Construction industry 2023 A

Why is it important to recycle or reuse materials?

• To conserve the appearance of the project

• To conserve natural resources

• To save on cost of disposal of material

• To save on the cost of the project being carried out

Which of the following is a benefit of just in time delivery

• Less chance of damage to items sitting around in storage

• Reduce labour costs

• Higher quality materials

• Reduction it materials going to landfill

Timber framed panels made off site are classed as

• Prefabricated

• Site fabricated

• Moulded

• Pre-cast

Which of the following is a benefit of using BIM on a project

• It supports extra payments through rework

• It supports early identification of issues

• It allows contractors to undercut each other on price

• It helps delay payments to contractors

hen producing CAD drawings on a computer what is the most important precaution that should be taken?

• That the user saves the data to the computer.

• That the computer data is backed up to a separate source

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  That the user prints out a hard copy in case of lost data.

• That the specification of the computer exceeds the program requirements.

Which of the following would you consider the use of during sustainable design of a modern building?

• Alternative energies and insulation

• Alternative energies and fossil fuels

• Fossil fuels and insulation

• Alternative energies, fossil fuels and insulation

Sustainable design and construction aims to

• Reduce overall energy use and maximise the use of materials from unsustainable sources

• Reduce overall energy use and minimise material transport cost

• Reduce energy use during the construction process.

• Reduce overall energy use and maximise the use of materials from sustainable sources

How can you improve the sustainability of a construction project?

• Disrespect biodiversity

• ncrease energy use

• Minimise waste

• Maximise waste

Which of the following would reduce timber waste

• Putting waste in a general skip

• Chopping up the offcuts to get more into the waste bags

• Storing and reusing offcuts

• Selling the offcuts

What is the advantage of using CAD to produce working drawings?

• IT availability

• Set up cost

• Storage and retrieval

• Running cost