COSC 353 - Final Exam questions with
complete solutions
Public Owner - correct answer ✔✔money comes from federal, state, or local
owner is the taxpayer
projects can be managed by private organizations
Private Owner - correct answer ✔✔most construction financed this way
developer
Developer - correct answer ✔✔private owner that only owns the project for the duration of construction
Owner Representatives - correct answer ✔✔facility managers
building committee (users, financial backers, residents)
pm/cm
Architects - correct answer ✔✔translate and develop an owner's requirements and graphically represent
them so that a contractor can accurately price, schedule, and implement the design
owner's representative thru construction phase
licensed individuals
,Drafters/CAD/BIM Operators - correct answer ✔✔produce construction documents in support of
architect's work
increasingly independent of architects
Specification Writers - correct answer ✔✔prepares the specifications, which lays out the level of
performance requirements and quality expected
Interior Designers - correct answer ✔✔work on nonstructural interior spaces, interior finishes
Landscape Architects - correct answer ✔✔location of trees and shrubs
set grades, establish walkways, walls, and fences
site design
Engineers - correct answer ✔✔mechanical, electrical, structural, civil
licensed individual
hired by owner, not the architect
Structural Engineer - correct answer ✔✔calculate strengths and deflections, foundation sizes, beam
thickness, and strength of floor slabs
building can withstand nature
Mechanical Engineers - correct answer ✔✔design heating, cooling, water supply, and sanitary systems
, Electrical Engineers - correct answer ✔✔calculate overall electrical load required, size equipment
accordingly
determine amount of lighting required
Civil Engineers - correct answer ✔✔determine location of a project on a site (actually the surveyor does
this)
design roads, bridges, tunnels
Surveyors - correct answer ✔✔measure distances and elevations of land surfaces
site development
Constructor - correct answer ✔✔professional responsible for all construction activities, GC or CM
can be brought in before architect to advise owner
Estimators - correct answer ✔✔prepare a complete list of all job costs
Schedulers - correct answer ✔✔define distinct construction activities and understand the relationships
among the activities
monitor job progress, coordinate subs, analyze changes and impact of delays
Purchasing Agents - correct answer ✔✔buy subcontracts once a job is won
get best price while ensuring all contract requirements are met
Specialty Contractors - correct answer ✔✔hired by and work directly for a general contractor
complete solutions
Public Owner - correct answer ✔✔money comes from federal, state, or local
owner is the taxpayer
projects can be managed by private organizations
Private Owner - correct answer ✔✔most construction financed this way
developer
Developer - correct answer ✔✔private owner that only owns the project for the duration of construction
Owner Representatives - correct answer ✔✔facility managers
building committee (users, financial backers, residents)
pm/cm
Architects - correct answer ✔✔translate and develop an owner's requirements and graphically represent
them so that a contractor can accurately price, schedule, and implement the design
owner's representative thru construction phase
licensed individuals
,Drafters/CAD/BIM Operators - correct answer ✔✔produce construction documents in support of
architect's work
increasingly independent of architects
Specification Writers - correct answer ✔✔prepares the specifications, which lays out the level of
performance requirements and quality expected
Interior Designers - correct answer ✔✔work on nonstructural interior spaces, interior finishes
Landscape Architects - correct answer ✔✔location of trees and shrubs
set grades, establish walkways, walls, and fences
site design
Engineers - correct answer ✔✔mechanical, electrical, structural, civil
licensed individual
hired by owner, not the architect
Structural Engineer - correct answer ✔✔calculate strengths and deflections, foundation sizes, beam
thickness, and strength of floor slabs
building can withstand nature
Mechanical Engineers - correct answer ✔✔design heating, cooling, water supply, and sanitary systems
, Electrical Engineers - correct answer ✔✔calculate overall electrical load required, size equipment
accordingly
determine amount of lighting required
Civil Engineers - correct answer ✔✔determine location of a project on a site (actually the surveyor does
this)
design roads, bridges, tunnels
Surveyors - correct answer ✔✔measure distances and elevations of land surfaces
site development
Constructor - correct answer ✔✔professional responsible for all construction activities, GC or CM
can be brought in before architect to advise owner
Estimators - correct answer ✔✔prepare a complete list of all job costs
Schedulers - correct answer ✔✔define distinct construction activities and understand the relationships
among the activities
monitor job progress, coordinate subs, analyze changes and impact of delays
Purchasing Agents - correct answer ✔✔buy subcontracts once a job is won
get best price while ensuring all contract requirements are met
Specialty Contractors - correct answer ✔✔hired by and work directly for a general contractor
