Module 2 PreTest & PostTest

BENMARK D. JABAY September 27, 2021

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Pre-Test:

1. What is construction cost engineering?

We all know that building design and construction is the process of creating a plan and adding
structure to real property or construction of buildings. In the modern industrialized world, construction
usually involves the translation of designs in to reality.

Cost engineering is the practice of managing the costs involved on a construction project. This
includes activities such as cost control, budgeting, forecasting, estimating, investment appraisal and risk
analysis.

Understanding and estimating construction cost can be difficult. There are a variety of factors
affecting costs, including what are called life-cycle costs. Asphalt shingles cost little over the short term,
but need to be replaced at regular intervals, while a slate roof will last the life of the building. It is also
wise to consider energy costs. For example, high-efficiency furnaces or low-E glass. They cost more now,
but save money later. Construction cost is often influenced by a group of design variables, which are
called as building morphology factors. Variables include plan shape, size, circulation space, number of
stories, story height, grouping etc’. Those various designs identified and examined and selected by the
Client. Sometimes it may cause to reduce the extra, useless expenses or sometimes it may cause for
huge wastages of money.

Post-Test:

1. A. Cost Engineering 16. C. Work Breakdown Structures

2. C. Construction Cost 17. C. Deliverable & Phase-Based
3. B. Construction Cost 18. D. Productivity
4. D. Fixed Cost 19. B. Productivity
5. B. Direct and Indirect Costs 20. D. Quantity
6. B. Direct Cost
7. A. Project Overhead
8. A. Project/General Overhead Cost
9. C. Preliminary Estimate
10. D. Concept
11. B. Area
12. C. Square Meter Method
13. B. Fixed Price
14. A. Unit Price
15. A. Work Breakdown Structures