During pre-construction, a glazing contractor reviews the architect's preliminary drawings to advise on budget and feasibility. Which activity best describes this phase of work?
Pre Construction Design
Question · Easy
A glass contractor determines scope of work primarily by reading and interpreting which of the following?
Scope Of Work
Construction specifications are organized into standardized divisions. Under which division would glazing and window work most commonly be specified?
Plans And Specifications
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When verifying code compliance during pre-construction, a glazing contractor checks the product against the Florida Building Code and interprets wind load maps. The percentage of questions for each content area may vary by approximately how much from the stated weight?
Code Compliance
A material quantity take-off for a storefront elevation requires 12 lites of glass, each measuring 30 inches by 84 inches. What total glass area, in square feet, must be ordered?
Estimating Materials
Question · Medium
Creating shop drawings during pre-construction involves which of the following activities?
Shop Drawings
When verifying product engineering, a glazing contractor must confirm that the product meets code, including energy code requirements. Which metric best describes thermal performance of a glazed assembly?
Product Engineering
Preparing a submittal package for design professional approval typically includes which items?
Submittals
Establishing timelines and work schedules during pre-construction requires the contractor to coordinate which schedules?
Scheduling
Procuring materials and equipment for a glazing project is accomplished primarily by which action?
Procurement
A contractor is providing scheduling and lead-time input during design assist. Why does lead time matter in the glazing scope?
Design Assist
During the pre-bid phase, a glazing contractor discovers an ambiguity about which party furnishes the anchors for a curtain wall. What is the correct process to resolve it?
When reading and interpreting plans, a glazing contractor uses material schedules. What is a material schedule on a set of construction drawings?
Before installing glazing on a project, the contractor must confirm permitting requirements. Which statement about permits is correct for Florida glazing work?
A curtain wall elevation has 8 identical vision lites, each 36 in wide by 60 in tall, plus 2 spandrel lites each 36 in by 30 in. What total glass area, in square feet, is required?
A labor take-off estimates that a two-person crew can install one storefront lite in 1.5 labor-hours per person. For 20 lites, how many total labor-hours should be estimated?
Estimating Labor
A take-off yields 210 sq ft of glass. The supplier quotes glass at $9.50 per sq ft, and a 10 percent waste/cut loss factor applies. What is the estimated glass material cost?
Estimating Cost
Which statement best describes the purpose of shop drawings in the glazing workflow?
Verifying product engineering includes evaluating energy code requirements. For an insulated glass unit, which combination of properties most directly affects energy code compliance?
A project requires a job-specific performance test and a visual mock-up. During pre-construction, the contractor is responsible for which activity?
Test Results
When must a glazing contractor obtain signed and sealed engineering drawings for a submittal package?
A contractor develops a fabrication schedule, a shipping schedule, and an installation schedule. At a jobsite meeting, the general contractor asks the glazier to shift curtain wall installation two weeks earlier. What is the best response?
Question · Hard
When obtaining quotes from suppliers during pre-construction estimating, why should the glazing contractor get quotes rather than rely on a catalog list price?
During design assist, the architect asks the glazing contractor to propose an alternative to a specified high-performance coated insulating glass unit to reduce cost. What is the contractor's most appropriate action?
A project is in a Florida windborne-debris region with a basic wind speed (Vult) of 170 mph. Compared to a 140 mph zone, the required design wind pressure on a glazed opening will be which of the following?
A take-off calls for 24 lites of 1/4-inch annealed glass, each 48 in × 96 in. The supplier sells glass by the square foot with a 15 percent breakage/waste allowance. How many square feet should be ordered?
When verifying product engineering, why must the contractor evaluate adjacent materials and systems, such as anchoring into the surrounding substrate?
A complete submittal package for a curtain wall system is being assembled. Which combination of items is most complete for design professional approval?
At a pre-construction jobsite meeting, the glazier's fabrication lead time conflicts with the general contractor's revised structural slab schedule, pushing anchoring work later. What is the correct pre-construction action?
A three-person crew installs 24 lites. The crew installs 4 lites per hour total. What is the total installation labor duration, and what is the labor cost if the burdened rate is $45 per person per hour?
Pre-construction includes reviewing and establishing job-specific safety requirements. Which of the following is an example of such a job-specific safety consideration for a high-rise curtain wall project?
Pre Construction Safety
Verifying for code compliance includes checking both the product and its application against state and local codes. What does checking the application of product against codes involve?
During design assist, the contractor budgets the glazing work. Which approach best reflects budgeting the work?
Budgeting
An estimate includes $2194.50 for glass, 60 labor-hours at $45 per hour, and overhead of 25 percent applied to labor only. What is the total estimated cost?
When procuring materials, the contractor schedules delivery of products. What is the primary purpose of coordinating delivery timing with the fabrication and installation schedules?
Ensuring shop safety during fabrication begins with which of the following?
Shop Safety
Which statement about Florida's Drug Free Workplace requirements is correct in the context of a glazing fabrication shop?
Before fabrication, the shop must measure and confirm openings. What is the key distinction the fabricator must establish about dimensions?
Measuring Openings
In fabrication, what is a cut list?
Cutting Product
When drilling product during fabrication, weep holes serve what primary function in a glazed frame?
Drilling Product
Assembling product framing in the shop should be done according to which guidance?
Assembling Framing
When storing fabricated product in the shop, what is the primary protection practice?
Storing Product
When instructing shop staff on proper methods for lifting and handling equipment and product, which principle is most important?
Field measuring an opening for compliance with shop drawings requires which comparison?
A stock glass sheet is 96 in × 60 in. How many 36 in × 60 in lites can be cut from one sheet (ignoring kerf)?
When laying out drilling for weep holes in a sill, the fabricator must locate them to function correctly. Where should weep holes typically be positioned?
When joining and caulking framing members during assembly, what is the purpose of the caulk at the joint?
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