Final, CM 1011 Final (only questions that aren't in Landon's set)
True
Indoor environmental quality of a building has to do with impacts on the inhabitant's comfort, health, and productivity.
Lean thinking demands a mindset of continuous improvement
True
Optimizing energy use is one of the six fundamental principles of sustainable building design.
True
Our presenter on Change Work was John Manion
True
Part of network logic is answering the question: Which activities can be started once this activity is completed?
True
Pollutant levels indoor are often higher than pollutant levels outdoor.
True
ProCore is a comprehensive project management platform that enables the entire project team to access and participate in every type of construction application from a centralized hub.
True
The first goal of quality management is to get things done right the first time.
True
With BIM you get a chance to build the project in a virtual environment before you build it for.
True
False
"PDCA" stands for Plan, Do, Check, Adjust.
True
"Standardize" is one of the 5 S's.
True
A comprehensive quality control plan is the best way to control quality during construction.
False
A poor quality design is not a contractor
False
A preparatory inspection is unnecessary to avoid miscues and rework.
False
A project is considered totally complete even if paperwork has not been delivered to the owner.
False
A risk mitigation plan happens before construction starts and does not vary thereafter.
True
An objective of sustainability is to reduce consumption of nonrenewable resources, to minimize waste, and to create better environments.
True
Application for payments is made on an AIA G702 form.
False
Assigning durations to each activity precedes sequencing.
False
Budget is not a factor to be considered when setting the quality standard.
False
Change orders always come from the owner for a variety of reasons.
True
Construction impact costs may include noise control.
True
Critical path method (CPM) is the most common type of schedule used in the commercial, civil, and industrial construction industry.
True
D.R. Horton has hired over 400 interns since 2014.
False
D.R. Horton was founded in 1948.
True
Design discrepancies may cause a change order.
False
Detailed schedules do not break major work activities down into smaller tasks.
False
Documentation should be provided at the end of the project but not throughout the project.
False
Eco-friendly building materials may be obtained from anywhere in the world.
True
Employee parking is a staging issue that must be addressed when organizing the job site.
True
Enhancing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources are the best strategies to achieve an NZE building.
A change order adjustment does not include general overhead and profit.
False
A claim only be made after the project is. complete
False
A public project has less governmental involvement than a private project.
False
An execution plan works better without the involvement of the personnel working under it.
False
An overcrowded worksite does not affect productivity
False
BIM does not help a contractor coordinate subcontractors
False
BIM will not allow collaboration among students from the different design-build disciplines
False
D.R. Horton started building homes in Louisiana in 1990.
False
Equipment rentals is not a consideration when working on a change order.
False
Gray water is the same as drinking water.
False
Lean uses Small Room Planning concept.
False
Less than 25% of construction work is "wasted"
False
Local government is seldom, if ever, involved in construction projects.
False
Platinum is the lowest level of LEED certification.
False
Subcontracting work is not a risk mitigation strategy
False
Sustainability does not involve operational and maintenance practices.
False
Sustainability has to do with a small part of an entire life cycle.
False
Sustainability is the fifth dimension of BIM.
False
The Lemoine Company works in various construction industries, including single family residential.
False
The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) groups together work done by many subcontractors.
False
The contractor selects the contract form
False
The critical path never changes
False
The final stage in the project control cycle is the documentation stage.
False
Tracking project time is not as important as tracking project costs
False
Very seldom does a job site require temporary utilities
False
Waste is a relatively minor issue in construction.
False
False
Fossil fuels are considered a renewable source of energy.
False
It does not make sense to do much upfront planning of the BIM model.
False
It is the obligation of the owner to provide job site security.
False
It was an LSU building where the architect undersized the door openings in order to keep the artsy effect.
True
JSA stands for job safety analysis.
True
Jobsite tablets have made it a lot easier for field personnel to manage every aspect of project coordination in real time
True
Lean is defined as "a culture of respect and continuous improvement aimed at creating more value for the customer while identifying and eliminating waste.
