer: •
Site characteristic • Weather • Location CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the Owner/Client characteristics that can influence construction costs?.
Answer: design requiring high standards of quality or rigorous quality control procedures
(especially long life cycle, redundancies in spaces); complex bidding procedures; insurance
requirements above the norm; extensive bonding requirements; poorly written, sometimes
inequitable, non-standard contract wording; long delays in issuing payments to contractors.
CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the 4 methods of construction cost estimation?. Answer: Elemental Area
(Cost per m2/per ft2) Volume (Cost per m3) Unit Use - (Cost per bed, cost per seat, etc.)
● What does a progressive releasing of hold backs mean?. Answer: It means that certain
subcontractor hold backs may be released in advance of substantial performance, certifying
them as complete.
● List 5 examples of additional services not listed as basic under RAIC Doc 6. Answer:
1. financial feasibility studies, 2. business cases 3. preparing functional programs 4.
submissions to authorities 5. life cycle cost studies. CHOP 2.1.10
● What Buildings Require the services of an Architect. Answer: (a) a building, 3 storeys
or less in height, for assembly occupancy or institutional occupancy that, (i) in the case of a
single storey building, has a gross area of 300 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2
, storey building, has a gross area of 150 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case
of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 100 square metres or less on each floor; (b) a
building for residential occupancy that (i) is a single family dwelling, or (ii) is a multiple family
dwelling containing 4 dwelling units or less; (c) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for
residential occupancy as a hotel, motel or similar use that, (i) in the case of a single storey
building, has a gross area of 400 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building,
has a gross area of 200 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey
building, has a gross area of 130 square metres or less on each floor; (d) a building, 3 storeys
or less in height, for warehouse, business and personal services occupancy, for mercantile
occupancy or for industrial occupancy that (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a
gross area of 500 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross
area of 250 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a
gross area of 165 square metres or less on each floor; (e) a building that is a farm building not
for public use; (f) a relocatable industrial camp building. Alberta Architects Act Section 2.1.(6)
● What is RAIC Document Six?. Answer: CHOP 2.1.10 - Client-Architect Agreements
Canadian Standard Form of Contract for Architectural Services Between Client and Architect.
It is the accepted national standard contract used by architects.
● What is the purpose of Schedule A (For Alberta). Answer: It is a letter of commitment
from the COORDINATING registered professional to the AHJ that they will Design of the
building and the Field Review will be conducted to ensure compliance with the ABC
● What is the purpose of Schedule B (For Alberta). Answer: It is a letter of commitment
from the registered professional to the AHJ that they will Design of the building and the Field
Review will be conducted to ensure compliance with the ABC
● What is the purpose of Schedule C (For Alberta). Answer: (Also known as a letter of
assurance) A declaration that the registered professional has carried out their duties to ensure
the building was designed and constructed in compliance to ABC and outlines an differences
between BP and Record Drawings
● What are two possible legal procedures affecting the construction of buildings?.
Answer: CHOP 1.2.4, p.4 Injunction - sought when a public body applies to the court for an
order restraining a private individual or other body from violating an applicable law. It is often
applied to stop an individual or company from constructing a building contrary to regulations,
codes or bylaws. A typical example is a "stop work order." Mandamus - an order directing a
public body to exercise a public duty, such as the issuance of a building permit. If a
municipality refuses to issue a building permit and forces the client to apply to the court for a
mandamus, the architect must be sure that all building plans and specifications comply fully
with municipal bylaws and building codes.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● How much liability insurance is an architect required to have?. Answer: Depends on
the province, In Alberta there is no requirement.
● What resources are available to an architect to produce a project cost estimate?.
Answer: Quantity Surveyors Construction Managers Construction Price Index Publications -
from gov, companies, interest groups CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the Economic and Political factors that can influence construction costs?.
Answer: • Inflation • Market conditions • Interest rates • Flux in supply and demand CHOP
2.3.3
● What are the Environmental factors that can influence construction costs?. Answer: •
Site characteristic • Weather • Location CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the Owner/Client characteristics that can influence construction costs?.
Answer: design requiring high standards of quality or rigorous quality control procedures
(especially long life cycle, redundancies in spaces); complex bidding procedures; insurance
requirements above the norm; extensive bonding requirements; poorly written, sometimes
inequitable, non-standard contract wording; long delays in issuing payments to contractors.
CHOP 2.3.3
● What are the 4 methods of construction cost estimation?. Answer: Elemental Area
(Cost per m2/per ft2) Volume (Cost per m3) Unit Use - (Cost per bed, cost per seat, etc.)
● What does a progressive releasing of hold backs mean?. Answer: It means that certain
subcontractor hold backs may be released in advance of substantial performance, certifying
them as complete.
● List 5 examples of additional services not listed as basic under RAIC Doc 6. Answer:
1. financial feasibility studies, 2. business cases 3. preparing functional programs 4.
submissions to authorities 5. life cycle cost studies. CHOP 2.1.10
● What Buildings Require the services of an Architect. Answer: (a) a building, 3 storeys
or less in height, for assembly occupancy or institutional occupancy that, (i) in the case of a
single storey building, has a gross area of 300 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2
, storey building, has a gross area of 150 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case
of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 100 square metres or less on each floor; (b) a
building for residential occupancy that (i) is a single family dwelling, or (ii) is a multiple family
dwelling containing 4 dwelling units or less; (c) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for
residential occupancy as a hotel, motel or similar use that, (i) in the case of a single storey
building, has a gross area of 400 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building,
has a gross area of 200 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey
building, has a gross area of 130 square metres or less on each floor; (d) a building, 3 storeys
or less in height, for warehouse, business and personal services occupancy, for mercantile
occupancy or for industrial occupancy that (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a
gross area of 500 square metres or less, (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross
area of 250 square metres or less on each floor, or (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a
gross area of 165 square metres or less on each floor; (e) a building that is a farm building not
for public use; (f) a relocatable industrial camp building. Alberta Architects Act Section 2.1.(6)
● What is RAIC Document Six?. Answer: CHOP 2.1.10 - Client-Architect Agreements
Canadian Standard Form of Contract for Architectural Services Between Client and Architect.
It is the accepted national standard contract used by architects.
● What is the purpose of Schedule A (For Alberta). Answer: It is a letter of commitment
from the COORDINATING registered professional to the AHJ that they will Design of the
building and the Field Review will be conducted to ensure compliance with the ABC
● What is the purpose of Schedule B (For Alberta). Answer: It is a letter of commitment
from the registered professional to the AHJ that they will Design of the building and the Field
Review will be conducted to ensure compliance with the ABC
● What is the purpose of Schedule C (For Alberta). Answer: (Also known as a letter of
assurance) A declaration that the registered professional has carried out their duties to ensure
the building was designed and constructed in compliance to ABC and outlines an differences
between BP and Record Drawings
● What are two possible legal procedures affecting the construction of buildings?.
Answer: CHOP 1.2.4, p.4 Injunction - sought when a public body applies to the court for an
order restraining a private individual or other body from violating an applicable law. It is often
applied to stop an individual or company from constructing a building contrary to regulations,
codes or bylaws. A typical example is a "stop work order." Mandamus - an order directing a
public body to exercise a public duty, such as the issuance of a building permit. If a
municipality refuses to issue a building permit and forces the client to apply to the court for a
mandamus, the architect must be sure that all building plans and specifications comply fully
with municipal bylaws and building codes.
