ARE 5.0 Programming &Analysis
UPDATED Exam Questions and VERIFIED
Answers
Types of planning and urban design plans - CORRECT ANSWER - Comprehensive, urban
design, regional, neighborhood, transporation, housing, economic development, parks and open
space, critical and sensitive areas
Maximum height of a building that can utilize an upfeed water supply system - CORRECT
ANSWER - 40-60 ft
What type of building is 120/208 voltage, three phase power appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Small commercial
Static head - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of pressure required to lift water trough a
piping system in a building. For each foot of building height, .433 psi is lost. To determine water
pressure at each floor, static head x building height then subtract from pressure at building main
Typical voltage for a residence - CORRECT ANSWER - 120/240 voltage, single phase
Large building voltage requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - Three phase, higher voltage
Initial rate of return - CORRECT ANSWER - Annual savings / investment
Simple payback period - CORRECT ANSWER - Reciprocal of rate of return
"Dead space" in performance terms - CORRECT ANSWER - Spaces intended for spoken
word presentations and should have short reverberation times
, "Live space" in performance terms - CORRECT ANSWER - Spaces intended for musical
performances and should have long reverberation times
Formula for calculating reverberation - CORRECT ANSWER - T=.049(volume of
space)/total absorption of wall, floor and ceiling surfaces
Where do areas of positive, negative and neutral wind pressure occur on a building? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Positive - Windward side of building, pushing against the building.
Negative - sides of building and leeward side Neutral - inside of building.
Trombe wall - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of thermal storage wall used in passive solar
design which uses mass to collect and store heat from the sun during the day. The stored heat is
circulated by natural convection when heat is needed. Positioned on the south side of building
behind glass
Calculate slope - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical distance/horizontal distance
Describe 20% slope - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficult to climb, expensive to build on
Max slope for streets - CORRECT ANSWER - 10% max
Slope of grade falling away from structure - CORRECT ANSWER - 2% min
Variance - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses situations where zoning requirements cause
undue hardship for a property owner or where zoning requirements do not address a unique
situation
Easement - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows part of a site owned by one party to be used by
another party for a specific purpose. Easements are noted in the property deed
Covenant - CORRECT ANSWER - A restriction placed on a property by a clause in a deed
UPDATED Exam Questions and VERIFIED
Answers
Types of planning and urban design plans - CORRECT ANSWER - Comprehensive, urban
design, regional, neighborhood, transporation, housing, economic development, parks and open
space, critical and sensitive areas
Maximum height of a building that can utilize an upfeed water supply system - CORRECT
ANSWER - 40-60 ft
What type of building is 120/208 voltage, three phase power appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Small commercial
Static head - CORRECT ANSWER - The amount of pressure required to lift water trough a
piping system in a building. For each foot of building height, .433 psi is lost. To determine water
pressure at each floor, static head x building height then subtract from pressure at building main
Typical voltage for a residence - CORRECT ANSWER - 120/240 voltage, single phase
Large building voltage requirements - CORRECT ANSWER - Three phase, higher voltage
Initial rate of return - CORRECT ANSWER - Annual savings / investment
Simple payback period - CORRECT ANSWER - Reciprocal of rate of return
"Dead space" in performance terms - CORRECT ANSWER - Spaces intended for spoken
word presentations and should have short reverberation times
, "Live space" in performance terms - CORRECT ANSWER - Spaces intended for musical
performances and should have long reverberation times
Formula for calculating reverberation - CORRECT ANSWER - T=.049(volume of
space)/total absorption of wall, floor and ceiling surfaces
Where do areas of positive, negative and neutral wind pressure occur on a building? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Positive - Windward side of building, pushing against the building.
Negative - sides of building and leeward side Neutral - inside of building.
Trombe wall - CORRECT ANSWER - Type of thermal storage wall used in passive solar
design which uses mass to collect and store heat from the sun during the day. The stored heat is
circulated by natural convection when heat is needed. Positioned on the south side of building
behind glass
Calculate slope - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertical distance/horizontal distance
Describe 20% slope - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficult to climb, expensive to build on
Max slope for streets - CORRECT ANSWER - 10% max
Slope of grade falling away from structure - CORRECT ANSWER - 2% min
Variance - CORRECT ANSWER - Addresses situations where zoning requirements cause
undue hardship for a property owner or where zoning requirements do not address a unique
situation
Easement - CORRECT ANSWER - Allows part of a site owned by one party to be used by
another party for a specific purpose. Easements are noted in the property deed
Covenant - CORRECT ANSWER - A restriction placed on a property by a clause in a deed