True
Liquidated damages is an agreed upon amount per day for the project finishing late.
False
Major subcontractors and vendors do not need to attend a pre-construction meeting.
True
One of the reasons for a toolbox meeting is to emphasize safe work habits.
False
Only 20% of construction projects are delivered late.
True
Quality is defined as meeting or exceeding the requirements established in the design documents.
True
RFI logs should be kept throughout the project.
True
Risk management involves identification, quantification, and mitigation of the risks.
True
Risk retention is a mitigation strategy.
False
Safety training does not require buy-in from the trainees.
False
Subcontractors and suppliers should not be involved is a risk evaluation.
False
Submittals are totally different that RFI's.
True
TQM stands for Total Quality Management.
False
The Lemoine Company has a term called "LIFE" which stands for "Living an Injury Free Environment."
False
The bid amount is converted to a project budget.
False
The biggest disadvantage to Gantt charts is that they show the interrelationship among the activities.
True
The first task in contract administration is to create a contact list for every single person associated with the project.
True
The goal of sustainability is to reduce the impacts construction has on buildings being built, and the environment, quality of life, and human health.
False
The initial building costs are the only numbers used in the life-cycle cost analysis.
True
The major cornerstone for the ecological movement was the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in the early 1960s.
True
The need for a clear and accurate paper trail in construction is paramount.
False
The number one cause of jobsite accidents are electrical shocks.
True
The number one quality issue is installation of the wrong materials, not poor workmanship.
False
The three types of activities that must be planned and included in a schedule are: pre-construction, construction operations, and post-construction.
False
The tracking tool for quality is the schedule.
True
The two key process tools used to track all inquiries, decisions, and approvals that occur during construction are the requests for information (RFI'S) and submittals.
A "daily huddle" is a short morning meeting every day onsite.
True
A BIM model serves as a shared knowledge resource for the entire design and build team
True
A clean site is a safe site.
True
A tailgate meeting to review safety procedures is risk management
True
A team should measure its performance against its goals.
True
AHJ stands for local Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
True
According to the Brundtland definition of sustainable development, a sustainable society meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
True
Arbitration can be more expensive than litigation.
True
Change order philosophy: "First do no harm."
True
Clash detection allows for the effective identification, inspection, and reporting of unintended interferences of materials and systems.
True
Contract close-out includes final payment.
True
D.R. Horton has a land development department.
True
D.R. Horton has been the #1 homebuilder since 2002.
True
D.R. Horton has hired over 400 interns since 2014.
True
D.R. Horton is publicly traded.
True
D.R. Horton rotates its interns through multiple of its departments.
True
D.R. Horton's motto is "America's Builder."
True
Everything CM's do is tied to the plans and specs
True
Excellent (S), Very good (A), Good (B+), Fairly poor (B - ), and poor (C) is the rating categories for the LEED rating system.
True
John Manion's company has a project in the Super Dome at this time.
True
LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
True
LEED stands for Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design.
True
Lean results in more completions under budget
True
Once a progress payment is received by the prime contractor it is obligated to promptly pay its subcontractors and vendors.
True
Part of being a construction manager is anticipating risks.
True
Pre task safety analysis is sometimes called a toolbox meeting .
True
Productivity has to do with how much work can be accomplished in a certain time frame
True
Project size may impact what type of schedule will be used.
True
Quality control is only done during a construction project
True
Retention of good worker is important in building a good work force.
True
Site selection and building layout is the first area where sustainability can be applied.
True
The first rule on construction management is "read the contract".
True
The goals of construction team includes safety.
True
There are programs available that integrate estimating, accounting, and contract administration function into a single program.
True
Triple Bottom Line performance involves economic, environmental, and social performances.
True
Use of subcontractors is considered as more efficient and expert than self-performance by the contractor.
