ARE 5.0 - PJM - Project Quality Control
Exam Questions and Correct Answers
What scientific aspects of building can be professionalized, bc they can be
taught, tested, and objectively evaluated - ✔✔Sanitation
Safety
Durability
Unlike the NCARB member reg board, e of which is part of a state or other
gvmnt entity, the AIA is - ✔✔A non governmental organization
Limitations imposed by antitrust law on thr AIA - ✔✔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
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,Determinations by law
What started the developmemt of modern building codes - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔allowed to vote on provisions for the
development of building codes
Prior to 1994, how many and what organizations wrote the building code -
✔✔3, BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO
After 1994, what happened to the building code - ✔✔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: -
✔✔• Include participation by architects and the public in a consensus process
• Are the product of informed education and research
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, • 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 - ✔✔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)
International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSC)
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities (ICCPC)
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
International Zoning Code (IZC)
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Exam Questions and Correct Answers
What scientific aspects of building can be professionalized, bc they can be
taught, tested, and objectively evaluated - ✔✔Sanitation
Safety
Durability
Unlike the NCARB member reg board, e of which is part of a state or other
gvmnt entity, the AIA is - ✔✔A non governmental organization
Limitations imposed by antitrust law on thr AIA - ✔✔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
Page 1 of 20
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
,Determinations by law
What started the developmemt of modern building codes - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔allowed to vote on provisions for the
development of building codes
Prior to 1994, how many and what organizations wrote the building code -
✔✔3, BOCA, SBCCI, ICBO
After 1994, what happened to the building code - ✔✔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: -
✔✔• Include participation by architects and the public in a consensus process
• Are the product of informed education and research
Page 2 of 20
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, • 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 - ✔✔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)
International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSC)
International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities (ICCPC)
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
International Zoning Code (IZC)
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