Building code Class Final UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Code of Hammurabi - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"If the house falls & kills it's owner,
then the builder shall be put to death."
1st building law on record in the USA (year) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1625
Building Codes originate from - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔building tragedies
The Chicago Building Fire in 1871 sparked _______ 1875 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Fire
Building Codes - developed to appease the National Board of Fire Underwrites (insurance)
1st model codes were written by - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Insurance companies' point of
view to reduce fire risks
IBC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Building Code - most widely adopted
building code
ICC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Code Council; I-Codes; most widely adopted
organization; uses common-code format
NFPA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Fire Protection Association; C-3 Codes
(Comprehensive Consensus Codes); not as widely adopted; manual style (key chapters at
beginning and end- divided by occupancy type)
ICC-ES - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Code Council - Evaluation Services -
evaluates new materials, methods of construction, and testing
LSC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Life Safety Codes (not a building Code) - means of egress
, ASHRAE - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-
Conditioning Engineers
Commercial = 90.1
Residential = 90..2
DOE - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Department of Energy
enforces energy policy act (promotes energy efficiency)
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American National Standards Institute (1981) -
establishes method by which standards can be developed
UL - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Underwriter's Laboratory - testing agency that approves
products
NSF - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Sanitation Foundation (food water air and the
environment)
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American Society for Testing and Materials
AHJ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Authority-having jurisdiction
CGBSC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔California Green Building Standards Code
Green vs. Sustainable - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Green: describes attribute or multiple
characteristic; "energy efficient building" and a "low-emitting finish"
Sustainable: must meet 3 specific benchmarks: environmental responsibility, economic
strength, and social responsibility
LCA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Life Cycle Assessment
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Code of Hammurabi - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"If the house falls & kills it's owner,
then the builder shall be put to death."
1st building law on record in the USA (year) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1625
Building Codes originate from - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔building tragedies
The Chicago Building Fire in 1871 sparked _______ 1875 - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Fire
Building Codes - developed to appease the National Board of Fire Underwrites (insurance)
1st model codes were written by - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Insurance companies' point of
view to reduce fire risks
IBC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Building Code - most widely adopted
building code
ICC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Code Council; I-Codes; most widely adopted
organization; uses common-code format
NFPA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Fire Protection Association; C-3 Codes
(Comprehensive Consensus Codes); not as widely adopted; manual style (key chapters at
beginning and end- divided by occupancy type)
ICC-ES - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔International Code Council - Evaluation Services -
evaluates new materials, methods of construction, and testing
LSC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Life Safety Codes (not a building Code) - means of egress
, ASHRAE - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-
Conditioning Engineers
Commercial = 90.1
Residential = 90..2
DOE - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Department of Energy
enforces energy policy act (promotes energy efficiency)
ANSI - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American National Standards Institute (1981) -
establishes method by which standards can be developed
UL - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Underwriter's Laboratory - testing agency that approves
products
NSF - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔National Sanitation Foundation (food water air and the
environment)
ASTM - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔American Society for Testing and Materials
AHJ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Authority-having jurisdiction
CGBSC - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔California Green Building Standards Code
Green vs. Sustainable - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Green: describes attribute or multiple
characteristic; "energy efficient building" and a "low-emitting finish"
Sustainable: must meet 3 specific benchmarks: environmental responsibility, economic
strength, and social responsibility
LCA - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Life Cycle Assessment