True
False
Gantt charts are also known as network diagrams.
False
The first stage in the project control cycle is the documentation stage.
False
A zero-punch list should not be a goal of the project.
False
Quality failures affect only cost and time.
True
Hard hats and steel-toed shoes are examples of PPE.
True
Substantial completion is part of contract close-out.
False
The majority of homes built by D.R. Horton exceed $500,000.
Contract time is not consideration when working on a change order.
False
Contractor close-out reports are not meant to be given to the estimating department.
False
Create waste is one of the six tenets of Lean.
False
True
Scheduling addresses "How long?"
It is important to develop a standardized risk assessment approach that can be applied to each project.
True
True
Delivery tickets are one of the sources of information used to track job performance.
Subcontractors should not be pre-qualified
False
True
Labor costs are directly impacted by a construction company's safety record. Select
False
3D CAD is the same as BIM.
"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything" was a quote of Teddy Roosevelt
False
True
Improving air and water quality is an example of an environmental benefit.
False
Meeting minutes are unnecessary if it is a meeting of the owner's construction representative and the superintendent.
True
Risk abatement involves reducing the loss potential of a risk.
True
Risk evaluation is subjective.
False
The company does not need to have a feedback loop for the work force.
Approximately 54% of construction activities planned for a given week get done that week.
True
True
A BIM model is a 3D representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a building.
False
A construction team does not need diversity.
False
Construction actually has little to no effects on the environment and thereby, does not affect global warming.
False
Cost overruns do not need to be addressed until the project is completed.
False
Enhancing indoor environmental quality is not one of the six fundamental principles of sustainable building design.
True
Environmental risks may delay a schedule.
Archeological findings are not a risk of the contractor
False
If you are only a user of BIM, and not a designer, you do not need to know anything about BIM.
False
John Manion works for Boh Brothers in their Broad Work division.
False
Labor availability is not a contractor risk
False
Lean uses a First Planner System
False
Quality impacts aesthetics, appearance and durability, but not performance
False
Sequencing of activities is not the same as network logic.
False
The owner (client) should not be a member of the team
False
There is no need for the construction industry to consider implementing the concept of sustainability of sustainable development.
False
False
Purchase orders and material invoices do not need to be monitored during the contract.
A network diagram is nothing more than a work plan.
True
One of the reasons for subcontractor meetings is to discuss potential conflicts.
True
True
Wetlands is a risk of a contractor.
True
50% of the D.R. Horton construction team are graduates of the LSU CM department.
True
A BIM design begins with intelligent objects such as walls, roof, and windows
False
AHJ does not include permits and inspections.
True
Additional time should always be asked for when processing a change order.
False
Continuous improvement is not one of the six tenets of Lean.
True
Contract administration is all about managing the business details and relationships.
True
As-built drawings are part of contract close-out.
False
BIM cannot help with site planning and utilization.
Robert Horton was the founder of D.R. Horton.
False
Submittal of shop drawings is part of quality assurance
Fasle
Adding contingencies may be a pre-bid method to offset a risk
True
An ITP (Inspection Test Plan) includes the agreement as to when it will be done.
True
Back charges may be used to encourage subcontractors to clean up after themselves.
True
Commissioning includes HVAC testing.
True
Contracting with the subcontractors is part of quality assurance.
True
Contractor close-out has to do with reporting back to the company about how the job went.
True
D.R. Horton grew 40% in Louisiana in 2019.
True
Environmental, Economic, Social are three main benefits that result from sustainable design and construction.
True
Evaluation of projects includes determining what worked and what didn't work.
True
Testing of materials during construction is part of quality control.
True
Total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed before it impacts the project's completion as planned.
True
True
Weather is probably the most common and most obvious reason for work slowdown.
False
PPE stands for protecting people every time.
False
Partnering is a concept involving only the owner and prime contractor.
False
Political is a pillar of sustainability, according to the Triple Bottom Line.
