CM 1011 Mid Term - Donald Schneider
50 is the average number of employees per construction company in the U.S
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A bid is the same as an estimate.
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A construction estimate includes contractor profit.
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A new construction company should always be an LLC.
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A pre-construction meeting is not necessary once the contract is signed.
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A section view is a view outside looking at an outside wall.
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All of the subcontract bids were in conformance with the specifications.
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An estimator must be practical, but not creative.
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Architectural drawings make up the smallest part of a set of drawings
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BIM stands for Business Industry Manufacturing.
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BIM stands for Business Information Modeling.
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Bayou Lacombe Construction mainly builds houses
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Black text on a white background is very seldom correct
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Bullet points are for the audience, not the presenter
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CSI stands for Conditional Specification Ideas.
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Commercial construction is less sophisticated than residential construction
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Conceptual estimates must be very accurate.
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D.R. Horton mostly builds custom houses in the million dollar range.
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D.R. Horton self performs about 50% of the work it does.
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D.R. Horton started as a construction company in 1948.
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Estimators work onsite once a project is under contract
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Green construction is one that seeks the least expensive way to build something.
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Green contractors will not need to learn new techniques or materials to be "green."
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In the traditional project delivery method the contractor is involved in the design
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Industrial estimating is done the same way as residential estimating
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Integrated project delivery uses a single entity for design and construction
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Natural ventilation is an area of focus when considering green outdoor quality.
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One long writing session works better than lots of short sessions.
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Our guest presenter, Omer Hebert, has worked for Turner Industries for 40 years.
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Our guest speaker on communications was Buz Bowden.
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Our guest speaker on residential construction was Michael Casteneau.
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Our guest speaker was Marc Bourgeois, President of Brown Eagle Construction Co.
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Pricing of materials, labor, and equipment comes before quantifying such items.
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Project close-out is determined during the design phase of a project.
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Project managers have no direct contract with owners.
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Quality standards on a construction project are established by the contractor.
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Quantity takeoff is the first thing an estimator should do when receiving the contract documents.
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Scheduling addresses "how much" and "what."
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Site layout is determined after construction has started.
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Site location does not impact cost.
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Superintendent is a field position under a field engineer.
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Superintendent is one of the five career paths at The Lemoine Company.
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Superintendents have no contact with subcontractors.
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The Code of Hammurabi dates back to the time of Julius Caesar.
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The LSU group was awarded the project as low bidder.
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The Purdue OWL stands for "Online Writing Language.
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The class chose a profit of eight percent.
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The cover sheet on a set of drawings contains no useful information.
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The critical path is the network path with the most floats
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The minimum amount of profit and overhead to add to an estimate is 10%.
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The network CPM is ideal for showing the owner the status of the project
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The network logic stage comes before the sequence stage when producing a schedule.
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The order of the presentation should be the same as when the material was found
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The project manager spends all of his or her time in the home office.
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The proper order for composing a paper or presentation is drafting, pre-writing, and polishing.
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The punch list corrections must be completed in order to reach substantial completion.
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The quality of the materials is determined by the contractor.
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There is little demand for CM graduates at this time.
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There were seven subcontractors bidding on the overhead doors.
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Time is relatively unimportant on a construction project.
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Turner serves government clients in many ways.
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Value engineering occurs only during the planning phase of a project.
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You don't need to have money to start your own construction company.
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80% of college students change majors at least once.
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A construction estimate is an educated guess.
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A quantity takeoff is used to develop direct man-hours.
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A schedule is the adjusted man-hours from the quantity takeoff
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A site visit is a must before estimating a project.
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A/E is short for architect/engineer.
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Access to public transportation is an area of focus when considering green sites
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Activity on Node (AON) is the most common network diagram used in construction.
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An estimate is an educated guess.
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An estimator must be detail oriented.
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An estimator should have classroom learning, plus experience, plus organizational skills.
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Bayou Lacombe Construction is a C corporation for tax purposes.
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Bayou Lacombe Construction is a mechanical general contractor.
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Being "green" is more than just having solar panels on a roof.
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Civil drawings have to do with the site.
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D.R. Horton built 41,000 houses in 2016.
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D.R. Horton has a mortgage division.
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D.R. Horton's reputation was built on word-of-mouth.
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Durations have to do with how long an activity will take.
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During the Stone Age, construction materials included mud, wood, and stone.
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Early forms of concrete were invented by the Romans.
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Estimating is the most important part of construction if you are to make a profit.
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Estimators price projects based on plans and specifications
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Final documentation includes as-built drawings
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Heavy/civil construction is also known as horizontal construction.
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Housing starts are one of the major economic indicators.
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In general, the larger a project is, the more it will cost.
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Increasing scarcity of water is a reason to consider green construction.
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Interns at D.R. Horton first meet altogether in Fort Worth at the home office.
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Life cycle costs are an area of focus when considering green impacts.
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Marc called the summary sheet (shown on the screen) a "top sheet."
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Mechanical drawings include plumbing and HVAC.
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Mini-schedules are used for more detail on an item of work.
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Most definitions have the pre-construction phase starting with the award of the project.
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Office engineer is an entry level position for a CM graduate.
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Our guest speaker graduated in CM at LSU.
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Our guest speaker works for D.R. Horton.
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Our speaker, Brian Schneider, used to own Bayou Lacombe Construction Company
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Plan views are as would appear from overhead looking down.
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Procurement activities are associated with obtaining materials and equipment.
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Procurement includes getting subcontracts signed.
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Project managers ensure projects are within budget.
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Purchasing of materials is part of procurement.
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Silent Spring had the unintended consequence of millions of deaths in Africa
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Solar orientation is an area of focus when considering green systems.
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Superintendents have direct involvement with the onsite construction.
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Supplemental Conditions amend and add to the General Conditions.
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The 2004 CSI Master Format is a good way to organize an estimate.
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The Chicken Coop was so big it required an overhead crane
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The company must match social security and Medicare withholding.
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The competing bidders were Bama, Ole Miss, and Auburn.
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The creation of steel facilitated the construction of skyscrapers.
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The design/build delivery method allows for fast-tracking.
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The example bid project was The LSU Chicken Coop.
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The number "6.2" refers to social security withholding.
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The plan drawings contain the quantity of the Work.
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The primary problem with a bar chart is the lack of interconnectivity of the work items
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The primary tool for planning is the schedule.
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The project delivery method is determined by the Owner.
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The three corners of the rhetorical triangle are audience, credibility, and message.
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Three of the six factors to be controlled on a construction project are cost, time, and quality
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Turner Industries works in the industrial construction industry.
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Turner relies more on "direct hire craftsmen" than subcontractors.
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Turner uses modular construction on many contracts
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Use of recycled and reusable materials is an area of focus when considering green systems.
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Your eyes are magical.
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animate for effect only
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