CODE & ZONING CLASS NOTES BOOK QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CODE & ZONING CLASS NOTES BOOK
QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
performance type building code provisions allow greater innovation of building materials
and construction systems than prescriptive type provisions...T or F - ANSWER-true

Writing and periodically updating the building code is generally done by... - ANSWER-a
specialized indépendant Agency

The international building code is generally updated every ____ years - ANSWER-3
years

The international building code is published by the - ANSWER-International Code
Council

The adoption of a model building code in the united states is done at the level of -
ANSWER--each state
or
-each city

the only code published by the international code council is the inter nation building
code T or F - ANSWER-False

The first step in applying the building code to a project is to .... - ANSWER-determine
the occupancy classification of the building

The total number of occupancy (excluding the divisions) as specified in the international
building code are - ANSWER-10

A hotel building is a - ANSWER-Residential occupancy

the international building code divides the types of construction into... - ANSWER-types
I-V

the most fire resistant type of construction is - ANSWER-Type I

a prescriptive codes needs no standards T or F - ANSWER-True

Construction standards are typically written by - ANSWER-Individual cities

UL stands for - ANSWER-Underwriters Laboratories

Building code regulates - ANSWER--the design of the building
-the construction of the building