CH1 - Commercial construction makes up about one-third of the total construction market. -
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CH1 - One of the constructor's jobs is to determine and implement the best construction
practices, means, and methods to satisfy the owner's requirements for time, cost, and quality. -
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CH1 - Construction is big business, reaching $10.6 billion in world-wide spending in 2017. -
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CH1 - Heavy civil construction is mostly funded by private entities. - ANS-F
CH1 - Residential construction is typically funded by individuals for its own use or for sale. -
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CH1 - Residential construction is relatively high-tech in terms of means and methods needed to
produce its product. - ANS-F
CH1 - Commercial construction tends to be far less technically complex than residential
construction. - ANS-F
CH1 - Great buildings are usually identified with the designers, not the constructors. - ANS-T
CH1 - The building materials used in residential construction are typically wood products such
as lumber and plywood. - ANS-T
CH1 - Asphalt, gravel, concrete, steel, and dirt make up the primary materials used in heavy civil
construction. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - Animation without a purpose is a distraction. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - Animation should only be used for effect. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - Plagiarism is a legal issue. - ANS-F
Comm in CI - Don't be defensive in the Q & A. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - To earn the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award a student must take at least
four communications intensive courses. - ANS-T
, Comm in CI - Write the abstract first. - ANS-F
Comm in CI - The rhetorical triangle consists of audience, message, and credibility. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - The Automated Retrieval System shown was a lion. - ANS-F
Comm in CI - Avoid wordiness. - ANS-T
Comm in CI - Black text on a white background always works. - ANS-T
CH2 - Quality is monitored by the specifications, punch lists, inspections, tests, and user
surveys. - ANS-T
CH2 - Most projects have no cost overruns, time delays, or conflicts. - ANS-F
CH2 - The project manager is responsible for the safe completion of projects within budget, on
schedule, to the company's quality standards, and to the customer's satisfaction. - ANS-T
CH2 - Time is monitored by a detailed schedule. - ANS-T
CH2 - The fundamental cost goal is to maintain costs at or above budget parameters. - ANS-F
CH2 - Field and office engineer positions are entry-level. - ANS-T
CH2 - In the Integrated Project Delivery method, the construction manager will have an
opportunity to contribute expertise relative to constructability. - ANS-T
CH2 - Safety is monitored by investigating the accidents that occurred. - ANS-F
CH2 - It is the owner who decides which project delivery method will be used. - ANS-T
CH2 - Design-build is commonly referred to as the traditional delivery method. - ANS-F
CH3 - In a traditional design-bid-build delivery method, qualification is used to determine who
wins the project. - ANS-F
CH3 - Value engineering and constructability reviews are a benefit of bring CM's on board early.
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CH3 - The estimating function is one of the lesser important functions in the bid process. -
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CH3 - An estimate includes the cost of all materials. Labor, equipment, and subcontracts. -
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