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EXAC Exam questions with verified detailed solutions
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How much liability insurance is an architect required to have? - ✔✔Depends on the
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province, In Alberta there is no requirement.
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What resources are available to an architect to produce a project cost estimate? -
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✔✔Quantity Surveyors ||
Construction Managers ||
Construction Price Index || ||
Publications - from gov, companies, interest groups
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the Economic and Political factors that can influence construction costs? - ✔✔•
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Inflation
• Market conditions
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• Interest rates
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• Flux in supply and demand
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the Environmental factors that can influence construction costs? - ✔✔• Site
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characteristic
• Weather
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• Location
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
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What are the Owner/Client characteristics that can influence construction costs? -
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✔✔design requiring high standards of quality or || || || || || ||
rigorous quality control procedures || || ||
(especially long life cycle, redundancies in || || || || ||
spaces);
complex bidding procedures; || ||
insurance requirements above the norm; || || || ||
extensive bonding requirements; || ||
poorly written, sometimes inequitable,
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non-standard contract wording; || ||
long delays in issuing payments to contractors.
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the 4 methods of construction cost estimation? - ✔✔Elemental
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Area (Cost per m2/per ft2)
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Volume (Cost per m3) || || ||
Unit Use - (Cost per bed, cost per seat, etc.)
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What does a progressive releasing of hold backs mean? - ✔✔It means that certain
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subcontractor hold backs may be released in advance of substantial performance, certifying
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them as complete. || ||
List 5 examples of additional services not listed as basic under RAIC Doc 6 - ✔✔1. financial
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feasibility studies, || ||
2. business cases
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3. preparing functional programs
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4. submissions to authorities
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5. life cycle cost studies.
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CHOP 2.1.10 ||
What Buildings Require the services of an Architect - ✔✔(a) a building, 3 storeys or less in
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height, for assembly || ||
occupancy or institutional occupancy that, || || || ||
|| (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a gross area of
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300 square metres or less,
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|| (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 150
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square metres or less on each floor, or || || || || || || ||
|| (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 100
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square metres or less on each floor; || || || || || ||
|| (b) a building for residential occupancy that
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|| (i) is a single family dwelling, or
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|| (ii) is a multiple family dwelling containing 4 dwelling units
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or less; ||
|| (c) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for residential
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occupancy as a hotel, motel or similar use that, || || || || || || || ||
|| (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a gross area of
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400 square metres or less,
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|| (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 200
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square metres or less on each floor, or || || || || || || ||
|| (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 130
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square metres or less on each floor; || || || || || ||
|| (d) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for warehouse,
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business and personal services occupancy, for mercantile || || || || || ||
EXAC Exam questions with verified detailed solutions
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How much liability insurance is an architect required to have? - ✔✔Depends on the
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province, In Alberta there is no requirement.
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What resources are available to an architect to produce a project cost estimate? -
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✔✔Quantity Surveyors ||
Construction Managers ||
Construction Price Index || ||
Publications - from gov, companies, interest groups
|| || || || || ||
CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the Economic and Political factors that can influence construction costs? - ✔✔•
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Inflation
• Market conditions
|| ||
• Interest rates
|| ||
• Flux in supply and demand
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the Environmental factors that can influence construction costs? - ✔✔• Site
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characteristic
• Weather
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• Location
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CHOP 2.3.3 ||
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What are the Owner/Client characteristics that can influence construction costs? -
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✔✔design requiring high standards of quality or || || || || || ||
rigorous quality control procedures || || ||
(especially long life cycle, redundancies in || || || || ||
spaces);
complex bidding procedures; || ||
insurance requirements above the norm; || || || ||
extensive bonding requirements; || ||
poorly written, sometimes inequitable,
|| || ||
non-standard contract wording; || ||
long delays in issuing payments to contractors.
|| || || || || ||
CHOP 2.3.3 ||
What are the 4 methods of construction cost estimation? - ✔✔Elemental
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Area (Cost per m2/per ft2)
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Volume (Cost per m3) || || ||
Unit Use - (Cost per bed, cost per seat, etc.)
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What does a progressive releasing of hold backs mean? - ✔✔It means that certain
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
subcontractor hold backs may be released in advance of substantial performance, certifying
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
them as complete. || ||
List 5 examples of additional services not listed as basic under RAIC Doc 6 - ✔✔1. financial
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feasibility studies, || ||
2. business cases
|| ||
3. preparing functional programs
|| || ||
4. submissions to authorities
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5. life cycle cost studies.
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CHOP 2.1.10 ||
What Buildings Require the services of an Architect - ✔✔(a) a building, 3 storeys or less in
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height, for assembly || ||
occupancy or institutional occupancy that, || || || ||
|| (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a gross area of
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300 square metres or less,
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|| (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 150
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square metres or less on each floor, or || || || || || || ||
|| (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 100
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square metres or less on each floor; || || || || || ||
|| (b) a building for residential occupancy that
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|| (i) is a single family dwelling, or
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|| (ii) is a multiple family dwelling containing 4 dwelling units
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or less; ||
|| (c) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for residential
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occupancy as a hotel, motel or similar use that, || || || || || || || ||
|| (i) in the case of a single storey building, has a gross area of
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400 square metres or less,
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|| (ii) in the case of a 2 storey building, has a gross area of 200
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square metres or less on each floor, or || || || || || || ||
|| (iii) in the case of a 3 storey building, has a gross area of 130
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square metres or less on each floor; || || || || || ||
|| (d) a building, 3 storeys or less in height, for warehouse,
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business and personal services occupancy, for mercantile || || || || || ||
