NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
4 programming considerations -
correct answer Form, Function, Economy, Time
5 step programming process -
correct answer 1. Goals (what does the client want to achieve
and why?)
2. Collect/analyze facts (what do we know? what is a given?)
3. Uncover and test concepts (how does client want to achieve
goals?)
4. Determine needs (money? space? quality level? + feasibility test)
5. State problem (significant conditions affecting the design of the
building? general directions the design should take?)
Programmatic Concepts -
correct answer a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve a
performance problem (also can be thought of as the client wishlist
boiled down to simple abstract ideas)
e.g.:
expandability
hierarchy
density
,NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
grouping
flow
phasing
Assembly Occupancy -
correct answer A-1 through A-5
> 50 occupants
occupants unfamiliar with space
potential for panic
Business Occupancy -
correct answer B
low-risk
low occupant concentration
alert occupants, familiar with space
colleges and universities fall here
Educational Occupancy -
correct answer E
up through 12th grade
,NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
includes caf, aud, gym
Factory (Industrial) Occupancy -
correct answer F-1 (moderate hazard)
F-2 (low hazard)
Hazardous Occupancy -
correct answer H-1 through H-5
hazardous materials or products
Institutional Occupancy -
correct answer I-1 through I-4
cared for/supervised occupants
occupants have limited mobility
Mercantile Occupancy -
correct answer M
open to public and selling or displaying merchandise
, NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Residential Occupancy -
correct answer R-1 to R-4
has sleeping accommodations and is used for dwelling
Storage Occupancy -
correct answer S-1 (medium hazard)
S-2 (low hazard)
few occupants
Utility (Special/Misc.) Occupancy -
correct answer U
sheds, carports, walkways, tunnels, retaining walls, agricultural
buildings
Incidental Accessory Occupancy (i.e., Incidental Use) -
correct answer small "Hazardous" area within a larger space of
non-hazardous classification
10% or less of space (IBC)
additional protection required (e.g., furnace room)
AND ANSWERS
4 programming considerations -
correct answer Form, Function, Economy, Time
5 step programming process -
correct answer 1. Goals (what does the client want to achieve
and why?)
2. Collect/analyze facts (what do we know? what is a given?)
3. Uncover and test concepts (how does client want to achieve
goals?)
4. Determine needs (money? space? quality level? + feasibility test)
5. State problem (significant conditions affecting the design of the
building? general directions the design should take?)
Programmatic Concepts -
correct answer a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve a
performance problem (also can be thought of as the client wishlist
boiled down to simple abstract ideas)
e.g.:
expandability
hierarchy
density
,NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
grouping
flow
phasing
Assembly Occupancy -
correct answer A-1 through A-5
> 50 occupants
occupants unfamiliar with space
potential for panic
Business Occupancy -
correct answer B
low-risk
low occupant concentration
alert occupants, familiar with space
colleges and universities fall here
Educational Occupancy -
correct answer E
up through 12th grade
,NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
includes caf, aud, gym
Factory (Industrial) Occupancy -
correct answer F-1 (moderate hazard)
F-2 (low hazard)
Hazardous Occupancy -
correct answer H-1 through H-5
hazardous materials or products
Institutional Occupancy -
correct answer I-1 through I-4
cared for/supervised occupants
occupants have limited mobility
Mercantile Occupancy -
correct answer M
open to public and selling or displaying merchandise
, NCIDQ (IDFX/IDPX) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Residential Occupancy -
correct answer R-1 to R-4
has sleeping accommodations and is used for dwelling
Storage Occupancy -
correct answer S-1 (medium hazard)
S-2 (low hazard)
few occupants
Utility (Special/Misc.) Occupancy -
correct answer U
sheds, carports, walkways, tunnels, retaining walls, agricultural
buildings
Incidental Accessory Occupancy (i.e., Incidental Use) -
correct answer small "Hazardous" area within a larger space of
non-hazardous classification
10% or less of space (IBC)
additional protection required (e.g., furnace room)
