Codes Comprehensive Exam
T/F: Federal buildings, such as VA hospitals and military office buildings, are typically not
subject to state and local building codes.
True
T/F: The NFPA National Electric Code is the most widely used electrical code.
True
T/F: Standards have no legal standing on their own.
True
T/F: Codes and standards set only minimum criteria; when designing a project, stricter
requirements can be followed.
True
T/F: If it is decided that performance codes will be used on a project, the entire project must be
designed using performance codes.
False
T/F: The Life Safety Code is organized by the Common Code Format.
False
T/F: You will find regulations concerning fire stopping, glazing or plumbing in the building code
but not the LSC.
True
Name 3 fire events in the US that have triggered the development of codes and/or code
requirements:
Chicago Fire of 1871
Rhythm Club Fire
The Station Nightclub Fire
,The most widely used building codes in the US is the ___.
International Building Code
Which energy standard is required by the Energy Policy Act?
ASHRAE 90.1
The Life Safety Code is organized from the International Building Code because it organizes
most of its chapters by ___.
Occupancy
Often a building code is used in conjunction with the NFPA 101, which is also known as the ___.
Life Safety Code
Which state developed the first sustainability code?
California
Which standards organization is recognized worldwide for its logo, which is attached to all
products it approves?
Underwriters Laboratories
A ___ code sets out a precise requirement, explaining exactly what must be done to be
acceptable.
Prescriptive
A ___ code provides an objective but not the specifics of how to achieve it.
Performance
When should you use a fire code in conjunction with a building code on a project?
When it is required by the jurisdiction
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is NOT a federal regulation?
All of the above are federal regulations
3 multiple choice options
, Which standards organization approves the standards developed by others rather than
concentrating on developing its own?
ANSI
3 multiple choice options
How do you resolve a conflict between requirements from two separate applicable code
publications?
Compare the two requirements and use the most restrictive one
3 multiple choice options
Energy-related requirements that are enforced on a state and/or local level are most likely the
result of which federal legislation?
EP Act
3 multiple choice options
Which code can be used to measure the safety of a new building being constructed, an existing
building in use, and an existing building that is being renovated?
LSC
The most widely used electrical code is the ___. It is also referred to as ___.
National Electric Code
NFPA 70
There are two prominent energy codes. The one developed by the NFPA is ___ and the other
one which is developed by the ICC is ___.
BEC
IECC
The legislation that addresses accessibility in privately owned and operated buildings is ___.
ADA
The legislation that regulates the fair sale and rental and accessibility of housing is ___.
Fair Housing Act
T/F: Federal buildings, such as VA hospitals and military office buildings, are typically not
subject to state and local building codes.
True
T/F: The NFPA National Electric Code is the most widely used electrical code.
True
T/F: Standards have no legal standing on their own.
True
T/F: Codes and standards set only minimum criteria; when designing a project, stricter
requirements can be followed.
True
T/F: If it is decided that performance codes will be used on a project, the entire project must be
designed using performance codes.
False
T/F: The Life Safety Code is organized by the Common Code Format.
False
T/F: You will find regulations concerning fire stopping, glazing or plumbing in the building code
but not the LSC.
True
Name 3 fire events in the US that have triggered the development of codes and/or code
requirements:
Chicago Fire of 1871
Rhythm Club Fire
The Station Nightclub Fire
,The most widely used building codes in the US is the ___.
International Building Code
Which energy standard is required by the Energy Policy Act?
ASHRAE 90.1
The Life Safety Code is organized from the International Building Code because it organizes
most of its chapters by ___.
Occupancy
Often a building code is used in conjunction with the NFPA 101, which is also known as the ___.
Life Safety Code
Which state developed the first sustainability code?
California
Which standards organization is recognized worldwide for its logo, which is attached to all
products it approves?
Underwriters Laboratories
A ___ code sets out a precise requirement, explaining exactly what must be done to be
acceptable.
Prescriptive
A ___ code provides an objective but not the specifics of how to achieve it.
Performance
When should you use a fire code in conjunction with a building code on a project?
When it is required by the jurisdiction
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is NOT a federal regulation?
All of the above are federal regulations
3 multiple choice options
, Which standards organization approves the standards developed by others rather than
concentrating on developing its own?
ANSI
3 multiple choice options
How do you resolve a conflict between requirements from two separate applicable code
publications?
Compare the two requirements and use the most restrictive one
3 multiple choice options
Energy-related requirements that are enforced on a state and/or local level are most likely the
result of which federal legislation?
EP Act
3 multiple choice options
Which code can be used to measure the safety of a new building being constructed, an existing
building in use, and an existing building that is being renovated?
LSC
The most widely used electrical code is the ___. It is also referred to as ___.
National Electric Code
NFPA 70
There are two prominent energy codes. The one developed by the NFPA is ___ and the other
one which is developed by the ICC is ___.
BEC
IECC
The legislation that addresses accessibility in privately owned and operated buildings is ___.
ADA
The legislation that regulates the fair sale and rental and accessibility of housing is ___.
Fair Housing Act
