Are there any advantages representing percentages in decimal format (.30) during these calculations for the exam, as opposed to simply using the % symbol in the calculator? Is it a cultural matter or simply preference since it gives the same result?
Whatever works best for you is the best option. I like to have the full decimals written out so I can keep track of the variables and then make sure I round my answer at the end based on the instructions in the question.
It’s more like the chart uses a different methodology that I was less familiar with. I would report that azimuth as 120 because that’s where it is in relation to North. In this chart you would say it is 60 Degrees East of South. I like it the way I learned it, but I understand there are reasons people may want to report East and West of South as well, alternate is very northern-hemisphere biased!
Never heard the azimuth would be reported east/west of north. I’ve always heard it East/west of south like the chart suggests. However I was told measuring from north was always a possibility but rather uncommon
30X40 Design Studio is the architecture firm run by Eric Reinholdt. He has a great channel here on RU-vid. This template will help you create drawings with the same style he uses. The 30X40 name is meaningful to Eric’s practice, but doesn’t mean any particular size or format as it relates to this template.
I breezed through the PPD exam after taking your course and Amber Books only to find out I failed. I am old dude with 3 decades of experience. These exams are written by millennials for millennials.
amazing, concise, and thorough. Great job... I've searched but wondering if you have a similar video to doing floors with slope including non-rectinlinear?
Your methods of demonstrating how these calculations work in a real-life scenario is what I appreciate most during your tutorials. It's not just a matter of rote-memorization of these calculations.
This is really helpful, thank you so much! I am about to start studying for practice management; will be the first one I take. Do you mind talking about the different topics that are covered for that or each exam and what concepts to know for each?
You are very welcome! That's kind of an open-ended question, but there are more specific PcM/PjM topics covered in different posts on my site, usually with a corresponding video, and of course LOTS of topics covered in the Hyperfine study material I made!
It's not about correct or incorrect...there are different ways of communicating the same information. If you understand the basics of where the sun should be and how it travels through the sky you can answer any question. Just pay attention to what a test is giving you or asking for.
I think going fast helps people quickly learn what the issues might be, and anyone who needs more time can slow the video down and watch each section again. That video was recorded in Revit 2019 and is still applicable in 2023, so I’m sure these fixes will still work in 2021.
This is much too fast for anyone to follow who hasn't got a clue how to do this - which is obviously why I searched the "how to" in the first place... 😕
For the utilization rate quesiton, if the client won't be billed for the project, why is it considered utilization rate? It would make sense if the question mentions that the firm "hasn't" invoiced the client, but it explicitly says that 8 hours won't be billed. Wouldn't this go to a non-billable portion of the project, hence reducing the utilization rate? Sort of similar to how preparing for RFPs or meetings with potential clients aren't considered towards the utilization rate (or are they, and I've misunderstood)?
Hey Victor, I am not trying to create any trick questions here. I think you understand it all just fine, maybe just being too detailed! According to the AHPP, which is the source for the ARE, time spent working on a project is direct labor and counts toward your utilization rate, whether you decide to bill or not, whether the client pays or not, whether the job is profitable or not. Just remember that if you’re working on a project, it counts. RFP would not count toward utilization rate because you don’t have the project yet. That’s admin or marketing or overhead time, or whatever classification you want to put it in, but it’s not direct labor.
@@HyperfineArchitecture thanks for the reply - that makes it pretty clear! I know this is out of the question scope now, but out of curiosity, what kind of situation would work be done towards a project but not be billed?
@@VictorloytI saw this in one of the Hyperfine videos (can't remember if it's here as well)... but if the contract says that the architect/designer will work 15 hours on a project but the architect/designer works 17 hours (2 hrs more), then you cannot bill for the full 17 hours. Only 15 hours since that's what was originally agreed on in the contract.
