BCS – Basic Contractor Skills real exam!!
1. Which one of these is not a normal Zoning Regulation?
- Building set backs
- Parking requirements
- Building durability and cost
- Type of allowed building use or activity - ANSWER ✔----Building durability and cost
2. What is the minimum number of points needed to gain a LEED certified rating?
- 60
- 50
- 40
- 80 - ANSWER ✔---- 40
3. The total amount of energy consumed throughout all phases of the material life cycle is
____________?
- Embodied Material
- Embodied Energy
- Embodied Carbon
- Embodied Water - ANSWER ✔----Embodied Energy
,4. A single-purpose entity combines who under one legal contract ?
- The Owner and Contractor
- The Owner, the Architect, the Engineers
- The Architect and the Contractor
- The Owner, entire Design Team, and entire Construction Team - ANSWER ✔---- The Owner, entire
Design Team, and entire Construction Team
5. Who created the Master Format ?
- AISC
- Construction Specification Institute
- American Institute of Architects
- International Code Council - ANSWER ✔----Construction Specification Institute
6. What occupancy classification would be used for a church sanctuary ?
- Assembly
- Institutional
- Educational
- Industrial - ANSWER ✔---- Assembly
7.As a contractor, you will not have influence about design decisions.
-True
-False - ANSWER ✔----False
8. What is left out in the "cradle-to-gate analysis" ?
-Energy used to extract the natural resources
-Energy used to install and maintain the material
-Energy used to manufacture the material
,-Energy used to ship the raw material to the manufacturer - ANSWER ✔----Energy used to install and
maintain the material
9. LEED is governed and enforced by a government agency.
-True
-False - ANSWER ✔----False
10. Fire resistance is listed and categorised by the # of __________.
-buildings
-floors
-minutes
-hours - ANSWER ✔----hours
12. Considering safety or legality are not issues, who should always get final say of any decision being
made during a construction process ?
-Contractor
-Owner
-Architect
-Engineer - ANSWER ✔----Owner
13. Who is responsible for handling all aspects of the building design ?
-Contractor
-Engineer
-Architect
-Manufacturer - ANSWER ✔----Architect
14. What division of the Master Format will concrete be found ?
-05
-03
, -06
-02 - ANSWER ✔----03
15. What type of project delivery method is best suited for a project where a turn key price is
guaranteed to an owner in a bid ?
-None
-Design-Bid-Build
-Design-Build
-Integrated Project Delivery - ANSWER ✔----Design-Bid-Build
16. Which definition most accurately describes the Living Building Challenge ?
-A building will generate 50% of its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume little fresh
water, and have little net carbon greenhouse gas emissions.
-Create a building that consumes little resources and is very comfortable to live in.
-Annually, a building will generate all its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume no
fresh water, and have no net carbon greenhouse gas emissions.
-Create a building out of natural, living materials. - ANSWER ✔----Annually, a building will generate
all its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume no fresh water, and have no net carbon
greenhouse gas emissions.
17. The IBC designates different occupancy classifications. Which one of these is not a classification ?
-Industrial
-Assembly
-Business
-Educational - ANSWER ✔----Industrial
18. What answerwer below best describes a "Cost Plus" payment schedule.
-The owner agrees to pay a contractor a lump sum fee for all costs and services provided.
-A contractor is paid a set price for all costs and work performed.
1. Which one of these is not a normal Zoning Regulation?
- Building set backs
- Parking requirements
- Building durability and cost
- Type of allowed building use or activity - ANSWER ✔----Building durability and cost
2. What is the minimum number of points needed to gain a LEED certified rating?
- 60
- 50
- 40
- 80 - ANSWER ✔---- 40
3. The total amount of energy consumed throughout all phases of the material life cycle is
____________?
- Embodied Material
- Embodied Energy
- Embodied Carbon
- Embodied Water - ANSWER ✔----Embodied Energy
,4. A single-purpose entity combines who under one legal contract ?
- The Owner and Contractor
- The Owner, the Architect, the Engineers
- The Architect and the Contractor
- The Owner, entire Design Team, and entire Construction Team - ANSWER ✔---- The Owner, entire
Design Team, and entire Construction Team
5. Who created the Master Format ?
- AISC
- Construction Specification Institute
- American Institute of Architects
- International Code Council - ANSWER ✔----Construction Specification Institute
6. What occupancy classification would be used for a church sanctuary ?
- Assembly
- Institutional
- Educational
- Industrial - ANSWER ✔---- Assembly
7.As a contractor, you will not have influence about design decisions.
-True
-False - ANSWER ✔----False
8. What is left out in the "cradle-to-gate analysis" ?
-Energy used to extract the natural resources
-Energy used to install and maintain the material
-Energy used to manufacture the material
,-Energy used to ship the raw material to the manufacturer - ANSWER ✔----Energy used to install and
maintain the material
9. LEED is governed and enforced by a government agency.
-True
-False - ANSWER ✔----False
10. Fire resistance is listed and categorised by the # of __________.
-buildings
-floors
-minutes
-hours - ANSWER ✔----hours
12. Considering safety or legality are not issues, who should always get final say of any decision being
made during a construction process ?
-Contractor
-Owner
-Architect
-Engineer - ANSWER ✔----Owner
13. Who is responsible for handling all aspects of the building design ?
-Contractor
-Engineer
-Architect
-Manufacturer - ANSWER ✔----Architect
14. What division of the Master Format will concrete be found ?
-05
-03
, -06
-02 - ANSWER ✔----03
15. What type of project delivery method is best suited for a project where a turn key price is
guaranteed to an owner in a bid ?
-None
-Design-Bid-Build
-Design-Build
-Integrated Project Delivery - ANSWER ✔----Design-Bid-Build
16. Which definition most accurately describes the Living Building Challenge ?
-A building will generate 50% of its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume little fresh
water, and have little net carbon greenhouse gas emissions.
-Create a building that consumes little resources and is very comfortable to live in.
-Annually, a building will generate all its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume no
fresh water, and have no net carbon greenhouse gas emissions.
-Create a building out of natural, living materials. - ANSWER ✔----Annually, a building will generate
all its own energy from on-site renewable resources, consume no fresh water, and have no net carbon
greenhouse gas emissions.
17. The IBC designates different occupancy classifications. Which one of these is not a classification ?
-Industrial
-Assembly
-Business
-Educational - ANSWER ✔----Industrial
18. What answerwer below best describes a "Cost Plus" payment schedule.
-The owner agrees to pay a contractor a lump sum fee for all costs and services provided.
-A contractor is paid a set price for all costs and work performed.
