Free quiz for ARE Exam 3: Programming and Analysis

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1. An architect plans to have a slope cut into a nearby hill. He knows the existing slope is a 25% grade, and the hill is 40 feet high. If he wants to keep the same grade, how deep should the slope be in feet?

The owner of a hotel in a humid area of the southeast United States wishes to have a farm-to-table restaurant located on his property. Which locations on the site are most appropriate for his restaurant and its garden in order to minimize cooling bills?

The restaurant should be next to the lobby, and the garden right outside the door to the building

The restaurant should be next to the lobby, and the garden in the atrium

The restaurant should be detached from the main building, and the garden detached from the restaurant

The restaurant should be at the highest elevation possible, and the garden placed as close as possible nearby

While reviewing some drawings, you notice that on the mezzanine level of your building the current specifications state that there’s a 100’ covered walkway that’s 3’ across with a door in the middle. Do these specifications need to be changed?

Yes, there should be a 5 foot radius space before and after the door.

Yes, the entire walkway needs to be 5’ across.

Yes, the door should be removed.

No, the specifications are fine.

You commissioned a geotechnical report on your client’s tract of land in a temperate climate. It reports that the north of your client’s property is clay with a blow count of 3, the south is sand with a blow count of 5, the east is sand with a blow count of 31, and the west is clay with a blow count of 18. Where is the best place to build a barn?

The north

The south

The east

The west

Your latest project currently has a net assignable area of 7000 sq. ft, and a building efficiency ratio of 70%. Your client had a budget of $1,000,000. Suddenly, your client’s budget has been decreased by 20%, but your client wishes to maintain the same program spaces and construction quality. What would the building’s new efficiency factor be?

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Free quiz for ARE Exam 3: Programming and Analysis

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