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ARE Live: Project Planning & Design Mock Exam | ARE 5.0 PPD Exam 2026

Join Black Spectacles and architect Chris Hopstock to learn the best study strategies for passing the PPD exam.

On this episode of ARE Live, we walk through a mock exam for the Project Development & Documentation division of the ARE 5.0. You'll learn about the PDD exam and we'll cover topics related to verifying zoning, programming, and early project requirements, designing for environmental impact and neighbor compatibility, coordinating consultants for underground utility infrastructure, selecting roofing systems for unique building geometries and evaluating material substitutions for cost control.

See previous episodes or register for the next ARE Live at blackspectacles.com/podcast

Timestamps:

  • 04:50 - Question No. 1
  • 10:34 - Question No. 2
  • 22:23 - Question No. 3
  • 40:30 - Question No. 4
  • 47:42 - Question No. 5

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