Building Technology Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What are the four primary building systems? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Structure, enclosure, mechanical/electrical, and interior systems
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What is the difference between traditional and modern building
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strategies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-modern systems tend to be more
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layered, optimized, pre-engineered
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What are the implications of the modern way of layered building? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Implications of division of architecture into "art"
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and "science"
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Why was Masterformat created? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-There was a
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need for organizational standards and regularity
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What are the critiques of masterformat? (5 total) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. Problems of adjusting to changing technology and
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cultural construction practices → systems may transcend "products" or
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"material" categories
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,2. Ambiguity → should reinforcing steel be filed under metals (05) or
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concrete (03)? If concrete, with cast-in-place (03300) or with concrete
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reinforcing (03200)? |
3. Problems with material vs. functional organization (ex: where does
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roof insulation go? With membrane roofing (07500) or with roof
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insulation (07220)? |
4. New technologies are invented, or become more important, requiring
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more explicit attention (ex: electronic security systems, now with its
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own division number)
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5. In general, there is confusion in finding a unified organizational
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strategy → instead, it is based variously on:
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a) Construction sequence (ex: concrete before masonry)
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b) Construction trades (ex: doors and windows, now "openings")
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c) Construction materials/products (ex: masonry)
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d) Construction systems (ex: thermal and moisture protection)
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What was the major change in masterformat in 2004? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Shift from 5-digit to 6-digit scheme | | | | |
What are divisions called in masterformat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Levels
How do levels work in masterformat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each
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level describes in greater detail the so-called "work result," defined as
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,traditional construction practices that result from the application of
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skills to construction products or resources. Level 1, then 2, then 3.
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How many divisions are there in masterformat? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-49, though some are reserved and not used | | | | | | |
What is Uniformat? What is it useful for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An
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alternative filing system based more consistently on general systems. It
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is useful for preliminary specifications, cost estimates, etc.
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There are 8 broad categories subdivided into 20+ elements and systems
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(not all are listed*)
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What is OmniClass? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The ultimate classification
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system, intended to classify everything in the built environment.
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International standard. Conceived as 15 tables, each looking at the
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world from a different point of view. Various "legacy" documents have
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been included in, or as, these tables, so that building codes and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Masterformat reappear, but within a larger framework. This is a
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compromise, to avoid duplication of existing classification schemes.
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What is OmniClass most important for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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OmniClass has become an important requirement within the growing
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area of product search and comparison; supports the demand for highly
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articulated product information in BIM format, and can normalize and
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, categorize detailed attributes/properties and process developed and
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supported by the National BIM Standard and Integrated Project Delivery
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What has been the trend in fire safety strateg? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Shift from Building of origin → floor of origin → room of origin.
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Architects have given up on preventing fires all-together because we use
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carbon based materials.
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What is the breakdown of deaths in a fire? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1/4
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flame + heat, 3/4 smoke + gas
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What are the 6 strategies for minimizing fire damage? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1) Alert occupants based on smoke or heat | | | | | | |
2) provide protected means of egress
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3) Compartmentalization (fire barriers)
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4) Ventilation of toxic smoke and gasses
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5) Suppression (manual and automatic
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6) Site planning
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What are the aspects of providing a protected means of egress? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1) enough time to escape or places of refuge
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2) need to protect the escape route from fire, heat, and smoke
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Questions With Correct Answers
What are the four primary building systems? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Structure, enclosure, mechanical/electrical, and interior systems
| | | | |
What is the difference between traditional and modern building
| | | | | | | | |
strategies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-modern systems tend to be more
| | | | | | | | |
layered, optimized, pre-engineered
| |
What are the implications of the modern way of layered building? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Implications of division of architecture into "art"
| | | | | | |
and "science"
| |
Why was Masterformat created? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-There was a
| | | | | | | | |
need for organizational standards and regularity
| | | | |
What are the critiques of masterformat? (5 total) - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-1. Problems of adjusting to changing technology and
| | | | | | | |
cultural construction practices → systems may transcend "products" or
| | | | | | | |
"material" categories
| |
,2. Ambiguity → should reinforcing steel be filed under metals (05) or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
concrete (03)? If concrete, with cast-in-place (03300) or with concrete
| | | | | | | | | |
reinforcing (03200)? |
3. Problems with material vs. functional organization (ex: where does
| | | | | | | | | |
roof insulation go? With membrane roofing (07500) or with roof
| | | | | | | | | |
insulation (07220)? |
4. New technologies are invented, or become more important, requiring
| | | | | | | | |
more explicit attention (ex: electronic security systems, now with its
| | | | | | | | | | |
own division number)
| |
5. In general, there is confusion in finding a unified organizational
| | | | | | | | | | |
strategy → instead, it is based variously on:
| | | | | | |
a) Construction sequence (ex: concrete before masonry)
| | | | | |
b) Construction trades (ex: doors and windows, now "openings")
| | | | | | | |
c) Construction materials/products (ex: masonry)
| | | |
d) Construction systems (ex: thermal and moisture protection)
| | | | | | |
What was the major change in masterformat in 2004? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Shift from 5-digit to 6-digit scheme | | | | |
What are divisions called in masterformat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
Levels
How do levels work in masterformat? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each
| | | | | | | | |
level describes in greater detail the so-called "work result," defined as
| | | | | | | | | | |
,traditional construction practices that result from the application of
| | | | | | | | |
skills to construction products or resources. Level 1, then 2, then 3.
| | | | | | | | | | |
How many divisions are there in masterformat? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-49, though some are reserved and not used | | | | | | |
What is Uniformat? What is it useful for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An
| | | | | | | | | | |
alternative filing system based more consistently on general systems. It
| | | | | | | | | |
is useful for preliminary specifications, cost estimates, etc.
| | | | | | |
There are 8 broad categories subdivided into 20+ elements and systems
| | | | | | | | | | |
(not all are listed*)
| | |
What is OmniClass? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The ultimate classification
| | | | | | | |
system, intended to classify everything in the built environment.
| | | | | | | |
International standard. Conceived as 15 tables, each looking at the
| | | | | | | | | |
world from a different point of view. Various "legacy" documents have
| | | | | | | | | | |
been included in, or as, these tables, so that building codes and
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Masterformat reappear, but within a larger framework. This is a
| | | | | | | | | |
compromise, to avoid duplication of existing classification schemes.
| | | | | | |
What is OmniClass most important for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
OmniClass has become an important requirement within the growing
| | | | | | | | |
area of product search and comparison; supports the demand for highly
| | | | | | | | | |
articulated product information in BIM format, and can normalize and
| | | | | | | | | | |
, categorize detailed attributes/properties and process developed and
| | | | | | |
supported by the National BIM Standard and Integrated Project Delivery
| | | | | | | | |
What has been the trend in fire safety strateg? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
Shift from Building of origin → floor of origin → room of origin.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Architects have given up on preventing fires all-together because we use
| | | | | | | | | |
carbon based materials.
| | |
What is the breakdown of deaths in a fire? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1/4
| | | | | | | | | | | |
flame + heat, 3/4 smoke + gas
| | | | | |
What are the 6 strategies for minimizing fire damage? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-1) Alert occupants based on smoke or heat | | | | | | |
2) provide protected means of egress
| | | | |
3) Compartmentalization (fire barriers)
| | |
4) Ventilation of toxic smoke and gasses
| | | | | |
5) Suppression (manual and automatic
| | | |
6) Site planning
| |
What are the aspects of providing a protected means of egress? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1) enough time to escape or places of refuge
| | | | | | | | |
2) need to protect the escape route from fire, heat, and smoke
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