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T Level Technical Qualification in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning
Additional Specimen Assessment Material for first teaching September 2020
Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Paper Reference XXXX/01
Construction Paper 2: Construction Industry and Sustainability
You must have a pen, pencil, eraser, scientific calculator, a ruler and an information booklet of formulae and constants.
You do not need any other materials.
Total Marks
100
Instructions
• Use black ink or a ball-point pen for written answers. A pencil may be used for drawings.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 100. • The marks for each question are shown in brackets – use this as a guide to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. • Try to answer every question. • For calculation questions you should show all of your workings. • Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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T Level Technical Qualification in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning Additional Sample Assessment Material – Paper 2: Construction Industry and Sustainability Pre-publication Draft v1.0 – October 2020
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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1 A construction developer has identified an area of land to purchase on which to build an industrial estate.
The developer plans to use a surveyor to survey the land using drones.
(a) State two organisations whose permission will be needed to use drones to survey the land.
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A contract will be agreed between the developer and the surveyor. This contract will include a number of ‘conditions of contract’.
(b) Describe the purpose of ‘conditions of contract’.
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The site survey has identified a number of animal habitats on the site.
(c) Explain one responsibility of the construction company under the Wildlife and Countryside Act for the proposed development.
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The site survey also found that part of the site had a number of protected plant species.
(d) Describe one approach the construction company could use to minimise the impact of construction activities on these plant species.
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(Total for Question 1 = 9 marks)
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2 A college has commissioned a construction contractor to design and build a new workshop.
(a) Figure 1 shows a cross-section through the solid ground floor of the workshop.
Label the drawing in Figure 1 with the names of the materials. (2)
Figure 1
(b) Figure 2 shows part of the installation diagram for the ventilation system in the new workshop building.
Figure 2
Complete the diagram to show the correct symbols for the:
i) damper
ii) valve.
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The college is a not-for-profit organisation that provides education for the local community.
(c) Describe one other business objective that allows the college to meet its not-for-profit status.
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The new workshop building will be of a steel portal frame design. The architect will use a structural engineer to design the portal frame and the foundations.
(d) Explain one reason why it is important that the architect and the structural engineer communicate regularly during the design phase of the portal frame structure.
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The college has specified that the new building must be designed to be future proofed to take into account the changing needs of educational providers.
(e) Explain two benefits of using a portal frame structure for the new college building.
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(Total for Question 2 = 12 marks)
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3 A property investment company intends to build an enclosed, two-storey out-of-town shopping centre that will have 70 retail units. Two sides of the site have buildings around them whilst the other two border onto farmland.
(a) The investment company will issue a tender for the design and build of the shopping centre.
Explain one method of tendering that is appropriate for a project of this type and scale.
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(b) The investment company has stated that it wants to ensure that all new properties are designed to take into account possible future climate change.
Explain two ways in which the shopping centre could be designed to take in to consideration the future effects of climate change.
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(c) The ground floor of the shopping centre will have brick walls. The brickwork will be laid by teams that include two bricklayers and one labourer.
Table 1 shows cost details for the brickwork.
Item Cost
Bricklayer £ 13.50 per hour
Labourer £ 11.00 per hour
Bricks £ 375 per 1000
Mortar £ 63.20 per m3
Table 1
Table 2 shows details of material and labour requirements for the brickwork.
Item Quantity
Bricklayer 1.25 hours per m2
Labourer 0.625 hours per m2
Bricks 60 per m2
Mortar 0.027 m3 per m2
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Calculate the unit rate (per m2) for laying the brickwork.
Assume a wastage rate of 5% for bricks and mortar.
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(Total for Question 3 = 10 marks)
You must show your working here.
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4 A theme park has plans to expand by constructing a new ride. A contractor has been appointed to complete the work, which must be completed while the theme park remains open. The new ride will be located close to a lake and gardens that are popular with visitors of all ages and are home to lots of different types of wildlife.
