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Centre Number

Candidate Number

7299

GCB11

TIME

1 hour 30 minutes.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces

provided at the top of this page.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper.

Answer all eleven questions.

Questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 should be answered in relation

to the enclosed house plans and specifications previously issued

as Pre-Release Material. You should not bring any of the material

previously issued into this examination.

You will be provided with a clean copy of the Pre-Release Material.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The total mark for this paper is 120.

Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages

indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question.

Quality of written communication will be assessed in questions

7 and 9.

A scale rule is required.

General Certificate of Secondary Education

2012

Construction and the Built Environment

Unit 1: The Construction Industry forthe 21st Century

[GCB11]

MONDAY 14 MAY, AFTERNOON

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Section AAnswer all questions

Use the Pre-Release Material to assist with answering questions 1, 2, 3 and 4.

1 (a) The following symbols have been used on the Site Plan and Ground Floor Plan contained within the Pre-Release Material.

Identify what each of these BS1192 symbols or building elements represent:

1. _____________________________ [1]

2. _____________________________ [1]

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3. _____________________________ [1]

4. _____________________________ [1]

5. _____________________________ [1]

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(b) The following building elements are found in the Pre-Release Material. Name one material that can be used to manufacture each element.

1. Front Windows __________________

2. Damp Proof Membrane (DPM) __________________

3. Roof Covering __________________

4. Wall Ties __________________

5. Rafters __________________

6. Gutter __________________ [6]

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The following professionals and craft operatives are employed during the design and construction stages of the house shown in the Pre-Release Material.

2 (a) Identify three of the main roles that a Site Engineer would have in relation to this project.

Site Engineer

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(b) Identify three of the main roles that the following craft operatives would have for the project shown in the Pre-Release Material.

Bricklayer

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Joiner

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3 Using the attached Pre-Release Material, give the following dimensions in millimetres. Some dimensions may need to be scaled.

(a) The length and width of the dining room.

Length __________________ Width __________________ [4]

(b) The overall width of the conservatory from the outside of the walls, at ground floor level, including sill projection.

Width __________________ [2]

(c) The width and height of the family room window at the front of the house. Take this height at the highest point of the window.

Width __________________ Height __________________ [4]

(d) The total number of toilets within the complete building.

Total number of toilets __________________ [2]

(e) The gradient of the ramp into the entrance hall.

Gradient __________________ [2]

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4 The drawing shown below is of a foundation detail, which will be used in the dwelling shown in the Pre-Release Material.

High densityconcrete block in sand cementmortar 1:3

Damp proofCourse min 150above G.L.

Existing/ProposedGround Level

Lean mix concrete, fillto cavity up to groundlevel, haunched at 30 degrees with falltowards the outsideface.

60 mm thick Quinn ThermWF/Kingspan rigid board insulationfixed to inner skin of blockwork withcavity tie clip

100 mm thick Quinn-Liteinsulation block laid in,lime mortar 1:1:6

100 mm thick 20 N/10 mmaggregate Concrete Slap

1200 guageDamp ProofMembrane

50 mm thick Quinn ThermQF/Kingspan rigid boardinsulation to underside offloor slab, 25 mm toperimeter of slab

600 � 300 Concrete strip foundation,grade 20N/10 mm aggregate, minimumdepth below finished ground level600 mm, or deeper until satisfactoryground bearing strata is reached tosatisfaction of Building Control officer.

Centre Lineof Foundation

150 mm min wellcompacted, hardcore25 mm Crusher RunStone

20 mm sandblinding

Fig. 2

(a) Name the type of foundation shown in Fig. 2.

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(b) Give two functions of the foundation shown above.

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(c) Name the type of wall construction shown in Fig. 2.

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(d) List two functions of the wall construction shown in Fig. 2.

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(e) What is the full name of the material represented by the letters DPM?

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(f) State one function of a DPM.

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5 List different examples of work which could commonly be carried out under each of the following headings:

Building, Civil Engineering and Building Services.

