NCIDQ - IDFX Practice Exam | Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated
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Occupancy group - ✔✔The minimum number of toilet fixtures for an interior design is determined by
occupant load and?
Exit enclosures - ✔✔Where are flame spread ratings in a building the MOST restrictive
1 hour - ✔✔Exit access corridors in non-sprinklered buildings must have a rating of?
occupancy group, and the location in the building where finishes will be used - ✔✔When selecting
interior partition finishes to meet flame spread standards, the MOST important considerations are?
20 ft - ✔✔According to the IBC, dead-end corridors in unsprinklered buildings are limited to a maximum
of?
aisle stairs - ✔✔According to the IBC, handrails in commercial construction are required along both sides
of a stairwell in all cases except?
kitchens - ✔✔Exit routes may NEVER pass through?
Door swing and approach dimension - ✔✔When considering the initial space planning of an accessible
toilet room, what design elements should be of MOST concern?
Visual and audible alarms - ✔✔What are the MOST important design elements to incorporate into a
hotel to provide safe egress for physically disabled people?
the distance from finish floor slab to to finish floor slab - ✔✔What is included in the rise of a stair?
, three 36 inch doors remotely located. (each provides 33 inches of exit width.) - ✔✔A designer has
calculated that a total exit width of 8 ft is required from a store, according to IBC standards. What
combination of door widths would meet most existing requirements.
travel distance - ✔✔in a 90,000 square foot single story building, what would be of greatest concern in
space planning?
The glass doors will have to be replaced with either solid, 20-minute rated doors or with 20-minute
rated doors with glass that is also rated 20 minutes. Because this will drastically change the appearance
of the entrance, this is the first thing the client should be told. - ✔✔A client has requested a new entry
to her business, which is located in an old, unsprinklered building. The current entrance consists of a pair
of all glass doors mounted on floor closers. The entrance opens onto a 1-hour rated building corridor. To
conform to current IBC requirements, what would the designer tell the client to expect regarding the
new entrance?
Contractor - ✔✔In most situations, the application for a building permit is made by the?
all accessible spaces and parts of a building - ✔✔An accessible route must serve?
scoping provisions of the local building code - ✔✔In addition to meeting the requirements for ADA,
what other accessibility requirements should the interior designer be MOST concerned with when doing
design development for a commercial project?
15 cfm/person - ✔✔The absolute minimum fresh air ventilation rate recommended by ASHRAE
Standard 62 is?
1973 - ✔✔What year was the use of spray on fireproofing and insulation containing asbestos prohibited
in new construction?
Radon (can be abated by anyone) - ✔✔What hazardous material are certified contractors not required
to abate?
Tempered - ✔✔What is the SAFEST type of glazing to use in a sidelight adjacent to a door?
&Verified | 2024-2025 | 100% Score
Occupancy group - ✔✔The minimum number of toilet fixtures for an interior design is determined by
occupant load and?
Exit enclosures - ✔✔Where are flame spread ratings in a building the MOST restrictive
1 hour - ✔✔Exit access corridors in non-sprinklered buildings must have a rating of?
occupancy group, and the location in the building where finishes will be used - ✔✔When selecting
interior partition finishes to meet flame spread standards, the MOST important considerations are?
20 ft - ✔✔According to the IBC, dead-end corridors in unsprinklered buildings are limited to a maximum
of?
aisle stairs - ✔✔According to the IBC, handrails in commercial construction are required along both sides
of a stairwell in all cases except?
kitchens - ✔✔Exit routes may NEVER pass through?
Door swing and approach dimension - ✔✔When considering the initial space planning of an accessible
toilet room, what design elements should be of MOST concern?
Visual and audible alarms - ✔✔What are the MOST important design elements to incorporate into a
hotel to provide safe egress for physically disabled people?
the distance from finish floor slab to to finish floor slab - ✔✔What is included in the rise of a stair?
, three 36 inch doors remotely located. (each provides 33 inches of exit width.) - ✔✔A designer has
calculated that a total exit width of 8 ft is required from a store, according to IBC standards. What
combination of door widths would meet most existing requirements.
travel distance - ✔✔in a 90,000 square foot single story building, what would be of greatest concern in
space planning?
The glass doors will have to be replaced with either solid, 20-minute rated doors or with 20-minute
rated doors with glass that is also rated 20 minutes. Because this will drastically change the appearance
of the entrance, this is the first thing the client should be told. - ✔✔A client has requested a new entry
to her business, which is located in an old, unsprinklered building. The current entrance consists of a pair
of all glass doors mounted on floor closers. The entrance opens onto a 1-hour rated building corridor. To
conform to current IBC requirements, what would the designer tell the client to expect regarding the
new entrance?
Contractor - ✔✔In most situations, the application for a building permit is made by the?
all accessible spaces and parts of a building - ✔✔An accessible route must serve?
scoping provisions of the local building code - ✔✔In addition to meeting the requirements for ADA,
what other accessibility requirements should the interior designer be MOST concerned with when doing
design development for a commercial project?
15 cfm/person - ✔✔The absolute minimum fresh air ventilation rate recommended by ASHRAE
Standard 62 is?
1973 - ✔✔What year was the use of spray on fireproofing and insulation containing asbestos prohibited
in new construction?
Radon (can be abated by anyone) - ✔✔What hazardous material are certified contractors not required
to abate?
Tempered - ✔✔What is the SAFEST type of glazing to use in a sidelight adjacent to a door?
