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NCIDQ IDPX PRACTICE QUESTIONSWith Answers
The construction fit out allowance provided to a tenant in an office building would be
defined in the...
a. BOMA standards
b. lease agreement
c. rental contract
d. work letter - ANSWER- d. work letter
An interior designer in calculating the lease area for an office occupying a portion of a
high rise building using the Building Ownders and Managers Association (BOMA)
standard ANSI/BOMAz65.1, Office Building: Standard Methods of Measurement. The
exterior wall includes 65% glass area. The designer should calculate the area of the
interior space by measuring to the...
a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall - ANSWER- b. inside glass surface
The use of particleboard as part of a construction detail should be carefully evaluated in
terms of the particleboards...
a. availability
b. permeability
c. strength
d. VOC content - ANSWER- d. VOC content
To determine the necessary rentable floor area for a project, the interior designer must
know which of the following (choose three)...
a. net assignable area
b. number of employees
c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio - ANSWER- a. net assignable area
c. efficiency factor
f. rentable-usable ratio
,The initial determination of the area required for a clients program gives the...
a. gross area
b. net area
c. rentable area
d. usable area - ANSWER- b. net area
An interior designer has been hired to redesign a large Victorian house into a bed and
breakfast inn. During an initial interview, the client says that he wants to restore the
interior to an authentic Victorian look, as well as enlarge some of the bedrooms into
suites so that the inn will be the best in town. After hearing these comments, what
should be the designer's first course of action?
a. suggest that the client also retain an architect to determine the feasibility of enlarging
rooms and removing walls
b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate
to see if he can afford what he wants.
c. tell the client that he needs to define what he means by "the best in town" to give the
designer a more definite idea of how to proceed.
d. recommend to the client that field measurements of the house be conducted, and
begin research on authentic Victorian furnishings and finishes. - ANSWER- b. ask the
client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate to see if
he can afford what he wants.
Who is responsible for determining the condition of an existing floor as part of a due
diligence investigation?
a. flooring subcontractor
b. general contractor
c. interior designer
d. structural engineer - ANSWER- c. interior designer
Due diligence requires the investigation and documentation of which of the following
(choose four)...
a. clients requirements for specialized spaces
b. adequacy of the existing mechanical and electrical systems
c. accuracy of any existing drawings of the space
d. structural capacity and existing means of egress in the building
e. elements related to the condition of the existing space
f. types of adjacent tenants and the spaces they occupy - ANSWER- b. adequacy of the
existing mechanical and electrical systems
c. accuracy of any existing drawings of the space
d. structural capacity and existing means of egress in the building
e. elements related to the condition of the existing space
, A client has requested a new entry to her consulting business, which is located in an
old, nonsprinklered building. The client's space must conform to current IBC
requirements. The current entrance consists of a par of all glass doors mounted on floor
closers. The entrance opens onto a 1 hour rated building corridor. What should the
designer tell the client to expect regarding the new entrance?
a. smoke seals will have to be located around the edges of the glass doors
b. the glass doors will have to be replaced
c. one of the doors will have to be removed
d. the floor closers will have to be changed to hinges - ANSWER- b. the glass doors will
have to be replaced
A project manager is completing the due diligence site analysis for a building to be used
by a law firm. Before beginning space planning, the project manager is most likely to
need expert consulting assistance to determine the...
a. type of in floor electrical and communications outlets
b. number and location of sprinkler heads
c. reinforcement needed to accommodate a new law library
d. amount of additional natural lighting needed for daylighting - ANSWER- c.
reinforcement needed to accommodate a new law library
The building commissioning of an interior design project seeking LEED credit is the
responsibility of the...
a. building architect
b. independent commissioning team
c. project's interior designer
d. project's mechanical engineer - ANSWER- b. independent commissioning team
An interior designer is beginning work on an extensive residential remodeling project of
a house that was built in 1970. Which of the following materials is of most concern to
investigate the presence of? (choose four)
a. asbestos
b. lead
c. PCBs
d. radon
e. vermiculite
f. vinyl trim - ANSWER- a. asbestos
b. lead
d. radon
e. vermiculite
When the interior designers helps the client establish goals and objects, these normally
lead to which of the following?
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