Acronyms
History of Construction Management
Overview
Facts + Figures
Who Does What
100

CAD

Computer Aided Design

100

Name of stone carvings dating back to pyramids that contained  the first written regulations pertaining to construction.

Code of  Hammurabi 

100

The book walks you through the construction management _________________

process

100

Portable cofferdams can be inflatable or frame and fabric cofferdams that cannot be reused. (T/F)

False 

100

This role defines and funds the project 

Owner

200

CM

Construction Manager 

200

Who was responsible for the first building code?

Hammurabi

200

From the reading this week, which one the answers listed below does not belong to the 5 basic construction sectors

BIM Industry 

200

The curtain wall facade does not carry any dead load weight from the building other than its own dead load weight (T/F)


True

200

Licensed professional trained in the art and science of building design.

Architect 

300

DB

Design Build

300

From the reading, which time period was the first recording of a building code

Pyramids 

300

Which Building Sector is relatively low-tech in terms of means and methods

Residential 

300

How much annually worldwide does construction total in dollars


3.9 trillion

300

Enters into a contract with the owner to deliver the project in accordance with the plans and specifications 

General or Prime Contractor 

400

LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 

400

Which industry is probably the oldest recognized today in this book


Agriculture

400

This type of project delivery usually leads to a sealed bid, fixed price contract

Design-Bid-Build 

400

How many Professional Affiliations and/or certifications are there associated with the construction industry


at least 250

400

Professional who designs the interior layout and specifies the finish materials

Interior Designer 

500

RFI

Request for Information 

500

Up until the 1960's, who managed large construction projects

Civil Engineers

500

The overall structural or organizational framework used to put all the aspects of designing and building a construction project.

Project Delivery 

500

There are _________ primary sectors of the construction industry. 

5

500

Organizes the project team and facilitate the project

Construction Manager 

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