BUILDING CODE TERMINOLOGY (IZC)
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Resilience - ANSWER-The Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8: National Preparedness
defines this term as the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly
recover from disruption due to emergencies.
Risk - ANSWER-Potential losses associated with a hazard, defined in terms of threat,
vulnerability, and consequence.
Threat - ANSWER-The probability that an even of a given recurrence interval will affect
the building within a specified period. See Risk.
Utility Certificate - ANSWER-This certificate allows a property owner to connect to local
utility sources and is usually issued just prior to a certificate of occupancy.
International Building Code (IBC): - ANSWER-Applies to new and existing buildings,
except those residential buildings covered under the International Residential code.
International Residential Code (IRC) - ANSWER-Applies to new and existing one- and
two-family dwellings and townhouses of not more than three stories in height.
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) - ANSWER-Applies to all existing
buildings and addresses maintenance issues for continued safe use of buildings.
International Fire Code (IFC) - ANSWER-Provides protection for public health, safety
and welfare from the hazards of fire explosion or dangerous conditions in buildings,
structures and premises. It includes comprehensive regulations for hazardous materials.
Addition - ANSWER-An increase in the aggregate floor area, height, or number of
stories of a structure.
Alteration - ANSWER-Any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than
an addition.
Architect - ANSWER-This professional initiates the building design and determines a
number of issues relating to a building's size and three-dimensional shape, the form and
location of the structural elements, and the nature and location of nonstructural
components that may affect a structure's performance.
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Resilience - ANSWER-The Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8: National Preparedness
defines this term as the ability to adapt to changing conditions and withstand and rapidly
recover from disruption due to emergencies.
Risk - ANSWER-Potential losses associated with a hazard, defined in terms of threat,
vulnerability, and consequence.
Threat - ANSWER-The probability that an even of a given recurrence interval will affect
the building within a specified period. See Risk.
Utility Certificate - ANSWER-This certificate allows a property owner to connect to local
utility sources and is usually issued just prior to a certificate of occupancy.
International Building Code (IBC): - ANSWER-Applies to new and existing buildings,
except those residential buildings covered under the International Residential code.
International Residential Code (IRC) - ANSWER-Applies to new and existing one- and
two-family dwellings and townhouses of not more than three stories in height.
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) - ANSWER-Applies to all existing
buildings and addresses maintenance issues for continued safe use of buildings.
International Fire Code (IFC) - ANSWER-Provides protection for public health, safety
and welfare from the hazards of fire explosion or dangerous conditions in buildings,
structures and premises. It includes comprehensive regulations for hazardous materials.
Addition - ANSWER-An increase in the aggregate floor area, height, or number of
stories of a structure.
Alteration - ANSWER-Any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than
an addition.
Architect - ANSWER-This professional initiates the building design and determines a
number of issues relating to a building's size and three-dimensional shape, the form and
location of the structural elements, and the nature and location of nonstructural
components that may affect a structure's performance.
