NCIDQ PRACTICUM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Net Area/Net Assignable Area - Answers- The actual area required by a client to
accommodate specified functions. Includes interior walls and building columns. DOES
NOT include corridor circulation, closets, etc.
Efficiency Factor - Answers- Also called "Circulation Area". It is the ratio of enclosed
spaces (offices) to open spaces (workstations).
Circulation Area= NSF/ Circulation Multiplier
Useable Area (USF) - Answers- Also called the "occupant area" and excludes building
core and common space.
USF = NSF + Efficiency Factor
Rentable Area (RSF) - Answers- RSF = GSF x Building Load Factor
Gross Area (GSF) - Answers- GSF = NSF / Efficiency Factor
use of building/structure for the display/sale of merchandise and involves stocks of
goods, wares or merchandise
Residential Group R-1 - Answers- - hotel or motel
Uses intended for sleeping purposes. Occupants are transient in nature and visiting.
Residential Group R-2 - Answers- - apartment units
- condos
- boarding houses
- dorms
- vacation timeshare properties
occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the
occupants are more permenent in nature.
Residential Group R-3 - Answers- - occupants are permanent in nature and do not fit
into R-1, R-2, R-4.
- Daycare facilities for 5 or fewer children
Residential Group R-4 - Answers- - alcohol and drug treatment facility
- assisted living group house
-residential board and care facility
,intended for occupancy as residential care/assisted living facilities including not more
than 16 occupants
Storage Group S - Answers- Uses intended for storage that ARE NOT classified as a
hazardous occupancy.
- accessory storage space: a room or space used for storage purposes that is
accessory to another occupancy. Classified as part of the other occupancy.
Zoning - Answers- Is concerned with his the property or land is used and how that
affects the surrounding community. Limits use, size, height, and position on the land
itself.
Zoning Ordinance - Answers- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum
density of development in a community.
Which two factors most typically determine whether a room must have at least two
exits? - Answers- occupant load and occupancy
In an assembly occupancy, when are two egress doors required? - Answers- When the
occupancy load is more than 50 and the travel distance exceeds 75ft
Permitting Process - Answers- - interior designer gives the design package to the
licensed contractor
- contractor submits to AHJ (authority having jurisdiction)
-interior designer responsible for making sure design complies with all codes and
regulations
- interior designer responsible for revisions
-inspections coordinated by contractor
- certificate of occupancy (CO) issued by AHJ upon successful inspection.
intimate distance - Answers- 0-18 inches
personal distance - Answers- 18 inches to 4 feet
social distance - Answers- 4-12 feet
public distance - Answers- 12-25 feet
Universal Design - Answers- The design of products and environments to be usable by
all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized
design
Equitable Use - Answers- The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse
abilities
, Flexibility in Use (Universal Design) - Answers- The design accommodates a wide
range of individual preferences and abilities.
Perceptible Information - Answers- The design communicates necessary information
Occupancy Classification - Answers- Is the formal designation of the primary purpose
of the building. There are 10 total:
1. Assembly
2. Business
3. Educational
4. Factory and industrial (not on exam)
5. High-hazard ( not on exam
6. Institutional
7. Mercantile
8. Residential
9. Storage
10. Utility and Miscellaneous (not on exam)
Assembly Group A-2 - Answers- - food / drink consumption
- banquet halls
- casinos
- nightclubs
- restaurants
- cafeterias
- commercial kitchens in a restaurant
- bars
Assembly Group A-3 - Answers- - amusement arcades
- art galleries
- bowling alleys
- community halls
- courtrooms
- dance halls
- exhibition halls
- funeral parlour's
- public greenhouses
- libraries
- places of worship
- transportation waiting areas
Business Group B - Answers- - offices
- banks
- storage of records and accounts
- outpatient clinic
- professional and service transactions
*educational occupancies students above 12th grade
Net Area/Net Assignable Area - Answers- The actual area required by a client to
accommodate specified functions. Includes interior walls and building columns. DOES
NOT include corridor circulation, closets, etc.
Efficiency Factor - Answers- Also called "Circulation Area". It is the ratio of enclosed
spaces (offices) to open spaces (workstations).
Circulation Area= NSF/ Circulation Multiplier
Useable Area (USF) - Answers- Also called the "occupant area" and excludes building
core and common space.
USF = NSF + Efficiency Factor
Rentable Area (RSF) - Answers- RSF = GSF x Building Load Factor
Gross Area (GSF) - Answers- GSF = NSF / Efficiency Factor
use of building/structure for the display/sale of merchandise and involves stocks of
goods, wares or merchandise
Residential Group R-1 - Answers- - hotel or motel
Uses intended for sleeping purposes. Occupants are transient in nature and visiting.
Residential Group R-2 - Answers- - apartment units
- condos
- boarding houses
- dorms
- vacation timeshare properties
occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the
occupants are more permenent in nature.
Residential Group R-3 - Answers- - occupants are permanent in nature and do not fit
into R-1, R-2, R-4.
- Daycare facilities for 5 or fewer children
Residential Group R-4 - Answers- - alcohol and drug treatment facility
- assisted living group house
-residential board and care facility
,intended for occupancy as residential care/assisted living facilities including not more
than 16 occupants
Storage Group S - Answers- Uses intended for storage that ARE NOT classified as a
hazardous occupancy.
- accessory storage space: a room or space used for storage purposes that is
accessory to another occupancy. Classified as part of the other occupancy.
Zoning - Answers- Is concerned with his the property or land is used and how that
affects the surrounding community. Limits use, size, height, and position on the land
itself.
Zoning Ordinance - Answers- A law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum
density of development in a community.
Which two factors most typically determine whether a room must have at least two
exits? - Answers- occupant load and occupancy
In an assembly occupancy, when are two egress doors required? - Answers- When the
occupancy load is more than 50 and the travel distance exceeds 75ft
Permitting Process - Answers- - interior designer gives the design package to the
licensed contractor
- contractor submits to AHJ (authority having jurisdiction)
-interior designer responsible for making sure design complies with all codes and
regulations
- interior designer responsible for revisions
-inspections coordinated by contractor
- certificate of occupancy (CO) issued by AHJ upon successful inspection.
intimate distance - Answers- 0-18 inches
personal distance - Answers- 18 inches to 4 feet
social distance - Answers- 4-12 feet
public distance - Answers- 12-25 feet
Universal Design - Answers- The design of products and environments to be usable by
all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized
design
Equitable Use - Answers- The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse
abilities
, Flexibility in Use (Universal Design) - Answers- The design accommodates a wide
range of individual preferences and abilities.
Perceptible Information - Answers- The design communicates necessary information
Occupancy Classification - Answers- Is the formal designation of the primary purpose
of the building. There are 10 total:
1. Assembly
2. Business
3. Educational
4. Factory and industrial (not on exam)
5. High-hazard ( not on exam
6. Institutional
7. Mercantile
8. Residential
9. Storage
10. Utility and Miscellaneous (not on exam)
Assembly Group A-2 - Answers- - food / drink consumption
- banquet halls
- casinos
- nightclubs
- restaurants
- cafeterias
- commercial kitchens in a restaurant
- bars
Assembly Group A-3 - Answers- - amusement arcades
- art galleries
- bowling alleys
- community halls
- courtrooms
- dance halls
- exhibition halls
- funeral parlour's
- public greenhouses
- libraries
- places of worship
- transportation waiting areas
Business Group B - Answers- - offices
- banks
- storage of records and accounts
- outpatient clinic
- professional and service transactions
*educational occupancies students above 12th grade
