ICC Building Code Professionals 3

Question 1

A building inspector finds that a contractor has covered framing before the required inspection. What is the correct action under the IBC?

Accepted Answer

Require the contractor to uncover the work for inspection

Answer

Issue a notice of violation only

Answer

Accept a third-party engineer's letter in lieu of inspection

Answer

Proceed with the next inspection stage

Question 2

What is the minimum tread depth for a stairway serving occupancies other than Group R-3 and R-4 under the IBC?

Accepted Answer

10 inches

Answer

9 inches

Answer

11 inches

Answer

12 inches

Question 3

Which ASHRAE standard is primarily referenced by the IECC for commercial building energy efficiency compliance?

Accepted Answer

ASHRAE 90.1

Answer

ASHRAE 55

Answer

ASHRAE 62.1

Answer

ASHRAE 189.1

Question 4

Under the IBC, a building with a height greater than 55 feet is required to have what type of exit access stairway enclosure protection?

Accepted Answer

2-hour fire-rated enclosures

Answer

Smoke-proof enclosures

Answer

1-hour fire-rated enclosures

Answer

Pressurized stairways

Question 5

What does the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) 'prescriptive compliance method' primarily require when a building undergoes a Level 2 alteration?

Accepted Answer

Meeting all prescriptive requirements for work area and adjacent areas

Answer

Full compliance with the current IBC

Answer

Compliance only with the specific systems being altered

Answer

Obtaining a variance for any noncomplying elements

Question 6

Which code governs the installation of fire sprinkler systems in new one- and two-family dwellings in jurisdictions that have adopted it?

Accepted Answer

NFPA 13D

Answer

NFPA 13

Answer

NFPA 13R

Answer

NFPA 14

Question 7

Under IBC seismic provisions, what Seismic Design Category (SDC) would apply to a Risk Category II building in an area with a mapped short-period spectral response acceleration (Ss) of 1.5g?

Accepted Answer

SDC E

Answer

SDC B

Answer

SDC C

Answer

SDC D