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Exam material for ARE 5.0, the Architect Registration Examination administered by NCARB, covering architectural practice, project planning and design, construction documentation, project management, and building systems and construction concepts.

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◍ Partnering. Answer: Stakeholders in a project all participate in
decision-making process. Can produce closer communication and
shared responsibilities but requires more difficult management.


◍ Project Manager. Answer: Coordinates the activities of all the
members of the design and construction teams related to the firm


◍ Architecture Team members identified on proposal for project.
Answer: Firm Principal; Lead Designer; Project Manager; Key
Consultants


◍ Assembling of project team (important considerations). Answer: -
Type/Complexity of Project
-Size of Project
-Staff Availability
-Experience Levels
-Billing Rates
-Personalities

,◍ Bar Chart (Gantt Chart). Answer: Simplest and most common for
scheduling a design project.


◍ Dependency. Answer: When one task must be completed before
another one can begin. Represented by an arrow on a Gantt Chart, or a
dashed arrow (dummy) on Critical Path Method.


◍ Critical Path Method. Answer: A scheduling tool more common to
construction projects. Sequence of tasks depicted graphically, with
tasks duration and earliest and latest start and finish times. Solid
arrows represent tasks; a task cannot begin until all tasks leading into
a circle are completed. Dependencies represented with dashed lines
called dummies.


◍ Critical Path. Answer: The sequence of tasks that must be started
and finished on time to meet the project's deadline.


◍ Float. Answer: Maximum length of time that a noncritical task can
be delayed or extended before it causes a delay in the overall project.


◍ Work Plan (or Fee Projection). Answer: Detailed project schedule
that breaks down project into its component tasks and assigns specific
staff and resources to each task. Also details how the fee will cover
the cost of staff and project expenses (after deducting profit and
overhead).

,◍ total working fee. Answer: The fee available to pay people to do
the job after subtracting fees for profit, consultants and other
expenses.


◍ Fee per Phase. Answer: Phase's percentage, multiplied by total
working fee


◍ Top-Down Approach. Answer: Estimate the total fee needed to
complete a project using rules of thumb and historical data. Subtract
other expenses to get direct fee, and allocate direct fee to each phase.


◍ Bottom-Up Approach. Answer: Break projects into individual
tasks. List tasks in chronological order. Estimate number of hours to
complete each task and assign a staff member with a specific billing
rate to each task to calculate total estimated working fee.


◍ Project Monitoring Chart. Answer: A chart comparing actual time
(or fees) to budgeted time (or fees). Can be generated using info from
time sheets.


◍ Full Wall Schedule. Answer: A method for developing a
preliminary schedule where all team members are brought together to
determine tasks and scheduling. Vertical lines on wall represent
weeks, team members asked to place a start and finish card for each
task on the wall in location representing necessary time for task.


◍ Consultant. Answer: An expert who is not part of the firm's regular
staff but is employed to work on one or more specific projects. They

, are responsible for the accuracy and consistency of their own
drawings but architect is liable to owner for their work,


◍ Structural Engineer. Answer: Consultant that designs any new
structure or structural modifications. Produces and drawings and
specifications for the structural portion of project.


◍ Mechanical Engineer. Answer: Consultant that designs and
produces the drawings and specs for heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning (HVAC) system, as well as plumbing systems. Can
design fire protection systems as well.


◍ Electrical Engineer. Answer: Consultant that designs and produces
the drawings and specs for the power system and lighting system.
Often will design telephone system, signal systems, and security
systems as well.


◍ Project Notebook. Answer: Tool that allows PM to immediately
access information for planning, coordinating, and monitoring the
project.


◍ Items Contained in Project Notebook (8). Answer: - General
Reference
- Contracts
- Fees and Schedules
- Programming
- Budget

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