Reference Standards & Guidelines

Question 1

What standard provides information on energy standards?

Answer 1

ANSI 90.1

Question 2

What test is used in NFPA 253/ASTM E648?

Answer 2

Flooring radiant panel test

Question 3

What’s the standard for evaluating the safety, durability, and structural adequacy of general-purpose office chairs?

Answer 3

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1

Question 4

What standard tests VOCs from office furniture and seating in office building conditions?

Answer 4

ANSI/BIFMA M7.1

Question 5

What does VOC stand for?

Answer 5

Volatile organic compound emissions

Question 6

What standards set requirements for fresh air in ventilation?

Answer 6

ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1 (voluntary standard)

Question 7

What standard applies to single-family and multifamily dwellings of three stories or less? It sets requirements for mechanical and natural ventilation systems and the building envelope.

Answer 7

ANSI/ASHRAE 62.2

Question 8

What standard evaluates the ability of a door assembly to resist the passage of flame, heat, and gases. It establishes a time-endurance rating for the door assembly?

Answer 8

NFPA 252

Question 9

Which type of glass should you specify where human impact is a potential?

Answer 9

laminated glass

Question 10

Section 1203 of the 2018 IBC/International Building Codes deals with what important aspect of the Interior Environments?

Answer 10

It states that in all but Use Groups F, H S or U, interior spaces associated with human comfort must be provided with space heating.

Question 11

What’s the minimum depth of a shower seat?

Answer 11

15”

Question 12

What’s the smallest accessible tub size?

Answer 12

30 x 60 (start at 45 x 30)

Question 13

Where does the permanent seat of a shower need to be placed?

Answer 13

At the head end of the bathtub

Question 14

Fire extinguishers must be no more than how many feet/meters from the furthest occupant?

Answer 14

75’

Question 15

You need ___ fire extinguisher for every ___ SF, no more than ___ feet away

Answer 15

1, 3000, 75

Question 16

In a commercial space, what spaces is exiting or egress not permitted through?

Answer 16

kitchens, storage rooms, closets

Question 17

Glazing in fire rated partitions, doors or sidelights may not exceed how many sq in/cm²:

Answer 17

100 sq. in.

Question 18

Dead end corridors must not exceed:

Answer 18

20’

Question 19

The common path of egress travel distance cannot exceed:

Answer 19

100’

Question 20

What covers labeling programs and specifies the procedures and principles that third-party certifiers or ecolabelers must follow?

Answer 20

ISO14024

Question 21

What describes a set of guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations by any practitioner of environmental labeling?

Answer 21

ISO14020

Question 22

What is the minimum distance between a double door vestibule – one swings in and one swings out of the vestibule?

Answer 22

48” plus the width of the door at 90 degrees (and the space between the doors shall provide a turning space 60”min)

Question 23

How much does a typical building permit cost?

Answer 23

Fee based on square footage