CNST Mid Term
How building begins, fundamentally - ANS-Idea or need from owner
Name two members of the Design team - ANS-Architect and Engineer
The design phase has 3 principal phases - ANS-Schematic Design, Developing Design,
Contract Document
What the acronym LEED stands for: - ANS-Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
Two constraints to building systems - ANS-Land and money and budget and scope and
zoning
What does ASTM stand for? - ANS-American society for Testing and Materials
How is a CM or GC typically chosen: - ANS-Competition or through negotiation process
OSHA and IBC: - ANS-Occupational Health and Safety, international building code
What is the purpose of ANSI - ANS-develops standards for many industrial products
such as hvac, aluminum windows
Foundation is the part of the building that transfers - ANS-Transfer structural loads
reliably from a building into the ground.
3 different types of soil - ANS-Cobble, Boulder, silt, gravel, sand, clay
What is the purpose of zoning ordinances? - ANS-How much land is covered, parking
spaces, building setback, fire protection, how tall a building is
Types of sheeting - ANS-(For excavation) Sheet piling, solder beam/lagging, slurry wall
Types of bracing - ANS-Tieback, rakers, cross-lock
Type of dewatering - ANS-Well pointing, sum pumps, water tight barriers
Type of foundations - ANS-Shallow and deep foundations
How building begins, fundamentally - ANS-Idea or need from owner
Name two members of the Design team - ANS-Architect and Engineer
The design phase has 3 principal phases - ANS-Schematic Design, Developing Design,
Contract Document
What the acronym LEED stands for: - ANS-Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design
Two constraints to building systems - ANS-Land and money and budget and scope and
zoning
What does ASTM stand for? - ANS-American society for Testing and Materials
How is a CM or GC typically chosen: - ANS-Competition or through negotiation process
OSHA and IBC: - ANS-Occupational Health and Safety, international building code
What is the purpose of ANSI - ANS-develops standards for many industrial products
such as hvac, aluminum windows
Foundation is the part of the building that transfers - ANS-Transfer structural loads
reliably from a building into the ground.
3 different types of soil - ANS-Cobble, Boulder, silt, gravel, sand, clay
What is the purpose of zoning ordinances? - ANS-How much land is covered, parking
spaces, building setback, fire protection, how tall a building is
Types of sheeting - ANS-(For excavation) Sheet piling, solder beam/lagging, slurry wall
Types of bracing - ANS-Tieback, rakers, cross-lock
Type of dewatering - ANS-Well pointing, sum pumps, water tight barriers
Type of foundations - ANS-Shallow and deep foundations
