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The Construction Industry: The Way Forward Week 1 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: History, Characteristics and Challenges of Construction Industry

Q1. Which construction industry characteristics contribute directly/indirectly to the low productivity of the industry?

• Fragmentation, contracts, and multiple stakeholders
• Fragmentation and contracts
• Fragmentation, contracts, multiple stakeholders, and cyclical nature
• Fragmentation and multiple stakeholders

Q2. Since late 1968, Labor productivity in the US has ____ by ____.

• Decreased, 1.7%
• Increased, 2.8%
• Decreased, 2.8%
• Increased, 1.7%

Q3. Which is the most common delivery method in the construction industry?

• Construction Manager at Risk (CM@R)
• Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)
• Design Build (DB)
• Design Bid Build (DBB)

Q4. The construction industry faces internal challenges which include

• Lack of efficient monitoring of the project
• Insufficient knowledge transfer
• Inadequate cross-functional collaboration
• Shortage of young talent
• All of the above

Q5. One of the characteristics of the manufacturing industry which can be adopted by the construction industry is their ability to track data and use that data to identify root causes of any problems.

• True
• False

The Construction Industry: The Way Forward Week 2 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Trends

Q1.      Which tower, among the top three tallest towers of the world, got hit by an earthquake during its construction?

• Tokyo Skytree
• Burj Khalifa
• Shanghai Tower
• One World Trade Center
• CN Tower

Q2. The Belt and Road Initiative, a global development strategy adopted by the Chinese government, includes nearly ____ countries.

• 30
• 70
• 90
• 10

Q3. The 2017 ASCE report of overall infrastructure in the US gave a “___” grade evaluating 16 areas of the national construction industry.

• C
• B+
• A
• D+

Q4. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), one of the most widely used green building rating systems, consists of which of the following categories?

• Indoor environmental quality, focusing on use of natural light and efficient air conditioning
• Responsible construction waste management and sustainable sourcing of materials
• Land protection and access to public transportation and green vehicles
• Reduction in indoor and outdoor water usage
• All of the above

Q5. Corruption is a rising concern in all parts of the world and affects the construction industry at large. Corruption is an example of which type of risk?

• Economic
• Geopolitical
• Environmental

The Construction Industry: The Way Forward Week 3 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Transformations Needed: Industry and Government Level

Q1. Several countries have regulations acting as barriers to foreign market entry that restrict international competition. Examples of these obstacles are:

• Tariffs on imported construction services
• Insufficient recognition of qualifications of foreign professionals
• Strict capital requirements for foreign firms
• All of the above

Q2. Construction Productivity and the Capability Fund in Singapore partially reimburse the cost of _____.

• Total construction costs of the project
• Recycling old traditional equipment used on site
• BIM software, hardware or training, modern equipment that can improve productivity by at least 30%
• None of the above

Q3. Which country is a pioneer in PPP project delivery method?

• India
• USA
• China
• Canada

Q4. Who are the 3 entities responsible for this transformation?

• Industry
• Government
• Company
• All of the above

Q5. What are the advantages of Public Private Partnership (PPP or P3)?

• Efficient Risk Transfer
• Collaboration from all the stakeholders involved during the planning stage itself
• Contractor is involved after the design is completed and is not liable for any inefficiency in design
• A & B only

The Construction Industry: The Way Forward Week 4 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: Transformations Needed: Companies

Q1. In order for companies to transform strategically transform in the industry, they can:

• Adopt a more efficient business model
• Improve life cycle performance of products used
• Promote global infrastructural presence
• All of the above

Q2. Lean construction not only reduces time by 30% and costs by 15% but also focuses greatly on quality and ____.

• None of the above
• Quantity
• Safety
• Health

Q3. The Building Information Modeling (BIM) process is used to help visually represent graphical models, which can be used to efficiently plan and monitor project schedules and costs. BIM platforms also help to coordinate the interoperability of contractors with suppliers and sub-contractors. 

• True
• False

Q4. Companies can enhance their front loaded design and project planning by:

• Ensuring successful know-how transfer across all phases of project
• Hiring external experts to conduct design reviews
• Value engineering in consultation with all stakeholders
• All of the Above

The Construction Industry: The Way Forward Week 5 Quiz Answers

Quiz 1: New and Rising Innovative Technologies

Q1. Examples of transformational technology and materials in the construction industry are

• Advanced Materials
• Automated Equipment
• Modularization
• Smart Equipment
• All of the above

Q2. Modular construction can be defined as

• a traditional on-site construction by bringing the materials from outside to specified building codes and standards 
• constructing a building off-site under controlled plant conditions with the same building codes and standards 
• constructing a building with only a single material
• None of the above

Q3. What is the motivation behind inculcating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in construction?

• The lack of young talent in the industry
• The rise in size and complexity of projects
• Demand for smart buildings
• To support new technologies and hardware like drones and construction robotics
• All of the above

Q4. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been widely utilized by constructors to improve efficient modular construction. Which of the following is correct?

• BIM supports an integrated approach which promotes collaboration
• BIM cannot be used to model the logistics of the construction site
• BIM consists of all the schedule, cost and design elements on one platform 
• Clash Detection function in BIM can help determine design inefficiency in the planning phase itself
• A & C
• A , C & D

Q5. Drones can be used for

• Aerial photography
• Structural Design
• Building inspection
• Mapping
• A, C & D

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