BC chapter 1

Question 1

Fast - track construction

Answer 1

to shorten the construction time by overlapping the design and construction phases.

Question 2

life safety codes

Answer 2

require that specific types of structures include fire-and smoke resistant features , which often equates to a longer time span between ignition and the development danger to life or health

Question 3

construction type

Answer 3

type l…..fire- resistive
type ll…..protected noncumbustible
or noncombustible
type lll……exterior protected
(masonry or ordinary)
type lv………heavy timber
type v……..wood frame

Question 4

area of refuge

Answer 4

must be equipped with two-way communication so occupants can call for assistance

Question 5

gentrification

Answer 5

in which old properties are extensively rehabilitated to satify the desire of a modern real estate market

Question 6

heat transfer

Answer 6

convection and thermal radiation

Question 7

convection

Answer 7

transfer of heat energy through the movement of hot smoke and fire gases

Question 8

thermal radiation

Answer 8

transfer of heat energy through space by electromagnetic waves