Standards & Testing

Question 1

ASTM

Answer 1

American Society for Testing and Materials

Question 2

NFPA

Answer 2

National Fire Protection Association

Question 3

ANSI

Answer 3

American National Standards Institute

Question 4

ASHRAE

Answer 4

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers

Question 5

UL

Answer 5

Underwriters Laboratories

Question 6

FM

Answer 6

Factory Mutual

Question 7

WH

Answer 7

Warnock Hersey

Question 8

of seismic zones in US

Answer 8

4
1: Low
2a / 2b : Moderate 
3: High
4: Extreme

Question 9

7 ways earthquakes damage buildings

Answer 9

1. Ground shaking (99% or bldg damage)
2. Fault rupture
3. Lateral spreading (soil breaks into blocks and separates)
4. Liquefaction
5. Landslide
6. Tsunami
7. Dam failure

Question 10

Who writes the Life Safety”Code” which is a standard not a code

Answer 10

NFPA 101

Question 11

4 approaches to preserving historically significant structures
Listed from most historically accurate to least

Answer 11

Preservation
Rehabilitation
Restoration
Reconstruction

Question 12

Preservation

Answer 12

The least amount of changes done to building - any interventions/additions are as inconspicuous as possible

Question 13

Rehabilitation

Answer 13

Retain and repair historic materials where possible - replace damaged materials - any additions must convey historic value

Question 14

Restoration

Answer 14

Remove inconsistent features or later additions and replace missing features in accordance with restoration period

Question 15

Reconstruction

Answer 15

Brand new construction designed to mimic how something existed in the past

Question 16

Universal Design

Answer 16

A broader concept than ADA including aesthetics and integration to deal with longer life expectancy and demographics with special consideration