(a) Building

List five different examples of work:

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [5]

(b) Civil Engineering

List three different examples of work:

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [3]

(c) Building Services

List three different examples of work:

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [3]

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6 A requirement of all modern construction is to incorporate services into a building.

(a) Clearly state how you would incorporate electrical services into a timber stud wall and secure a socket box in place. In your answer indicate what stage plastering should take place in this process.

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(b) Clearly state how you would incorporate electrical services into the inner leaf of a concrete block cavity wall and secure a socket box in place. In your answer indicate what stage plastering should take place in this process.

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7 State the main reason for having the following elements in a typical domestic house.

(a) The building element shown in Fig. 3 is a foundation trench.

Fig. 3

What is the main reason for excavating the foundation trench?

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(b) The building elements shown in Fig. 4 are floor joists.

Fig. 4

What are the two main reasons for having floor joists in a domestic house?

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(c) The building element shown in Fig. 5 is a window.

Fig. 5

What are the two main reasons for having a window within a domestic house?

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Section BAnswer all questions

8 Compare how a solid stone wall in traditional domestic construction is different from a modern cavity wall constructed from Brick or Block.

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9 Fig. 6 shows the early stages in the development of the Titanic Signature Building in Belfast which will be several storeys high.

Fig. 6

(a) List five operations which could be carried out by the Tower cranes shown on this site.

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2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The domestic site shown in the Pre-Release Material will use Telescopic Handlers such as the one shown in Fig. 7.

(b) List five operations which could be carried out by the Telescopic Handlers on the domestic building site.

Fig. 7

1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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(c) (i) Name the main plant item that would be used for lifting materials onto a new 7 storey office development site in a confined city centre location.

[2]

(ii) Justify why you have chosen the item of plant you have listed above.

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A Contractor organises his/her resources under three main headings:

Plant Labour Materials

(d) (i) What does the term “labour” refer to?

[2]

(ii) Provide two examples of this.

[2]

(e) (i) What does the term “materials” refer to?

[2]

(ii) Provide two examples of this.

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10 Fig. 8 below shows a head detail used in cavity wall construction for the dwelling shown in the Pre-Release Material.

Add the following labels to the drawing. Leader lines have been provided for your guidance.

Wet dash on a sand/cement render – total thickness is 19 mm Cavity Insulation Gypsum plaster bonding and finish coat – 13 mm Stepped DPC Double Glazed PVCu or Timber Window 100 mm blockwork outer leaf Proprietary cavity closer

Fig. 8

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11 Before the client gives their final approval for the attached pre-release drawing and specifications, he has asked you to identify ways in which he can reduce the use of fossil fuels in the day to day running costs of the house.

Evaluate how this can be achieved under the following headings:

The building structureRenewable energy

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THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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General Certificate of Secondary Education

January 2011

Construction and the Build Environment

Assessment Unit 1: The Construction Industry for the 21st Century

Assessing The Construction Industry

[GCB11]

Available to Candidates – 01 November 2010

Candidate Number

You must use this clean copy of the Pre-Release Material in the examination and not your own annotated copy.

7299.02

Construction and the Built Environment

Pre-Release Material

Assessment Unit 1: The Construction Industry for the 21st Century

[GCB11]

MONDAY 14 MAY, AFTERNOON

General Certificate of Secondary Education

2012

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IntroductionA copy of the pre-release information for this examination is included in the following pages.

The materials contain drawings and specifications relating to a house and a Granny flat.

The drawings and specifications pertain to a house which has been constructed close to a river in a provincial town. The site is slightly elevated.

The client is a private client who has employed the following people to oversee the design of his development:● Architect● Site Engineer● Quantity Surveyor

The contractor will be appointed on the basis of selective tendering. The contractor will employ the following team:● Site Engineer/Manager● Bricklayers● Joiners● Plasterers● Plumber

Your client has asked the design team to look at the practicalities of using renewable energies where possible.

The contractor will have a telescopic handler on site.

