CEFP Planning, Design and Construction Latest Update 2025-2026 Exam 95 Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
90/10 Rule - CORRECT ANSWER: "Decisions made during the first 10 percent of a project's effort determine 90 percent of a project's outcome, particularly as it relates to cost and schedule." [Special Topics, Value Management]
Adaptive Re-Use - CORRECT ANSWER: "A change of use where an existing building that has served a particular use is altered to accommodate a new use. For instance, a classroom building may be renovated for use as a residence hall." [Special Topics, Renovations]
Agency Construction Management - CORRECT ANSWER: "A professional service that can be applied to all delivery systems where the CM acts as the owner's principal agent in the management of a construction project or program, or where the CM is responsible to the owner for managing the planning, design, construction, and post construction phases, or portions thereof." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Alteration - CORRECT ANSWER: "Construction or renovation to an existing structure rather than repair or addition." [Special Topics, Renovations] 1 / 3
Architect/Engineer (A/E) - CORRECT ANSWER: "The design consultant responsible for preparing plans and specifications and interpreting these documents during construction." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Assignable Square Feet (ASF) - CORRECT ANSWER: "Refers to the amount of space that may be used for programs within interior walls of a room. It is commonly referred to as the usable or needed space for programs to operate." [Facilities Planning, Space Planning and Administration]
Bar Chart - CORRECT ANSWER: "The most common type of schedule used for
campus projects. Construction activities are plotted on the vertical axis and the allotted project time is plotted on the horizontal axis." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Basis of Design (BOD) - CORRECT ANSWER: "A document that records the concepts, calculations, decisions, and product selections used to meet the Owner's Project Requirements and to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, standards, and guidelines." [Facilities Design and Construction, The Building Commissioning Process]
Bid Bond - CORRECT ANSWER: "Ensures that a bid is a serious, bona fide bid and 2 / 3
provides compensation to an owner in the event that the low bidder fails to honor his or her bid." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Binding Arbitration - CORRECT ANSWER: "Involves the submission of a dispute to a neutral party who hears the case and makes a decision." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Builder's Risk Insurance - CORRECT ANSWER: "Industry standard property insurance covering the project itself from perils such as fire, smoke, collapse, vandalism, water, and freezing." [Facilities Design and Construction, Construction Management]
Building Commissioning - CORRECT ANSWER: "A quality-focused process for
enhancing the delivery of a project. The process focuses on verifying and documenting that the facility and all of its systems and assemblies are planned, designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained to meet the owner's project requirements." [Facilities Design and Construction, The Building Commissioning Process]
Building Information Modeling (BIM) - CORRECT ANSWER: "Enables project
participants to access various digital models throughout the design process without having to wait for paper drawings to be produced and delivered." [Special Topics, Building Information Modeling]
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