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By Sara Hart

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Prefabrication, the Speculative Builder’s Tool, Has Been Discovered by Modernist Designers."
• Complete the questions below, then fill in your answers .
• Fill out and submit the AIA/CES education reporting form in the magazine or print the form to receive one AIA learning unit.

Questions:

LU: 1

1. The unserved niche of the U.S. housing market is which?
a. Expensive Modern houses
b. Expensive custom houses
c. Affordable Modern houses
d. Affordable custom houses

2. The term to describe manufacture in a controlled environment is which?
a. Prefabrication
b. Custom
c. Stick-built
d. Manufactured

3. What percentage of custom homes have some prefabrication?
a. 10 percent
b. 20 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 50 percent

4. Architects design what percentage of single-family residences?
a. 2 percent
b. 4 percent
c. 8 percent
d. 10 percent

5. Which is not true about factory-built housing?
a. A controlled environment produces more consistent quality
b. Labor skills are more varied in a factory environment
c. There is a market for affordable Modern housing
d. Factory-built housing is not inferior to stick-built

6. Why are architects met with resistance when they approach builders?
a. They don’t speak the same language
b. They are working inside the box
c. The don’t understand the methodology of builders
d. Builders don’t want to learn new concepts

7. Which is not a factor when lowering construction costs for prefabrication?
a. High-volume purchasing
b. Buying directly from manufacturers
c. Labor costs
d. Construction quality

8. In stick-built construction, labor cost can run as high as what percentage?
a. 80–90 percent
b. 60–70 percent
c. 40–50 percent
d. 20–30 percent

9. What percentage of Americans live in mobile homes?
a. 7 percent
b. 12 percent
c. 18 percent
d. 23 percent

10. The Modulome uses production principles from which industry?
a. Aeronautics
b. Electronics
c. Automotive
d. Nautical

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