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CSI CDT Exam Questions And Answers
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Stages of Facility Life Cycle - Answer✔1. Project Conception
2. Design
3. Construction Documents,
4. Procurement
5. Construction
6. Facility Management
Quality Assuance - Answer✔Procedures for guarding against defects and during execution of
work (by A/E) *PRECONSTRUCTION*
Quality Control - Answer✔Procedures for evaluating completed activities and elements of the
design for conformance with requirements (by Contractor)
Stages of Design - Answer✔1. Conceptual Design
2. Schematic Design
3. Design Development
Conceptual Design (of design stage) - Answer✔-conveys aesthetics
-rough representation of site
-gives shape, form, and meaning
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Schematic Design (of design stage) - Answer✔-develop site plan and area relationships
-rough elevations
-develop preliminary product description
Design Development (of design stage) - Answer✔-define materials, surfaces, and details
-produce sections and elevations
-outline specs!!!
OmniClass Specs - Answer✔-series of tables
-two-digit numbering
UniFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-uses letters and numbers
-usually beginning of design, followed by MasterFormat
MasterFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-master list of numbers and titles
-2 groups and 5 subgroups
-50 divisions total (DIV 00 - DIV 49)
Four Cs of Communication - Answer✔Clear
Concise
Correct
Complete
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Drawings vs. Specs - Answer✔Drawings represent quantitative information
Specs represent qualitative information
GreenFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-web-based tool to accurately report product sustainability properties
NIST's BEES - Answer✔BEES = Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
Measures:
-global warming potential
-natural resource depletion
Regulatory requirements - Answer✔-building code requirements
-land development requirements
-accessibility
-federal emergency management administration
Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B) - Answer✔-competitive bid
-competitive proposal
-negotiated
Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) - Answer✔-bring in someone knowledgeable on
construction topics at an early stage, while construction documents are being developed.
-the construction professional cannot bid on the project now
Design-Bid (D-B) - Answer✔-designer-builder provides all services
-use the Owner's A/E
-one prime contract
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CSI CDT Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
Stages of Facility Life Cycle - Answer✔1. Project Conception
2. Design
3. Construction Documents,
4. Procurement
5. Construction
6. Facility Management
Quality Assuance - Answer✔Procedures for guarding against defects and during execution of
work (by A/E) *PRECONSTRUCTION*
Quality Control - Answer✔Procedures for evaluating completed activities and elements of the
design for conformance with requirements (by Contractor)
Stages of Design - Answer✔1. Conceptual Design
2. Schematic Design
3. Design Development
Conceptual Design (of design stage) - Answer✔-conveys aesthetics
-rough representation of site
-gives shape, form, and meaning
1
, ©BRIGHTSTARS 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:40 AM A+
Schematic Design (of design stage) - Answer✔-develop site plan and area relationships
-rough elevations
-develop preliminary product description
Design Development (of design stage) - Answer✔-define materials, surfaces, and details
-produce sections and elevations
-outline specs!!!
OmniClass Specs - Answer✔-series of tables
-two-digit numbering
UniFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-uses letters and numbers
-usually beginning of design, followed by MasterFormat
MasterFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-master list of numbers and titles
-2 groups and 5 subgroups
-50 divisions total (DIV 00 - DIV 49)
Four Cs of Communication - Answer✔Clear
Concise
Correct
Complete
2
, ©BRIGHTSTARS 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10:40 AM A+
Drawings vs. Specs - Answer✔Drawings represent quantitative information
Specs represent qualitative information
GreenFormat Specs - Answer✔-developed by CSI
-web-based tool to accurately report product sustainability properties
NIST's BEES - Answer✔BEES = Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
Measures:
-global warming potential
-natural resource depletion
Regulatory requirements - Answer✔-building code requirements
-land development requirements
-accessibility
-federal emergency management administration
Design-Bid-Build (D-B-B) - Answer✔-competitive bid
-competitive proposal
-negotiated
Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) - Answer✔-bring in someone knowledgeable on
construction topics at an early stage, while construction documents are being developed.
-the construction professional cannot bid on the project now
Design-Bid (D-B) - Answer✔-designer-builder provides all services
-use the Owner's A/E
-one prime contract
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