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CSI CDT Exam Questions And Answers
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Integrated projects are distinguished by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a. Trust-based collaboration between project team members
b. Maximized efficiency through design, fabrication, and construction
c. "Just as needed" team involvement to reduce owner's pre-construction expenses
d. Compensation structures supporting the early engagement of team members in design and
project planning
e. Development of virtual project model through input from a collaborative team - Answer✔c.
"Just as needed" team involvement to reduce owner's pre-construction expenses
Experienced owners may require project teams to utilize integrated project delivery based
upon:
a. Previous negative experience with adversarial project team relationships
b. The desire for a reduction in project claims and disputes
c. Desire to utilize collaboratively-produced BIM as a facilities management asset
d. The expectation of benefit from innovation stemming from collaborative effort
e. All of the above - Answer✔e. All of the above
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the application of integrated project delivery?
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a. Collaborative team effort reduces planning and design expenses.
b. Determination of liability for decisions is generally made by the team leader in order to
reduce arbitration expenses.
c. Technologies such as data exchange protocols evolve on a phase-by-phase basis.
d. Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than the determination of liability. -
Answer✔d. Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than the determination of
liability.
The following are TRUE concerning CSI's GreenFormat online product data resource EXCEPT:
a. CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat.
b. GreenFormat product information is organized by MasterFormat numbers.
c. Information in GreenFormat supports specifying by proprietary, reference standard,
performance, and descriptive methods.
d. The Product Lifecycle category provides information on product Life Cycle Analysis, Material
Extraction and Transportation, Manufacturing, and Facility Operations.
e. Manufacturers provide a technical contact for follow up questions from GreenFormat users. -
Answer✔a. CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat
According to the BEES model, life cycle analysis (LCA) is characterized by all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. Questions regarding the materials and impacts related to the six stages of the product life
cycle
b. Estimates of the cumulative environmental impacts resulting from all stages of a product life
cycle over a 50-year period
c. Support for selection of products with the lowest total environmental impact
d. Market analysis of demand for sustainable products - Answer✔d. Market analysis of demand
for sustainable products -
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Market analysis of demand is a separate discipline outside of the questions related to
environmental life cycle analysis. It's interesting and necessary, but only indirectly related to
LCA.
A sustainable building consists largely of:
a. Selecting green products
b. Healthy methods of construction, operation, and demolition of buildings
c. Reusing existing sites
d. Maximizing the use of daylight - Answer✔b. Healthy methods of construction, operation, and
demolition of buildings
Which of the following is not included in the quoted description of benefits that BIM brings to
the design and construction process?
a. Opportunity for increased evaluation of design options
b. Building components conflict identification and resolution
c. Automated product characteristic/specification content coordination
d. BIM-driven product delivery scheduling - Answer✔c. Automated product
characteristic/specification content coordination
The goal of the project is defined by the PDPG as:
a. Completion of the construction project on time and on budget
b. The delivery of the facility to the owner
c. Maximizing the benefit to the owner and the community
d. Creating a facility with the lowest possible embedded energy - Answer✔b. The delivery of the
facility to the owner
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CSI CDT Exam Questions And Answers
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Integrated projects are distinguished by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:
a. Trust-based collaboration between project team members
b. Maximized efficiency through design, fabrication, and construction
c. "Just as needed" team involvement to reduce owner's pre-construction expenses
d. Compensation structures supporting the early engagement of team members in design and
project planning
e. Development of virtual project model through input from a collaborative team - Answer✔c.
"Just as needed" team involvement to reduce owner's pre-construction expenses
Experienced owners may require project teams to utilize integrated project delivery based
upon:
a. Previous negative experience with adversarial project team relationships
b. The desire for a reduction in project claims and disputes
c. Desire to utilize collaboratively-produced BIM as a facilities management asset
d. The expectation of benefit from innovation stemming from collaborative effort
e. All of the above - Answer✔e. All of the above
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the application of integrated project delivery?
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a. Collaborative team effort reduces planning and design expenses.
b. Determination of liability for decisions is generally made by the team leader in order to
reduce arbitration expenses.
c. Technologies such as data exchange protocols evolve on a phase-by-phase basis.
d. Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than the determination of liability. -
Answer✔d. Team culture based upon problem resolution rather than the determination of
liability.
The following are TRUE concerning CSI's GreenFormat online product data resource EXCEPT:
a. CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat.
b. GreenFormat product information is organized by MasterFormat numbers.
c. Information in GreenFormat supports specifying by proprietary, reference standard,
performance, and descriptive methods.
d. The Product Lifecycle category provides information on product Life Cycle Analysis, Material
Extraction and Transportation, Manufacturing, and Facility Operations.
e. Manufacturers provide a technical contact for follow up questions from GreenFormat users. -
Answer✔a. CSI validates and certifies information contained in GreenFormat
According to the BEES model, life cycle analysis (LCA) is characterized by all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. Questions regarding the materials and impacts related to the six stages of the product life
cycle
b. Estimates of the cumulative environmental impacts resulting from all stages of a product life
cycle over a 50-year period
c. Support for selection of products with the lowest total environmental impact
d. Market analysis of demand for sustainable products - Answer✔d. Market analysis of demand
for sustainable products -
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Market analysis of demand is a separate discipline outside of the questions related to
environmental life cycle analysis. It's interesting and necessary, but only indirectly related to
LCA.
A sustainable building consists largely of:
a. Selecting green products
b. Healthy methods of construction, operation, and demolition of buildings
c. Reusing existing sites
d. Maximizing the use of daylight - Answer✔b. Healthy methods of construction, operation, and
demolition of buildings
Which of the following is not included in the quoted description of benefits that BIM brings to
the design and construction process?
a. Opportunity for increased evaluation of design options
b. Building components conflict identification and resolution
c. Automated product characteristic/specification content coordination
d. BIM-driven product delivery scheduling - Answer✔c. Automated product
characteristic/specification content coordination
The goal of the project is defined by the PDPG as:
a. Completion of the construction project on time and on budget
b. The delivery of the facility to the owner
c. Maximizing the benefit to the owner and the community
d. Creating a facility with the lowest possible embedded energy - Answer✔b. The delivery of the
facility to the owner
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