ARE 5.0 - PJM - Project Quality Control
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What scientific aspects of building can be professionalized, bc they can be taught, tested, and
objectively evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER - Sanitation
Safety
Durability
Unlike the NCARB member reg board, e of which is part of a state or other gvmnt entity, the
AIA is - CORRECT ANSWER - A non governmental organization
Limitations imposed by antitrust law on thr AIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Antitrust law
imposes significant restrictions on what conduct the AIA can mandate or prohibit in a code of
ethics for its members
Prohibits restrictions pertaining to fees or compensation of services
Allows competitive bidding
Free services allowed
No ethical restrictions specific to design competitions
Supplanting pr replacing another architrct on a project
Advertising
Contracting to do construction
Determinations by law
What started the developmemt of modern building codes - CORRECT ANSWER - Rise of
industrial cities in the US brought ppl to urban areas, resulting in housing close to industries.
Responding to the hazards, communities and insursnce companies began writing bldng codes.
Later, by sharing their knowledge, regunlatkons and regional codes were created
, Limited involvement of what party is intended to prevent undue influence on the codes -
CORRECT ANSWER - From industries and those with a financial interest in them
Unlike when developing standards for building systems, organizations w industry and financial
interest are not - CORRECT ANSWER - allowed to vote on provisions for the development of
building codes
Prior to 1994, how many and what organizations wrote the building code - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3, BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO
After 1994, what happened to the building code - CORRECT ANSWER - Organizations
joined to create the ICC, international code council, and one code was created
AIA espouses the development and adoption of model building codes that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - • Include participation by architects and the public in a consensus process
• Are the product of informed education and research
• Are without favoritism or bias to any special interest
• Include provision for a prompt appeals procedure for all that might be aggrieved
• Are cost effective in relation to public benefit
• Promote building code provisions that set performance rather than prescriptive criteria
The complete package of codes includes - CORRECT ANSWER - International Building
Code (IBC)
International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (IRC)
International Mechanical Code (IMC)
International Plumbing Code (IPC)
International Fire Code (IFC)
International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What scientific aspects of building can be professionalized, bc they can be taught, tested, and
objectively evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER - Sanitation
Safety
Durability
Unlike the NCARB member reg board, e of which is part of a state or other gvmnt entity, the
AIA is - CORRECT ANSWER - A non governmental organization
Limitations imposed by antitrust law on thr AIA - CORRECT ANSWER - Antitrust law
imposes significant restrictions on what conduct the AIA can mandate or prohibit in a code of
ethics for its members
Prohibits restrictions pertaining to fees or compensation of services
Allows competitive bidding
Free services allowed
No ethical restrictions specific to design competitions
Supplanting pr replacing another architrct on a project
Advertising
Contracting to do construction
Determinations by law
What started the developmemt of modern building codes - CORRECT ANSWER - Rise of
industrial cities in the US brought ppl to urban areas, resulting in housing close to industries.
Responding to the hazards, communities and insursnce companies began writing bldng codes.
Later, by sharing their knowledge, regunlatkons and regional codes were created
, Limited involvement of what party is intended to prevent undue influence on the codes -
CORRECT ANSWER - From industries and those with a financial interest in them
Unlike when developing standards for building systems, organizations w industry and financial
interest are not - CORRECT ANSWER - allowed to vote on provisions for the development of
building codes
Prior to 1994, how many and what organizations wrote the building code - CORRECT
ANSWER - 3, BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO
After 1994, what happened to the building code - CORRECT ANSWER - Organizations
joined to create the ICC, international code council, and one code was created
AIA espouses the development and adoption of model building codes that: - CORRECT
ANSWER - • Include participation by architects and the public in a consensus process
• Are the product of informed education and research
• Are without favoritism or bias to any special interest
• Include provision for a prompt appeals procedure for all that might be aggrieved
• Are cost effective in relation to public benefit
• Promote building code provisions that set performance rather than prescriptive criteria
The complete package of codes includes - CORRECT ANSWER - International Building
Code (IBC)
International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (IRC)
International Mechanical Code (IMC)
International Plumbing Code (IPC)
International Fire Code (IFC)
International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
