Ncidq - Programming & Site Analysis || Questions With Complete Solutions.

NCIDQ - Programming & Site Analysis || QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
Programming contains: correct answers Analysis of existing building conditions, aesthetic
considerations, space needs, adjacencies, code review, budgets, scheduling

Four elements of cost (programming) correct answers 1. Quantity
2. Quality
3. Budget
4. Time

Form (Programming) correct answers Existing conditions, physical & psychological
environment, quality of construction

Function (Programming) correct answers People using the space, activity, relationship to other
spaces

Economy (Programming) correct answers Money, initial cost of interior, operation cost, life-
cycle cost

Time (Programming) correct answers Ideas of past, present & future as they affect other 3
conditions

Priority (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Importance of things - size, position, social
value

Hierarchy (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Exercise of authority and is expressed in a
physical symbol

Character (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Desired image client wants to project

Density (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Low, med, high - how space is used to
respond to goals

Service Groupings (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Support spaces (mech, storage,
vending)

Activity Grouping (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Activities integrated or separated
i.e. Compartmentalized dining area = intimate dining atmosphere

People Grouping (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Degree of massing of people
together

Home Base (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Territoriality

, Relationships (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Affinities of people and activities *
most directly affects the organization of spaces

Communications (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Response to the goal of promoting
the effective exchange of info - whom communicate with whom and how

Neighbors (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Promote or prevent sociability

Accessibility (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Accessible to the disabled - entry of
building or space

Separated Flow (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Segregating the flow of people,
service access, and other activities

Mixed Flow (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Promoting interaction among people

Sequential Flow ( Programmatic Concepts) correct answers When specific series of events or
processes is required - move people in desired path

Orientation (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Providing a point of reference within a
space to prevent people from getting lost (i.e. Lobby)

Flexibility (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Expandability, convertibility, versatility

Tolerance (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Extra space for a dynamic activity (future
use/expansion)

Safety (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Life safety, building codes

Security Controls (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers People and property can be
protected

Energy Conservation (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Methods of producing low
amounts of energy

Environmental Controls (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Meet human comfort needs -
air temp, light, sound, humidity

Phasing (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Project completed in stages to meet time and
cost schedules

Cost Control (Programmatic Concepts) correct answers Realistic preview of cost and balanced
budget

Written Program to include: correct answers Statement of goals and objectives, client
requirements, list of spaces and sq footages