True
Political, legal, and regulatory risks are the ones over which the contractor has the least control.
False
Productivity is the most predictable element of project planning and project control.
True
Programmable thermostats are an example of how energy consumption can be optimized.
False
Regulatory compliance will never cause a change order.
True
Respect for people is one of the six tenets of Lean.
False
Retainage is an amount retained by the owner from progress payments as a penalty for mistakes made by the contractor.
False
Sales is not a phase of a construction project according to our presenter.
False
Scheduling and coordinating material deliveries is not one of the contractor's tasks.
True
Site logistics (project staging) is crucial to the overall efficiency and coordination of the work.
True
Some production activities do not actually require any physical effort.
False
Successful subcontractor coordination is not based on proper scheduling, preparation, and planning.
True
Summary schedules group activities under broader headings such as mobilization, site work, foundation, and rough framing.
False
Sustainability does not involve using standard sizes of materials.
False
Sustainability is an unexpected mainstream design and construction deliverable.
Keeping score is unnecessary in comparing performance against goals.
false
Taking corrective action is called crashing the schedule
true
False
Hiring the right people to do the job is part of quality control.
True
Identifying performance deviations is one of the seven steps in the project control cycle.
True
There are actually wood building materials that may be certified.
Home office overhead a consideration when working on a change order.
True
Most budget problems originate from inaccurate labor estimates
True
Planning and scheduling concern two interrelated elements of construction management: strategy and time.
True
False
A BIM model cannot perform clash detection before the project goes to the field.
True
The use of sustainable technologies and practices creates new employment opportunities.
False
D.R. Horton self-performs most of its work.
True
D.R. Horton's motto is "America's Builder."
True
Each activity in the budget is assigned a cost code.
True
A project control system utilizes the plans, specs, estimate, and schedule.
A time extension is a contract adjustment used when a monetary adjustment is not owed.
False
After quality, safety is the number-one priority when managing construction operations.
False
All construction risks have to do with jobsite events
False
Change work should be seen as an opportunity to increase profit.
False
False
The financial strength of a subcontractor is not a risk of the prime contractor.
True
There are three close-out reports.
"It is the will to prepare to win that separates success from failure"
True
Quality assurance is done prior to a project being started.
True
Quality is one of The Lemoine Company's core ideologies.
True
Team activities include identification of who has what responsibilities.
True
True
According to our presenter "inspection is a necessary evil."
True
It is important for quality control personnel be familiar with the standards associated with a number of trades.
True
Surplus materials belong to the owner.
True
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
True
"Force Field Analysis" is one of the Problem Solving Techniques."
True
"Quality is meeting the acceptance criteria 100% of the time."
False
A short-interval schedule is not the same as a look-ahead schedule.
True
Administrative activities include permitting, submittals, inspections, and testing.
False
BIM cannot be accommodating to facility management.
True
BIM helps with consideration of alternative approaches to design and construction.
False
Change work does not involve taking on more risk.
True
Cost codes are used to compare actual job costs with the estimated job costs.
"Small Room" is a mindset of intense focus on advancing the work.
False
False
Industrial is the largest energy consumer.
True
Most schedule glitches have to do with productivity.
False
NZE building is a theoretical concept, and there is no application in the real world.
True
Not bidding on a project may be a pre-bid method to offset a risk.
True
Quality, along with cost and time, are the three primary elements of construction management.
True
Taking advantage of the sun can be used for passive solar heating.
False
Team activities do not included communications guidelines.
False
The Construction close-out does not include commissioning.
True
The LEED rating system was developed by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
True
The Lemoine Company has a program called LEAP, which stands for Lemoine Engineering Advancement Program.
True
The actual term of "sustainable development" expressed in the World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980 for the first time.
True
The superintendent is the person responsible for organizing the job site and managing construction on a daily basis.
True
When the work plan does not work, stop and re-plan.
