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NCIDQ IDPX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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The construction fit out allowance provided to a tenant in an office
building would be defined in the...
a. BOMA standards
b. lease agreement
c. rental contract
d. work letter
Ans: d. work letter
An interior designer in calculating the lease area for an office
occupying a portion of a high rise building using the Building Ownders
and Managers Association (BOMA) standard ANSI/BOMAz65.1, Office
Building: Standard Methods of Measurement. The exterior wall
includes 65% glass area. The designer should calculate the area of the
interior space by measuring to the...
a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
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c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall
Ans: b. inside glass surface
The use of particleboard as part of a construction detail should be
carefully evaluated in terms of the particleboards...
a. availability
b. permeability
c. strength
d. VOC content
Ans: d. VOC content
To determine the necessary rentable floor area for a project, the
interior designer must know which of the following (choose three)...
a. net assignable area
b. number of employees
c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
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e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio
Ans: a. net assignable area
c. efficiency factor
f. rentable-usable ratio
The initial determination of the area required for a clients program
gives the...
a. gross area
b. net area
c. rentable area
d. usable area
Ans: b. net area
An interior designer has been hired to redesign a large Victorian house
into a bed and breakfast inn. During an initial interview, the client says
that he wants to restore the interior to an authentic Victorian look, as
well as enlarge some of the bedrooms into suites so that the inn will be
the best in town. After hearing these comments, what should be the
designer's first course of action?
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a. suggest that the client also retain an architect to determine the
feasibility of enlarging rooms and removing walls
b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a
preliminary cost estimate to see if he can afford what he wants.
c. tell the client that he needs to define what he means by "the best in
town" to give the designer a more definite idea of how to proceed.
d. recommend to the client that field measurements of the house be
conducted, and begin research on authentic Victorian furnishings and
finishes.
Ans: b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest
conducting a preliminary cost estimate to see if he can afford
what he wants.
Who is responsible for determining the condition of an existing floor as
part of a due diligence investigation?
a. flooring subcontractor
b. general contractor
c. interior designer
d. structural engineer
Ans: c. interior designer
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NCIDQ IDPX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
The construction fit out allowance provided to a tenant in an office
building would be defined in the...
a. BOMA standards
b. lease agreement
c. rental contract
d. work letter
Ans: d. work letter
An interior designer in calculating the lease area for an office
occupying a portion of a high rise building using the Building Ownders
and Managers Association (BOMA) standard ANSI/BOMAz65.1, Office
Building: Standard Methods of Measurement. The exterior wall
includes 65% glass area. The designer should calculate the area of the
interior space by measuring to the...
a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
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c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall
Ans: b. inside glass surface
The use of particleboard as part of a construction detail should be
carefully evaluated in terms of the particleboards...
a. availability
b. permeability
c. strength
d. VOC content
Ans: d. VOC content
To determine the necessary rentable floor area for a project, the
interior designer must know which of the following (choose three)...
a. net assignable area
b. number of employees
c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
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e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio
Ans: a. net assignable area
c. efficiency factor
f. rentable-usable ratio
The initial determination of the area required for a clients program
gives the...
a. gross area
b. net area
c. rentable area
d. usable area
Ans: b. net area
An interior designer has been hired to redesign a large Victorian house
into a bed and breakfast inn. During an initial interview, the client says
that he wants to restore the interior to an authentic Victorian look, as
well as enlarge some of the bedrooms into suites so that the inn will be
the best in town. After hearing these comments, what should be the
designer's first course of action?
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a. suggest that the client also retain an architect to determine the
feasibility of enlarging rooms and removing walls
b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a
preliminary cost estimate to see if he can afford what he wants.
c. tell the client that he needs to define what he means by "the best in
town" to give the designer a more definite idea of how to proceed.
d. recommend to the client that field measurements of the house be
conducted, and begin research on authentic Victorian furnishings and
finishes.
Ans: b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest
conducting a preliminary cost estimate to see if he can afford
what he wants.
Who is responsible for determining the condition of an existing floor as
part of a due diligence investigation?
a. flooring subcontractor
b. general contractor
c. interior designer
d. structural engineer
Ans: c. interior designer
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