Reviewing construction documents for internal, consultant, and code coordination. Catching errors before they reach the field.
Every Document Coordination and Code Compliance practice question links back to the reference you'd use in the real exam.
Canadian Handbook of Practice
Building Construction Illustrated
Coordination reference
Documentation reference
Examitect drills each of these areas. The list below maps to the question categories you'll see inside.
Why this topic matters. Coordination questions test whether you can catch errors before they reach the field. Examiners reward candidates who treat document review as a structured process, not a final glance.
Document coordination prevents the most expensive class of construction errors: drawings that disagree with specs, architectural drawings that disagree with structural, or design that disagrees with the code. Coordination is a structured review against checklists at every major issue (50 percent, 90 percent, 100 percent).
Six review categories: graphic completeness (every drawing labelled, scaled, indexed), specification alignment (every keynote matched to a spec section, no missing sections), consultant coordination (architectural matches structural, mechanical, electrical), code compliance (occupancy, exits, accessibility, fire-resistance summarized on the code sheet), schedule coordination (door, window, finish), revision control (clouds, deltas, dates).
Typical review milestones: 30 percent DD, 60 percent DD, 90 percent DD, 50 percent CD, 90 percent CD, 100 percent CD. A typical office reviews against a 200 to 500 line checklist organized by drawing type. Code compliance is documented on a dedicated set of sheets in the architectural package.
Watch for distractors that have the architect coordinating consultant work directly. Each consultant signs and seals their own work; the architect coordinates the interfaces. Discovering a conflict at construction is an RFI to investigate, not a default error. Schedule coordination meetings, document them, and track action items.
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Estimated study time. Most candidates spend 10 to 15 hours on Document Coordination and Code Compliance. Adjust up if you don't see this work in your day job, down if you do.
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The structured review of construction documents to confirm internal consistency (drawings to specs), external consistency (consultant alignment), and code compliance before issue for tender.
The architect coordinates the interfaces between disciplines. Each consultant is responsible for the accuracy of their own work. Project meetings and document reviews are the coordination tools.
Most offices use a dedicated code compliance sheet (the code sheet) that summarizes occupancy, height, area, construction type, exit calculations, fire-resistance schedule, and accessibility provisions. The body of the drawings carries the detail.
10 to 15 hours. Pair with construction documents. The topics share most of the same material.
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