DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
REGULATIONS (IZC) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The International Building Code is generally updated every a. 2 years. b. 3 years. c. 4
years. d. 5 years. e. 10 years. - ANSWER-b. 3 years
The adoption of a model building code in the United States is done at the level of a.
each city. b. each state. c. either (a) or (b). - ANSWER-c. either (a) or (b).
The only code published by the International Code Council is the International Building
Code. a. True b. False - ANSWER-B
The first step in applying the building code to a project is to a. determine if the building
is provided with an automatic sprinkler system. b. determine the width of open spaces
around the building. c. determine the occupancy classification of the building. d.
determine the number of exits from the building at the ground floor. - ANSWER-c.
determine the occupancy classification of the building.
The total number of occupancies (excluding the divisions) as specified in the
International Building Code is a. 6. b. 8. c. 10 d. 12. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-c.
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Which of the following is not a recognized building code occupancy? a. Assembly b.
Educational c. Business d. Office e. Institutional - ANSWER-d. Office
A hotel building is a a. business occupancy. b. residential occupancy. c. hotel
occupancy. d. hospitality occupancy. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-b. residential
occupancy.
The International Building Code divides the types of construction into a. Types U, V, X,
and Y. b. Types 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. c. Types I, II, III, IV, and V. d. Types I, II, III, IV, V, and
VI. - ANSWER-c. Types I, II, III, IV, and V.
The most fire-resistive type of construction is a. Type I(B). b. Type 5(A). c. Type I(A). -
ANSWER-c. Type I(A).
A prescriptive code needs no standards. a. True b. False - ANSWER-A. True
Most construction standards are produced by a. the same organization that writes the
building code. b. individual cities. c. the federal government. d. professional societies. e.
none of the above. - ANSWER-c. the federal government.
REGULATIONS (IZC) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The International Building Code is generally updated every a. 2 years. b. 3 years. c. 4
years. d. 5 years. e. 10 years. - ANSWER-b. 3 years
The adoption of a model building code in the United States is done at the level of a.
each city. b. each state. c. either (a) or (b). - ANSWER-c. either (a) or (b).
The only code published by the International Code Council is the International Building
Code. a. True b. False - ANSWER-B
The first step in applying the building code to a project is to a. determine if the building
is provided with an automatic sprinkler system. b. determine the width of open spaces
around the building. c. determine the occupancy classification of the building. d.
determine the number of exits from the building at the ground floor. - ANSWER-c.
determine the occupancy classification of the building.
The total number of occupancies (excluding the divisions) as specified in the
International Building Code is a. 6. b. 8. c. 10 d. 12. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-c.
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Which of the following is not a recognized building code occupancy? a. Assembly b.
Educational c. Business d. Office e. Institutional - ANSWER-d. Office
A hotel building is a a. business occupancy. b. residential occupancy. c. hotel
occupancy. d. hospitality occupancy. e. none of the above. - ANSWER-b. residential
occupancy.
The International Building Code divides the types of construction into a. Types U, V, X,
and Y. b. Types 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. c. Types I, II, III, IV, and V. d. Types I, II, III, IV, V, and
VI. - ANSWER-c. Types I, II, III, IV, and V.
The most fire-resistive type of construction is a. Type I(B). b. Type 5(A). c. Type I(A). -
ANSWER-c. Type I(A).
A prescriptive code needs no standards. a. True b. False - ANSWER-A. True
Most construction standards are produced by a. the same organization that writes the
building code. b. individual cities. c. the federal government. d. professional societies. e.
none of the above. - ANSWER-c. the federal government.
