Corporate Training By Zack Academy - ARE Building Systems Exam Prep

Why Should You Take This ARE Building Systems Prep Course?

The Architect Registration Examination (ARE) assesses candidates for their knowledge, skills, and ability to provide the various services required in the practice of architecture. The ARE has been adopted for use by all 54 U.S. Member Boards and the Canadian provincial and territorial architectural associations as a registration examination required for architectural registration. 

Join us for a three-day class to prepare those intending to take the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) Building Systems section. The seminar is comprehensive, and it is expected that with some reading, most participants will be ready to take the exam itself within two weeks of the course! In addition to base content, the program includes a group session dedicated to practicing the vignette, practice vignette grading, and the instructor's study guide, ARE Building Systems Study Guide and Practice Exam: The Amber Book

Building Systems:
The evaluation, selection and integration of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, conveying and specialty systems in building design and construction. discussion will be on Theory, History, AIA Contracts & Practical Application(Formulas). Lecture will also be on Codes & Regulations, Environmental Issues, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical, Lighting & Specialties. With (1) Vignette

Content Areas:

1. CODES & REGULATIONS (5-8 percent of scored items)
2. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES (10-15 percent of scored items)
3. PLUMBING (10-15 percent of scored items) 
4. HVAC(18-23 percent of scored items)
5. ELECTRICAL(10-15 percent of scored items)
6. LIGHTING (18-23 percent of scored items)
7. SPECIALTIES (14-19 percent of scored items)

Vignettes: MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL PLAN
Develop a reflected ceiling plan that integrates ceiling, lighting, mechanical, and structural systems and incorporates life safety considerations.

The Architect Registration Examination (ARE) is the professional licensure examination adopted by all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) to assess candidates for their knowledge, skills, and ability to provide the various services required in the practice of architecture. The exam is also accepted by 11 provincial and territorial architectural associations for architectural registration in Canada.

The ARE is developed and maintained by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) with input from the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA). The computer-based exam consists of seven divisions including multiple-choice and/or graphic vignette questions administered in test centers operated by NCARB's testing consultant Prometric. 

Syllabus

Day 1:

• Thermal comfort
• Psychrometrics
• Heat transfer
• Thermal resistance*
• Infiltration and ventilation
• Climate
• Solar geometry
• Passive heating
• Active heating
• Passive cooling
• Air conditioning*
• Air distribution*
• HVAC concepts*
• Overall strategies for studying
• Practice exam

Day 2:

• Plumbing*
• Power*
• Electric lighting*
• Air quality
• Daylighting
• Electric lighting*
• Practice exam

Day 3:

• Vignette group practice*
• LEED
• Room acoustics
• Noise control
• Practice exam

* Denotes In-Depth Coverage of a Topic