ARE 5.0: PDD case studies
ARE 5.0: PDD · Put your knowledge to work in context.
ARE 5.0 is the current version of the Architect Registration Examination, the professional exam series that NCARB develops for candidates working toward an architecture license in the United States. It is organized into six divisions - Practice Management, Project Management, Programming & Analysis, Project Planning & Design, Project Development & Documentation, and Construction & Evaluation - each taken as a separate appointment. The ARE 5.0: PDD case studies are 5 cases and about 3,436 words.
1Reading a Fixed-Fee Proposal Against Break-Even
A nine-person firm (six licensed architects, two interns, one administrator) is negotiating a fixed fee to renovate 28,000 sf of occupied office space. The principal's estimate is 1,150 direct labor hours at a blended direct labor cost of 70 per hour.
583 words, about 3 min2Zero Float on the Steel Mill Order
A 22M, 14-month fire station replacement must reach substantial completion before the owner's temporary lease expires on October 15; after that the owner pays 4,000 per day to remain in leased space. Steel erection is scheduled to start August 4.
637 words, about 3 min3Testing a Site the Realtor Says "Obviously Works"
A behavioral-health nonprofit has programmed 38,000 net square feet: 22,000 sf clinical and counseling, 9,000 sf administrative, 4,000 sf group rooms, and 3,000 sf support. Their planning rule is 75 percent net-to-gross efficiency.
594 words, about 3 min4Egress, Leasable Area, and a Tenant's Interconnecting Stair
A developer is designing an 88,000 gsf, four-story speculative office building, Type IIB, fully sprinklered, on a 22,000 sf floor plate with a central core holding two exit stairs. The pro forma needs 20,000 rentable sf per floor.
725 words, about 4 min5Certifying Pay Application 4 Against What Is Actually in Place
On an 8.4M GMP contract, pay application 4 requests 1,150,000 for the period; 4,620,000 was previously certified, which is 55 percent of the contract sum on paper. Retainage is 10 percent until the project is 50 percent complete, then 5 percent.
897 words, about 4 min