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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 steps of the architectural design process?
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1) Pre-design (optional) - feasibility, $/SF
2) Schematic design - develop concept 3) Design development - key dims, major mat'ls & suppliers 4) Working drawings - detailed drwgs & specs 5) Contract administration - bid, evaluation, CDs, progress |
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What are the 5 steps in design cost management?
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1) Investigate design economics at Pre-Design.
2) Develop the cost bracket at Schematic Design. 3) Determine group elemental costs in early Design Development. 4) Set detailed elemental cost targets in late Design Development. 5) Check the cost during creation of Working Drawings. |
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What is the main cost task during Pre-design?
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Determine budget.
Look at Design Ecomonics. |
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What is the main cost task during Schematic Design?
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Confirm the budget.
Determine a range of costs per unit ($/SF). [Cost bracket] |
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What are the main cost tasks during Design Development?
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Cost for each element - roof, foundation, interior finish, etc.
First ballpark costs by element, then more specific from detailed cost data sources as design gels, to define cost targets for each elemental group. |
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What is the main cost task during Working Drawings?
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Iterative process to check cost estimates against specifications as developed.
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What is the general principal behind integrative design process?
What is the goal? |
Foster interaction among all disciplines early in project, rather than compartmentalized design decisions as traditional.
Cost savings and improved product |
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What is the tool used to foster interaction of all the various disciplines?
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Charettes
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The fifth and final stage of the typical architectural design process is called "_______________ ________________".
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Contract Administration
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A "Cost ___________________" is the U.S. equivalent for "Quantity Surveyor", which is a well-established profession throughout the British Commonwealth (UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc).
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Engineer
or Consultant |
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The type of cost data primarily used by owners/developers during project feasibility is
$/SF Elemental costs Both |
$/SF
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The two additional design stages in the 'Integrative Process' that are not featured in the 'Traditional' method are "Prep" and "___________________________".
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Evaluation
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What are the 5 methods of estimating costs during design?
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1) Functional unit (#beds in hospital * $10K/bed)
2) Superficial (RSMeans $/SF cost) 3) Cube ($/cu ft) 4) Elemental (Means assembly cost data, tweakable) 5) Approximate quantities |
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What type of cost data is a preferred primary source?
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Own proprietary data
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Name 4 design decisions that have big effect on costs.
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1) Site selection
2) Total building height 3) Story height 4) Plan shape (floor plan) 5) Total size 6) Open plan or cellular 7) Pre-fabrication |
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Which of the following cost estimating methods is particularly conducive for determining the feasibility of an industrial/warehouse project?
Functional unit Superficial Cube Elemental Approx quantities None of these |
Cube
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Which of the following is most likely to be included as a cost line item that supplements the base building costs (per sqft) of a high-rise office building?
HVAC Cladding Undergrd parking Foundation Roof Stairs |
Underground parking
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RS Means' construction cost data publications are structured based on "________________", which is developed by CSI and used to organized construction specifications.
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MasterFormat
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Which of the following design decisions would be associated with lower unit costs ($ per sqft)?
Build more stories Increase floor-to-floor height Design a larger building (more floor area) None of these |
Design a larger building
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