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By Russell Fortmeyer

AIA/Architectural Record Continuing Education

Instructions

• Read the article "Loblolly House: In Stock and Ready to Ship"
• 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. Loblolly is different from past prefab houses in which way?
a. architectural style
b. componentized design
c. spaciousness
d. cost

2. Revit building-information-modeling software eliminated which process?
a. shop drawings
b. inspections
c. foundation pouring
d. construction bidding

3. At Loblolly, the architects needed to establish a new framework for how each conventional material in the house would do which?
a. be put into CSI divisions
b. be integrated into elements
c. be coded for assembly
d. be estimated for labor costs

4. What aspect does KTA consider to be the most difficult part of prefabrication?
a. construction workers
b. weather conditions
c. supply chain
d. local codes

5. The advantage of using an extruded aluminum frame is which?
a. it is stronger than wood or steel
b. it is more attractive than wood or steel
c. it is more cost-effective than wood or steel
d. it has tighter tolerances than wood or steel

6. Supply-chain information is incorporated into which software?
a. Revit
b. AutoCAD
c. CadWorks
d. all of the above

7. In the Loblolly House, the exterior walls consist of which?
a. dumb cartridges
b. smart cartridges
c. aluminum frame
d. bamboo

8. Both smart and dumb cartridges consist of standard sheets of plywood and which?
a. metal studs
b. wood studs
c. plastic channels
d. aluminum channels

9. The electrical plug connectors that can be plugged directly into the house’s electrical panel make field connections which?
a. costly
b. labor intensive
c. foolproof
d. difficult

10. The advantages of the KTA-developed system include all except which?
a. the house is cheaper to build
b. the house needs little area for staging materials
c. the house is quicker to assemble
d. the house uses fewer field laborers

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