Activities that will be carried out during the construction of the ride include:
excavations for part of the ride that will be underground erection of the steel ride structure, which will be delivered in sections construction of a maintenance building for the ride.
During construction works a range of plant including dumper trucks, excavators and cranes will be used. Plant will remain at the site throughout the project so diesel fuel storage will be required.
Evaluate methods that the contractor could use to minimise pollution during the construction of the new ride.
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(Total for Question 4 = 9 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 40 MARKS
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SECTION B
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
5 A resort owner has plans to construct a holiday resort that will consist of a leisure complex containing sports facilities and restaurants, a hotel and also 10 self-contained holiday villas.
During the start of the project the resort owner will hold meetings with the architect and construction team.
(a) Explain two reasons why it is important that there is a collaborative approach between stakeholders during the early stages of construction.
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(b) A contractor has been appointed to construct the hotel and leisure facilities. As part of the contract they have negotiated bonus payments if they complete the project before the deadline specified by the resort owner.
Explain one way that key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used by the contractor to complete the project before the deadline.
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(c) Each of the holiday villas will have a small swimming pool. Each swimming pool will be 8m long and 4m wide and have tiles on the sides and floor.
Figure 3 shows a cross-section through the swimming pool.
all dimensions in metres
Figure 3
Calculate the total surface of the swimming pool that will need to be tiled.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
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You must show your working here.
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5(d) The leisure complex at the resort will include a number of restaurants. Figure 4 shows a design proposal for one of the restaurants.
Figure 4
Discuss how aesthetic features could be used to enhance the exterior design of the restaurant to make it more attractive to people staying at the holiday resort.
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(Total for Question 5 = 19 marks)
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6 A design and build contractor has been awarded a contract by a university to build a technology park on a greenfield site. The technology park will include a number of office blocks of a standardised design. Some of these office blocks have been let with companies expecting to move in on an already agreed date.
The university has stated that the technology park must be completed to a high-quality specification.
(a) Explain two ways in which the contractor can use total quality management to meet the requirements of the university.
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One of the office blocks will be used by the university as an administration centre. The office block will need to incorporate an extensive communications network, which will need to be installed by a specialist contractor. The information that will be available to the specialist contractor at the tender stage will be drawings of the building and also a schedule of work for the communications network.
(b) Explain two commercial risks that the specialist contractor would have at the tender stage.
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The university has a policy of promoting sustainability. The university requires that life cycle assessments are carried out on materials used in construction projects on its campuses.
(c) Explain one benefit of carrying out a life cycle assessment when considering the materials used in the university’s construction project.
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The design and build contractor is considering using lean construction methods as one way of meeting the sustainability requirements of the university.
(d) Explain one way that lean construction could be used to make the project more sustainable.
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(e) Figure 5 shows a two point perspective drawing of the proposed office block design.
Figure 5
Draw an orthographic sketch of the front elevation of the office block shown in Figure 5 in the space provided on the next page.
Your drawing should be clear and in proportion.
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Front elevation
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(Total for Question 6 = 20 marks)
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7 A developer has bought a four-storey mill building that had previously been converted into offices, shops and light industrial units but has been empty for nearly five years. It is in an urban location and surrounded by residential properties. The building is over 100 years old and has Grade 2 listed status.
The developer has plans to convert the building into 40 high-quality apartments that will be sold to investors and private residents.
Assess how the redevelopment of the mill could benefit the local community.
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(Total for Question 7 = 9 marks)
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8 A client has appointed a design and build contractor to build a new four bedroom detached house.
The house is to be located on a site surrounded by existing housing built in the 1930s, as shown in Figure 6. Planning conditions for the new house state that it should be sustainable and in keeping with the architecture of the local built environment.
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The client has not specified an exact budget or timescale for the house to be built but has indicated that they are looking for value for money over the lifespan of the house.
The contractor has put forward two options for the house:
brick and block construction timber framed construction.
Evaluate the two options to produce a justified recommendation for the client.
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(Total for Question 8 = 12 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 60 MARKS
TOTAL FOR PAPER = 100 MARKS