Specification

Cavity wall constructionOuter leaf: 100 mm concrete block, 40 mm cavity, 60 mm “Jablite” EPS insulation held in position using stainless steel insulation retaining wall ties to BS1243.Inner leaf: 100 mm concrete block work. Provide sand/cement plaster and carlite finish to inner face. Wall ties to be spaced at 900 mm horizontally and 450 mm vertically, and un-bonded jambs ties to be spaced 300 mm vertically.25 mm “Jablite” insulation to all jambs between lintels and behind sills. DPC in front of “Jablite” in each case.External walls finished in dry dash render.Reinforced concrete heads over windows.

Solid floor constructionSeal all floors with two coats of penetrating liquid dust proofer, 75 mm fine aggregate screed, 40 mm of Jablite S.D. grade insulation, Visqueen 1200 grade DPM 100 mm concrete sub-floor. 150 mm consolidated hard-core.

Doors and windowsBrown plastic PVC windows and doors.

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First floor construction25 mm T & G Boarding, 225 mm 38 mm. Joists at 400 mm centres. All joists built into inside skin of cavity walls to be beam filled and completely sealed between floor void and cavity. Provide one row herringbone bridging to each room, 12.5 mm plaster board and skim to ceilings. Provide 30 mm 5 mm restraint straps to all timbers parallel to walls.

Damp proof coursesVertical DPCs to all window and external door jambs, horizontal DPCs behind and under sills and stepped between lintels. Wall DPCs to external skin, laid at 150 mm minimum above finished ground levels.DPCs to internal walls to overlap and be bonded to the floor DPM by a minimum of 215 mm.

Foundations600 mm 300 mm foundations to 300 mm walls.450 mm 300 mm foundations to 100 mm walls.The above to be concrete strip foundations. The size and depth of foundations shown are the minimum required. Final sizes and bearing depths to be determined and agreed with building control when sub/soil bearing pressures are known.Cavity fill to external walls to stop a minimum of 150 mm below the lowest DPC.

Roof construction37 degree pitched roof constructionBangor blue natural slate150 38 softwood rafters200 38 softwood ceiling joistWhite PVC gutter and down pipe

NOTE Students will require the use of a scale ruler during the examination.

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Front and Back Elevations

Unit 1

PRE-RELEASE MATERIALS

Examination Series 2011 / 2012

SCALE: 1: 100

Back Elevation

Front Elevation

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Side Elevations

Unit 1

PRE-RELEASE MATERIALS

Examination Series 2011 / 2012

SCALE: 1: 100

Solar Panels

Side Elevation

Height of window

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Sectional Detail

Unit 1

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Examination Series 2011 / 2012

SCALE: 1: 100

Section AA

Study

Family Room

Hall

Dining Room

Kitchen

Utility

Conservatory

Toilet

WC

KitchenGranny Flat

Concrete Rampgradient 1 in 12

Entr

ance H

all

H P

Bedroom 4

Bedroom 1

Bedroom 2

Bedroom 3

568

250

1000

Ground Floor

First Floor

4800

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712

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3700

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3360

5730

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Plan Details

Unit 1

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Lamp Post Lamp Post

Lamp Post

Sign

Boundary Wall

Boundary Fence

Pedestrian Gate

Flagged Path

Tarmac Car Park

Rough Grass Area

Rough Grass Area

Wild Shrubs

Wild Shrubs

Wild Shrubs

Mature Trees600 dia Main Storm Drain owned by Water Service

RIV

ER

Pedestrian Bridge

Public Foot Path

Suffolk Street

N

Paving Brick

Tarmac

Tarmac

Tarmac Drive

Grass

Grass

Grass

Flower Bed

Proposed New DwellingProposed new tree planting

Site 1

Site 3

TBM 48.566Top of Driveway Lamp

51.600

51.800

52.590

52.850

50.000

49.000

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47.200

46.900

47.200

47.200

46.800

Overgrown Flagged Path

Man hole cover

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Site Plan

Unit 1

PRE-RELEASE MATERIALS

Examination Series 2011 / 2012

NOT TO SCALE