CM final exam donald
A public project has less governmental involvement than a private project.
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A short-interval schedule is not the same as a look-ahead schedule.
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A system evaluation does not include employee interviews.
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An ethics program does not start with upper management.
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An overcrowded worksite does not affect productivity.
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Archeological findings are not a risk of the contractor.
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Bullet points are always effective as a presentation format.
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Comparing actual job costs to estimated costs is not risk management.
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Construction actually has little to no effects on the environment and thereby, does not affect global warming.
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Enhancing indoor environmental quality is not one of the six fundamental principles of sustainable building design.
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Fiscal considerations should not enter into the reason for a safety program.
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It is the obligation of the owner to provide job site security.
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Local government is seldom, if ever, involved in construction projects.
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Meeting minutes are unnecessary if it is a meeting of the owner's construction representative and the superintendent. Select one:
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PPE stands for protecting people every time.
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Platinum is the lowest level of LEED certification.
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Productivity is the most predictable element of project planning and project control.
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Proper tools and equipment is not a safety consideration.
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Purchase orders and material invoices do not need to be monitored during the contract.
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Quality impacts aesthetics, appearance, and durability, but not performance.
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Safety should only be value-based (and not rules based).
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Scheduling and coordinating material deliveries is not one of the contractor's tasks.
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Sequencing of activities is not the same as network logic.
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Social obligations are not a reason for a robust safety program.
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Speeding is unethical.
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Subcontracting work is not a risk mitigation strategy
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Subcontractors and suppliers should not be involved is a risk evaluation.
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Subcontractors should not be pre-qualified.
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Successful subcontractor coordination is not based on proper scheduling, preparation, and planning.
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Sustainability does not involve using standard sizes of materials.
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Sustainability has to do with a small part of an entire life cycle.
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Sustainability is an unexpected mainstream design and construction deliverable
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Sustainability is an unexpected mainstream design and construction deliverable.
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The survey found no discrepancy between the value people place on ethics and what they actually do in practice to support their values.
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The three types of activities that must be planned and included in a schedule are: pre-construction, construction operations, and post-construction.
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There is no need for the construction industry to consider implementing the concept of sustainability of sustainable development.
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Universal Education is a goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Very little that comes out of the construction site is recyclable.
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Waste is a relatively minor issue in construction.
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A BIM design begins with intelligent objects such as walls, roof, and windows
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An OSHA visit may be caused by an employee complaint.
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An activity is a task, function, or decision that has a time commitment, or duration, associated with it.
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An inspection is a check used when tracking quality.
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An objective of sustainability is to reduce consumption of nonrenewable resources, to minimize waste, and to create better environments.
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Animation without a purpose is a distraction.
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BIM helps with consideration of alternative approaches to design and construction.
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Back charges may be used to encourage subcontractors to clean up after themselves.
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Cite whenever it isn't your original work, including graphics
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Clash detection allows for the effective identification, inspection, and reporting of unintended interferences of materials and systems.
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Commercial projects are typically designed by architects, sometimes with support of various specialty engineers.
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Computer applications for the construction industry includes programs for estimating, scheduling, and cost control.
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Contracting with the subcontractors is part of quality assurance.
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Cost codes are used to compare actual job costs with the estimated job costs.
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Critical path method (CPM) is the most common type of schedule used in the commercial, civil, and industrial construction industry.
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Delivery tickets are one of the sources of information used to track job performance.
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Each activity in the budget is assigned a cost code.
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Elimination of a risk may cause disengagement.
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Employees should be involved in the development of a company safety manual.
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Enhancing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources are the best strategies to achieve an NZE building.
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Environmental risks may delay a schedule.
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Ethics may include the virtues of loyalty, honesty, and responsibility.
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Evaluation of a project includes determining what worked and what didn't work.
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Everyone in a group should review every part of a report. TERM ENGLISH
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Everything CM's do is tied to the plans and specs.
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In sustainable decision-making, the factors impacting the entire life of the project should be considered.
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Indirect costs of injuries can be more than direct costs.