True
Collaboration of communication and activities is part of a Lean project delivery.
False
Commissioning does not include testing of life safety systems.
True
Michael Cascio is a graduate of the LSU CM department.
False
The cost of rework is about the same as the first time the work was done.
False
The financial strength of the owner is not a risk of the prime contractor.
True
The pre-construction meeting should include discussion about schedule issues.
True
The schedule of values represents the owner's budget
False
Unfortunately, a more dangerous work environment is one of the results of Lean.
False
Where to locate a crane on the job site is a relatively unimportant issue.
False
While BIM is a verb, VDC is a noun.
True
With BIM the various stages of design are classified as level of development (LOD).
False
D.R. Horton does not have a mortgage department.
Quality and safety are ultimately achieved at the labor level
True
The three stages of precedence diagram schedule and planning, sequencing, and scheduling
True
False
All BIM does is add a 3D component to 2D plans and specs.
True
An inspection is a check used when tracking quality.
False
Attic stock and extra materials belong to the contractor.
False
Availability of materials is not a contractor risk.
False
D.R. Horton builds homes in all 48 continental states.
True
D.R. Horton has built more than 750,000 homes.
False
Entry-level CM's are seldom, if ever, used to keep up with RFI's.
False
Environmental protections do not include storm water pollution.
True
Establishing the work hours is the responsibility of the superintendent.
A project may go forward without paperwork
False
D.R. Horton was founded in 1948.
False
Universal Education is a goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
False
True
The big advantage to Gantt chart schedules is that they are very easy to understand.
False
The primary tool associated with project planning is the estimate.
Is sustainable decision-making, the factors impacting the entire life of the project should be considered.
True
The Lemoine Company five close-out objectives include substantial completion.
True
The benefits of sustainable design and construction offer the potential to change the way in which we, as humans, face the challenges of the next decade.
True
The correct tools and equipment are necessary for workers to get the job right the first time.
True
The fourth dimension of BIM is scheduling.
True
The purpose of The Lemoine Company is to achieve excellence.
True
The tracking tool for cost is the estimate
True
True
A BIM file contains construction details, performance characteristics, and product specs.
A project debriefing is not meant to be training mechanism
False
Comparing actual job costs to estimated costs is not risk management
False
One half of global greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to buildings.
False
One of the least important contract administration functions is the contractor getting paid on time.
False
Predicting durations is an exact science.
False
Safety is not one of The Lemoine Company's core ideologies.
False
True
John Manion's company does industrial, commercial, and institutional construction work.
True
Keeping accurate labor records is one of the most important functions of CM's in the field.
True
Key performance indicators formulate plans for improvement.
True
Lean Project Delivery results in minimizing waste and rework.
True
One definition of "sustainable' is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
True
One of the reasons for a pre-construction meeting is to clarify the lines of authority and communication
A good win-win example is using recycled concrete as a base material for new roadways or driveways.
True
Job signage is a good way to advertise the construction company.
True
Jobsite overhead is a consideration when working on a change order.
True
Managing the many changes on a project is one of the contract administration functions.
True
Steel beams are an example of construction product that requires a shop drawing
True
The ultimate goal of jobsite management is to keep the project on schedule, within budget, and of high quality.
True
True
Unforeseen conditions may cause a change order.
False
Very little that comes out of the construction site is recyclable.
False
Waiting is one of the eight types of waste.
False
Waste is a relatively minor issue in construction.
True
Waste is downtime.
False
A 6 Week Look Ahead system uses bi-weekly meetings.
False
Because every project is different, quality does not happen on purpose.
False
Each time number in a network diagram represents a calendar day, not a work day.
True
Earned value analysis may be used to determine the overall status of the project relative to both cost and schedule.
True
Quality and safety are ultimately achieved at the labor force level.
True
Quality attitude must emanate from the highest levels of leadership and management.
True
The Lemoine Company started construction activities in the mid-1970's.