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NCIDQ ExamIn addition to analyzing space needs, the requirements for a client's work flow or business process
should be compared with the available space.
Which workflow type does not have strict organized method of work flow?
a. departmental
b. cooperative
c. network
d. linear - correct answer ✔✔c. network
With a network workflow organization, there is no strictly organized method of workflow
A building that has a platinum rating has been designed and certified under which of the following
systems?
a. LEED
b. Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability
c. National Association of Home Builders Green Standards
d. Green Building Initiative - correct answer ✔✔a. LEED
When square footage needs have not been pre determined or pre defined, how can the needs can be
determined?
a. by the number of people that need to be accommodated
b. by an object or piece of equipment
c. by a specific activity that has its own clearly specified space
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. all of the above
In which case would the number of people occupying a space NOT be critical to the programming effort?
,a. the dining room of a housing complex for the elderly
b. the work room of a commercial laundry
c. a multipurpose meeting room in a neighborhood rec center
d. a waiting area in a hospital - correct answer ✔✔b. workroom of commercial laundry
The space in a laundry workroom would be determined more by the size, number, and configuration of
equipment than by the limited number of people who would operate the equipment.
Published articles have suggested that the benefits of diversity to a business can be much greater than
ethical practice (fairness in hiring, etc.) or market access.
However, these benefits relate directly to what main aspect of the organization?
a. management practices inseparable from culture set in place by leadership.
b. the number of diverse hirings made in response to marketplace drivers.
c. hierarchical management that is critical of staff, productivity and creativity.
d. counting employment statistics as evidence of equitable practices. - correct answer ✔✔a.
management practices inseparable from culture set in place by leadership
Animal dander, pollen, and insects
a. contribute to chemical contaminants from outdoor sources
b. often do not irritate those occupants who suffer from allergies
c. are three common biological contaminants often found in buildings
d. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. are three common biological contaminants often found in
buildings
Buildings constructed prior to which year are likely to contain spray-on fireproofing and insulation
containing asbestos?
a. 1970
b. 1987
,d. 1973
d. 1968 - correct answer ✔✔C. 1973
What analysis would be helpful to a designer who needs to modify the protective covering of a fire rated
beam to accommodate the new design?
a. A building construction type classification confirmation during the existing condition analysis.
b. An incidental use classification confirmation during the code analysis process.
c. An existing conditions occupancy evaluation analysis after the permit application process.
d. An existing conditions occupancy evaluation analysis after the permit application process. - correct
answer ✔✔a. A building construction type classification confirmation during the existing condition
analysis.
Which of the following lighting strategies would provide the most significant energy savings and benefit
occupants psychologically in a commercial space?
a. flexible lighting with individual controls
b. converting all lighting to fluorescent or LED
c. using occupancy sensors
d. daylighting - correct answer ✔✔d. daylighting
Natural light and the resulting views to the outside benefit the occupants of a space both physically and
psychologically
Which of the following describes a condition in which the health-related or symptoms of a building's
occupants are identified and can be directly attributed to certain building contaminants. These
symptoms do not immediately improve when the occupant leaves the building?
a. multiple chemical sensitivity
b. building related illness (BRI)
c. chemical containlement illness (CCI)
d. fibromyalgia - correct answer ✔✔b. building related illness
What are the four broad categories of energy efficiency strategies?
, a. Environmental profiling, building commissioning, plumbing and commissioning.
b. Building commissioning, mechanical systems, electricity use, and plumbing.
c. Electricity use, plumbing, displacement ventilation and embodied energy. - correct answer ✔✔b.
Building commissioning, mechanical systems, electricity use, and plumbing.
What are the 4 ratings for LEED? - correct answer ✔✔platinum, gold, silver, certified
Within the IPC or International Plumbing Codes, proper water-quality analysis includes "turbidity." What
is turbidity?
a. biological purity
b. cloudiness
c. potability
d. mineral content - correct answer ✔✔b. cloudiness
Which of the following regarding water piping regulations in commercial and residential usage is
CORRECT?
a. All types of plastic piping are allowed by local plumbing codes as a replacement for lead piping
b. Lead piping is not allowed for water piping by current IPC plumbing codes and regulations.
c. While copper, plastic and galvanized steel are current forms of water piping, lead is not outlawed. -
correct answer ✔✔c. While copper, plastic and galvanized steel are current forms of water piping, lead is
not outlawed.
Which is not a result of the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)?
a. Allows the EPA regulate the production of industrial chemicals
b. Mandates the removal of toxic chemicals from contaminated buildings
c. Gives the EPA the ability to track chemicals imported into the US - correct answer ✔✔b. Mandates the
removal of toxic chemicals from contaminated buildings
TSCA addresses the production, importation, use, and disposal of specific chemicals including
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos, radon and lead-based paint.
What two aspects of sustainable interior design have a direct affect on human health?
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