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Optimizing energy use is one of the six fundamental principles of sustainable building design.
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Part of network logic is answering the question: Which activities can be started once this activity is completed?
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Planning and scheduling concern two interrelated elements of construction management: strategy and time.
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Political, legal, and regulatory risks are the ones over which the contractor has the least control.
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Pollutant levels indoor are often higher than pollutant levels outdoor.
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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.
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Productivity has to do with how much work can be accomplished in a certain time frame.
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Programmable thermostats are an example of how energy consumption can be optimized.
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Quality attitude must emanate from the highest levels of leadership and management.
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Quality control is only done during a construction project.
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Quality is defined as meeting or exceeding the requirements established in the design documents.
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Risk retention is a mitigation strategy.
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SEE stands for significant emotional event.
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Some production activities do not actually require any physical effort.
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Summary schedules group activities under broader headings such as mobilization, site work, foundation, and rough framing.
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TQM stands for Total Quality Management.
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Taking corrective action is called crashing the schedule.
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The LEED rating system was developed by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Select one:
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The actual term of "sustainable development" expressed in the World Conservation Strategy meeting in 1980 for the first time.
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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.
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The fourth dimension of BIM is scheduling.
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The goal of sustainability is to reduce the impacts construction has on buildings being built, and the environment, quality of life, and human health.
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The tracking tool for cost is the estimate.
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There are nearly 800,000 private construction companies in the U.S. employing nearly 6.7 million people, or an average of just over eight employees per company.
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There are programs available that integrate estimating, accounting, and contract administration functions into a single program.
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A zero-punch list should not be a goal of the project.
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While BIM is a verb, VDC is a noun.
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Exposure is what makes a hazard a risk.
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The biggest disadvantage to Gantt charts is that they show the interrelationship among the activities.
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The construction industry accounts for approximately 43% of the U.S. gross domestic product.
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The financial strength of a subcontractor is not a risk of the prime contractor.
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The financial strength of the owner is not a risk of the prime contractoR
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The financial strength of the owner is not a risk of the prime contractor.
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The gas that was absent in the Mississippi oilfield explosion was nitrogen.
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The main assertion of a slide should always be in the bottom left corner of the slide.
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The order to follow when writing is drafting, prewriting, and polishing.
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The tracking tool for quality is the schedule.
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Avoid wordiness.
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Use of subcontractors is considered as more efficient and expert than self-performance by the contractor.
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Weather is probably the most common and most obvious reason for work slowdown.
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With BIM the various stages of design are classified as level of development (LOD).
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With BIM you get a chance to build the project in a virtual environment before you build it for real.
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"OWL" is the Online Writing Lab at LSU
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An ethical issue can be decided by doing a survey.
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A BIM model serves as a shared knowledge resource for the entire design and build team.
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A clean site is a safe site.
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A network diagram is nothing more than a work plan
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Part of being a construction manager is anticipating risks.
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The major cornerstone for the ecological movement was the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in the early 1960s.
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Labor availability is not a contractor risk.
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A BIM model cannot perform clash detection before the project does to the field.
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A preparatory inspection is unnecessary to avoid miscues and rework.
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A project debriefing is not meant to be a training mechanism.
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A risk mitigation plan happens before construction starts and does not vary thereafter.
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Architects deal with the systems of a building design.
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Assigning durations to each activity precedes sequencing.
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Availability of materials is not a contractor risk.
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BIM cannot be accommodating to facility management.
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BIM does not help a contractor coordinate subcontractors.
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BIM will not allow collaboration among students from the different design-build disciplines.
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Budget is not a factor to be considered when setting the quality standard.
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Construction is big business, reaching $10.6 billion in world-wide spending in 2017.
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Cost overruns do not need to be addressed until the project is completed.
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Detailed schedules do not break major work activities down into smaller tasks.
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Each time number in a network diagram represents a calendar day, not a work day.
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Eco-friendly building materials may be obtained from anywhere in the world.
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Elimination is not an example of engineering controls.
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Fossil fuels are considered a renewable source of energy.
