ARE Study Review

As a document intended to be an attachment or addendum to a B101 contract between owner and architect, B214-2007 outlines duties and responsibilities concerning LEED certification. This includes providing specifications incorporating LEED requirements in the Contract Documents and conducting a pre-bid meeting to review LEED principles, procedures and requirements for the project. With respect to the contractor, when does B214 consider identification of LEED goals? Answer In B214, a project's LEED goals are presumed to be identified before a bid is ever submitted by a contractor. ARE 4.0 exam prep: CDS

What three types of DX (direct expansion) or incremental units are available? Answer Through-wall, roof-mounted or packaged." ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Why should mortar strength always be weaker than the masonry it is used with? Answer The mortar should take stress instead of the masonry, to prevent cracking in the masonry rather than the mortar, which is easier to repair. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

Which of the following are statutory "green building" standards that are adopted as mandatory requirements on a local level? A. CALGreen B. LEED BD+C C. RI-IGCC D. GreenGlobes E. BREEAM Answer A & C are examples of statutory standards, while the voluntary standards of LEED, GreenGlobes and BREEAM have been used by some local goverments to create sustainable design code requirements. ARE 4.0 exam prep: SPD

Which exposure durability classification of plywood uses moisture-resistant adhesive? A. Interior B. Exterior Answer ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

A building has a first floor envelope consisting of bearing walls without openings, a second floor of column system with openings and third level of bearing walls without openings. In this case, the second floor does not have the same strength as the floor above and thus cannot resist stress to the same degree. Which of the following vertical irregularities describes this condition? A. Soft story B. Weak story C. Geometric irregularity D. In-plane discontinuity Answer ARE 4.0 exam prep: SS

Our legal system resolves practice and contract issues on a case-by-case basis - through litigation, setting precedents. What currently accepted version of legal concepts does reliance on BIM as a project deliverable call into question? (Choose two) A. Severability B. Privity C. Repose D. Agency E. Standard of Care Answer B. Privity (shields architects from third party claims) and E. Standard of Care (perform services consistent with that level of skill and care ordinarily provided by architects practicing under the same or similar circumstances). For further reading, see the AIA Best Practices article on this subject: Liability and BIM ARE 4.0 exam prep: CDS

Ignoring friction loss, if a water main at 50 psi supplies a flush-valve toilet located 50 feet above, how much pressure is available to operate the fixture? Answer Since 50ft x 0.434 lbf/sqin/ft (loss in static head) = 21.7 psi, then 50 psi - 21.7 psi = 28.3 psi ARE 4.0 exam prep: BS

Slate and tile roofing materials are ideally used with which range of roof pitches? A. 0:12 - 3:12 B. 1:12 - 4:12 C. 3:12 - 4:12 D. 4:12 - 8:12 E. 5:12 - 8:12 Answer ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS

Select 3 types of poured-in-place flooring from the following list: I. Linoleum II. Elastomeric III. Rubberized plastic IV. Parquet V. Terrazzo VI. Asphalt tile Answer II, III, V are poured-in-place. ARE 4.0 exam prep: BDCS