Construction management basics
This person coordinates the whole job site, day-to-day and supervise crews?
What is superintendent?
Most construction managers spend a lot of their time doing this kind of work, not just working on the job site?
What is office/planning work?
A worker hired by the general contractor to perform specialized work like plumbing is called this?
What is a subcontractor?
These low energy houses use natural and recycled materials to aim to be self-sufficient. Founded by Mike Reynolds.
What are earth ships?
The study of design designing buildings and spaces is called this field?
What is architecture?
That’s wrong focuses on overall project delivery, budget schedules, and client relationship?
Who is the project manager or construction manager?
This is the time between ordering a material and its arrival onsite, it must be tracked to avoid delays?
What is lead time?
A construction career path where you learn on the job under a skilled worker and can become certified in a trade is called this?
What is an apprenticeship?
Using the sun to heat or power of building and using high-efficiency designs are examples of this type of building approach?
What is sustainable design or energy efficient/renewable energy?
This famous Mexico City Museum designed by a modern architect, often appears in architectural studies hint thank Museo?
What is Museo Soumaya?
Meetings that include the owner, architect, and contractor to coordinate design and construction are called this…
What are OAC meeting owner architect contractor meeting?
A record that tracks what the project has spent and committed to so managers can control budget is called a _______?
What is called a cost log or cost tracking?
Name three trades of construction manager routinely coordinates on a commercial project?
What is Electrical plumbing, HVAC, welding, Masonary carpentry, landscaping?
A system that collects and stores rainwater for use in a building instead of relying on only piped water is called this?
What is rain harvesting?
A big idea and design thinking using imagination and testing to create solutions to real world problems. It is the key skill for builders and architects?
What is problem-solving?
A formal question a contractor sends to clarify plans or specs before work, proceeds often written and tracked
What is a RFI request for information? ?
When a contractor request money from the owner for a completed work, they submit this document?
What is a payment request or pay application?
This construction career often requires a college degree and focuses on building design while the contractor builds the design?
What is an architect or engineer?
Homes designed to produce as much energy as they use over a year or often called this?
What is net zero-energy/housing?
This Mexican architect, designed striking modern buildings and promotes, cultural and urban ideas?
Who is Fernando Romero Louise Barga, Tatiana Bilbo, Ricardo Lagarto?
Before construction begins the process of confirming scopes prices from sub scheduling, and lead time planning is called this phase
What is preconstruction planning?
The document that transfers portions of work to sub contractor and identifies who will build what for the price agreed is commonly called a?
What is a buyout or a subcontractor buyout?
This role supports a construction or project manager with documentation schedules and coordination tasks on larger project?
Who is the construction manager, assistant, or assistant project manager?
A housing design that keeps living spaces habitable during rising water levels by floating or adapting to water is called a _____ home.
What is a floating home or amphibious house?
Urban planners and architects must balance new buildings with historic places name, one reason, preserving historical architecture matters to cities?
What is because of reflects culture history supports tourism keeps community identity or teaches about the past?