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Gray water is the same as drinking water.
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If you are only a user of BIM, and not a designer, you do not need to know anything about BIM.
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Industrial is the largest energy consumer.
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It does not make sense to do much upfront planning of the BIM model.
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NZE building is a theoretical concept, and there is no application in the real world.
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OSHA was created in 1950.
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PPE stands for personal protection engineering.
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Sustainability is the fifth dimension of BIM.
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The bid amount is converted to a project budget.
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A BIM model is a 3D representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a building.
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A clear expression of employee concern should be a policy component of a safety manual.
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A comprehensive quality control plan is the best way to control quality during construction.
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A good win-win example is using recycled concrete as a base material for new roadways or driveways.
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A network diagram is nothing more than a work plan.
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A tailgate meeting to review safety procedures is risk management.
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Acceptance is "polite" society usually requires an ethics code that is also acceptable.
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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.
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Adding contingencies may be a pre-bid method to offset a risk.
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Additional time should always be asked for when processing a change order.
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Administrative activities include permitting, submittals, inspections, and testing.
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Job signage is a good way to advertise the construction company.
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Jobsite tablets have made it a lot easier for field personnel to manage every aspect of project coordination in real time
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Keeping accurate labor records is one of the most important functions of CM's in the field.
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LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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LEED stands for Leadership on Energy and Environmental Design.
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Labor costs are directly impacted by a construction company's safety record.
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Project size may impact what type of schedule will be used.
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Quality and safety are ultimately achieved at the labor force level.
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Quality assurance is done prior to a project being started.
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The big advantage to Gantt chart schedules is that they are very easy to understand.
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The correct tools and equipment are necessary for workers to get the job right the first time.
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The distributed repository approach is the path most contractors use to implement their BIM activities.
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The first goal of quality management is to get things done right the first time.
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The ultimate goal of jobsite management is to keep the project on schedule, within budget, and of high quality.
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The use of sustainable technologies and practices creates new employment opportunities.
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There are actually wood building materials that may be certified.
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There are indirect costs that may be saved by having a safety program.
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Total float is the amount of time an activity can be delayed before it impacts the project's completion as planned.
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Triple Bottom Line performance involves economic, environmental, and social performances.
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Unethical policies can damage the image of a company and destroy employee morale.
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Unsafe behaviors cause more safety problems than unsafe conditions.
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Submittal of shop drawings is part of quality assurance.
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Environmental, Economic, Social are three main benefits that result from sustainable design and construction.
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Establishing the work hours is the responsibility of the superintendent.
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Ethics are the moral standards used by people in making personal and business decisions.
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Excellent (S), Very good (A), Good (B+), Fairly poor (B - ), and poor (C) is the rating categories for the LEED rating system.
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Great buildings are usually identified with the designers, not the constructors.
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Hard hats and steel-toed shoes are examples of PPE
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Hiring the right people can facilitate an ethics program.
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Identifying performance deviations is one of the seven steps in the project control cycle.
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It is important to develop a standardized risk assessment approach that can be applied to each project.
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Most budget problems originate from inaccurate labor estimates.
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One definition of "sustainable' is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
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One of the reasons for a toolbox meeting is to emphasize safe work habits
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One of the reasons for a toolbox meeting is to emphasize safe work habits.
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One of the reasons for subcontractor meetings is to discuss potential conflicts.
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One of the results of a robust safety program is that workers believe they have a right to a safe workplace
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One of the things the owner is accountable for is creating the overall budget for the project.
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Polishing is made up of revising and editing.
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Quality, along with cost and time, are the three primary elements of construction management.
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RFI logs should be kept throughout the project.
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Residential construction is typically funded by individuals for its own use or for sale.
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Risk abatement involves reducing the loss potential of a risk.
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Risk evaluation is subjective.
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Risk management involves identification, quantification, and mitigation of the risks.
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Political is a pillar of sustainability, according to the Triple Bottom Line.
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Predicting durations is an exact science.
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Safety training addresses the issue of why the need for robust safety plans.
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Plagiarism is a legal issue.
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