Project Development & Documentation (PDD) focuses on the integration and documentation of building systems, material selection, and material assemblies into a project. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and abilities in integration of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and specialty systems into overall project design and documentation.
Project Development & Documentation Details:
- Number of items: 100
- Test duration: 4 hr 5 min
- Allowed break time: 45 min
- Total appointment time: 5 hr
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PDD includes sections on the following content areas:
- Integration of Building Materials & Systems
- Analyze the integration of architectural systems and technologies to meet project goals
- Determine the size of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and components to meet project goals
- Determine the size of structural systems to meet project goals
- Integrate specialty systems such as acoustics, lighting, fire suppression, conveying, security, and communications to meet project goals
- Determine how to detail the integration of multiple building systems and technologies
- Coordinate mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and specialty systems and technologies
- Construction Documentation
- Determine appropriate documentation of building design
- Determine appropriate documentation of site features
- Determine appropriate documentation of detailed building drawings within individual architectural systems
- Apply standards required to assemble a set of clear and coordinated construction documentation
- Determine impact of project changes on documentation requirements and methods to communicate those changes to owner and design team
- Project Manual & Specifications
- Identify and prioritize components required to write, maintain, and refine project manual
- Identify and prioritize components required to write, maintain, and refine project specifications
- Coordinate specifications with construction documentation
- Codes & Regulations
- Determine adherence to building regulatory requirements (IBC) at detail level
- Determine adherence with specialty regulatory requirements at the detail level
- Construction Cost Estimates
- Analyze construction cost estimates to confirm alignment with project design