Building Systems (BS) ARE Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam): ARE Overview, Exam Prep Tips, Multiple-Choice Questions and Graphic Vignettes, Solutions and Explanations
"FYI: NCARB made an error on the second electrical formula on the reference sheet. The bottom formula on the reference sheet will make sense if the (lumens) is changed to (lumens per fixture), which = (lumens per lamp) x (number of lamps per fixture). You need to know thatluminairesmeans fixtures. So the second electrical formula on the reference sheet should correctly read: Number of luminaires = (footcandles) x (floor area) / (lumensper fixture) x (CU) x (LLF), where CU = coefficient of utilization and LLF = Light Lost Factor"Quoted from page 24 of "Building Systems (BS) ARE Mock Exam (Architect Registration Exam)"Copyright 2011 Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. Non-exclusive, and non transferable right of use grantedDo I have to read MEEBline by line or from cover to cover? Response:No, you don't have to. MEEB is a double-edge sword:MEEB has about 1,800 pages. It can be very helpful, and it can be the most dangerous study materials for you.The easiest way to fail this exam is to get stuck with MEEB and get lost there.Do NOT even think about reading MEEB line by line or from cover to cover. That will consume too much of your time, and you may NOT gain anything. Skim through it a few times, jump back and forth if you need to, and focus on the portions that you do not know or are not familiar with. Try to take as muchcriticalinformation as possible from the book WITHOUT reading it line by line or from cover to cover. Focus on theimages, diagrams and charts.You goal is NOT to read MEEB line by line or from cover to cover, you goal is to prepare and pass the BS division with your LIMITED time and effort.Gang Chen,Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C  The following is a feedback on our suggestions from one of the ARE candidates who took the BS exam:"I concur, this was the only exam I failed .... I read MEEB, I got sucked in, I read line for line every chapter noted on that forum chart floating around. I lost a complete summer (took very long time to read MEEB, + everything else posted on FTP + Kaplan, etc.). I was beyond devastated and did not recover for about 6 months until I could psychologically take the next ARE exam (and I did not take that one!) Well, here I am on the precipice .... and only thing between me + my stamp is BS (I love the irony of its abbreviation). 'Round 2' has officially started - this weekend! I am scared + unsure on how to proceed but this time I plan on keeping MEEB at bay -restricting it to only illustrations, charts, diagrams ..."The following is a feedback from one of our readers who just passed the BS exam: "Well, Gang, I don't know how, but you were RIGHT. It's a PASS!!!!!!!" Our response:Congratulations! You should be proud of yourself. BS is the hardest exam for many. You are not the only one, many of our readers pass two of the most difficult exams (BS in ARE and LEED AP BD+C) and have no clues why they pass, but we know why. If you read our book, you should be able to master the fundamentals, have a solid foundation, learn the techniques to be a good exam-taker, and you'll be fine. We make sure you are covered. It is better to pass without a clue than to think you know everything and fail, right?ARE Mock Exam series by ArchiteG, Inc. Time and effort is the most valuable asset of a candidate. How to cherish and effectively use your limited time and effort is the key of passing any exam. That is why we publish the ARE Mock Exam series to help you to study and pass the ARE exams in the shortest time possible. We have done the hard work so that you can save time and money. We do not want to make you work harder than you have to. Do not force yourself to memorize a lot of numbers. Read through the numbers a few times, and you should have a very good impression of them. You need to make the judgment call: If you miss a few numbers, you can still pass the exam, but if you spend too much time drilling these numbers, you may miss out on the big pictures and fail the exam. The official NCARB sample MC questions have no explanations, and the official NCARB sample vignettes have no step-by-step solutions. The existing ARE practice questions or exams by others are either way too easy or way over-killed. They do NOT match the real ARE exams at all. We have done very comprehensive research on the official NCARB guides, many related websites, reference materials, and other available ARE exam prep materials. We match our mock exams vignettes questions as close as possible to the NCARB samples and the real ARE exams instead. Some other readers had failed an ARE exam two or three times before, and they eventually passed the exam with our help. All our books include a step-by-step solution to each of the NCARB sample vignette with screenshots and related NCARB software commands, a complete set of MC questions (except for the SD ARE mock exam) and vignettes matching the real ARE exams, including number of questions, format, type of questions, etc. We also include detailed answers and explanations to our MC questions, and a step-by-step solution to each of the mock vignette with screenshots and related NCARB software commands. Our DWG files for our mock exam vignettes can also be installed and used with the NCARB software. There is some extra information on ARE overviews and exam-taking tips in Chapter One. This is based on NCARB AND other valuable sources. This is a bonus feature we included in each book because we want our readers to be able to buy our ARE mock exam books together or individually. We want you to find all necessary ARE exam information and resources at one place and through our books.All our books are available atGreenExamEducation.comCheck out FREE tips and info for all ARE Exams atGeeForums.com, you can post jpeg files of your vignettes or your questions for other users' review.