IDPX Codes and Standards Exam
Questions And Answers
What code deficiency exists in the accompanying drawing depicting
an entrance door to a 1,500 sf [140 m2] suite, a corridor, and an
exit stair door in a five-story office building?
-The suite entrance door is too close to the fire exit.
-The exit stair door is not equipped with quick release (panic)
hardware.
-A dampered duct opening is located in the exit stair wall.
-Exit signage should be beside, not over, the exit door. -
correct answer -A dampered duct opening is located in the exit
stair wall.
most appropriate time to determine exact requirements for grab
bars for a building's toilet rooms is during which project phase?
programming
schematic design
design development
construction drawing development -
correct answer design development
,IDPX Codes and Standards Exam
Questions And Answers
-----designer discovers that zoning ordinance is 20% less than the
client's programmed needs. how could the designer best attempt to
resolve the problem?
apply for a conditional use permit
suggest the client apply for a variance
reduce the area planned to that allowed
appeal to the local planning commission -
correct answer apply for variance
if the designer is working on a project in a city that has adopted the
IBC and needs to find out the min allowance of bookshelves in
library and sprinkler heads, where would she look?
IBC
International Mechanical Code
NFPA 13
IPC -
correct answer NFPA 13 - IBC refers to it
where are flame-spread ratings most restrictive
exit enclosures
, IDPX Codes and Standards Exam
Questions And Answers
corridor floors
access ways to exits
enclosed spaces -
correct answer exit enclosures
designer is working on a business high rise using the ANSI/BOMA
Z65.1 standard of methods of measurement. the exterior includes
65% glass area. how should the designer calculate area of the
interior spaces by measuring to which?
inside surface of exterior wall
inside glass surface
outside glass surface
centerline exterior wall -
correct answer inside glass surface - for over 50% of wall as
glass
when selecting interior partition finishes to meet flame spread
standards, the most important considerations are:
-occupancy group and location in the building where the finishes
will be used
-if building has automatic sprinklers system and construction type
Questions And Answers
What code deficiency exists in the accompanying drawing depicting
an entrance door to a 1,500 sf [140 m2] suite, a corridor, and an
exit stair door in a five-story office building?
-The suite entrance door is too close to the fire exit.
-The exit stair door is not equipped with quick release (panic)
hardware.
-A dampered duct opening is located in the exit stair wall.
-Exit signage should be beside, not over, the exit door. -
correct answer -A dampered duct opening is located in the exit
stair wall.
most appropriate time to determine exact requirements for grab
bars for a building's toilet rooms is during which project phase?
programming
schematic design
design development
construction drawing development -
correct answer design development
,IDPX Codes and Standards Exam
Questions And Answers
-----designer discovers that zoning ordinance is 20% less than the
client's programmed needs. how could the designer best attempt to
resolve the problem?
apply for a conditional use permit
suggest the client apply for a variance
reduce the area planned to that allowed
appeal to the local planning commission -
correct answer apply for variance
if the designer is working on a project in a city that has adopted the
IBC and needs to find out the min allowance of bookshelves in
library and sprinkler heads, where would she look?
IBC
International Mechanical Code
NFPA 13
IPC -
correct answer NFPA 13 - IBC refers to it
where are flame-spread ratings most restrictive
exit enclosures
, IDPX Codes and Standards Exam
Questions And Answers
corridor floors
access ways to exits
enclosed spaces -
correct answer exit enclosures
designer is working on a business high rise using the ANSI/BOMA
Z65.1 standard of methods of measurement. the exterior includes
65% glass area. how should the designer calculate area of the
interior spaces by measuring to which?
inside surface of exterior wall
inside glass surface
outside glass surface
centerline exterior wall -
correct answer inside glass surface - for over 50% of wall as
glass
when selecting interior partition finishes to meet flame spread
standards, the most important considerations are:
-occupancy group and location in the building where the finishes
will be used
-if building has automatic sprinklers system and construction type
