COSC 254 - QUIZ A BUILDING CODES &
ZONING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Performance code entry - ANSWER-Does what it says establishes performance criteria.
Exterior walls will be constructed in such a manner as stated in code.
Upside: Max Flex, not delimiting
Downside: interpretation, enforcement
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - ANSWER-Congress enacted the FHA from the
"National Fare Housing Act" Congress insures mortgage loans. FHA created to over
see the Fair Housing Act.
Model codes & building codes - ANSWER--Originated as the result of tragedies and
disasters.
-Today they still hold fast to their roots in their statement of purpose.
Additionally, some modern model codes & sub codes: - ANSWER-Originated and
function expressly to assure human safety in buildings of all kinds.
E.g. Life safety code
Deliver of safe and healthy building falls on who? - ANSWER-design and construction
professionals
-Architects
-Engineers
-Builders
The design and construction of buildings is regulated under numerous federal, state,
and local laws. - ANSWER-The most important of these laws are contained in a
document called the building code.
A building code is to ensure that all new construction and renovated building provide a
minimum level of ? - ANSWER-safety, health, and welfare to the occupants and public
at large.
A building code does not regulate aspects of design that relate to a building's
appearance. It deals with the issues of a building's performance. In more specific terms,
a building code regulates what aspects of building design and construction? -
ANSWER--Life safety
-Fire safety
-Structural safety
-Health and welfare
-Property protection
, The term Life Safety has its own independent existence in building codes, why -
ANSWER-Because several safety regulations in code are neither related to fire safety
nor to structural safety.
Examples of Life Safety - ANSWER--Guardrail on balcony, apart from being structurally
adequate, must provide protection from people falling over the top of rail or from
between its vertical or horizontal members.
-Handrail- cross section to larger or small will not provide required safety.
-Accessibility, regulations requiring that a building be easily accessible to individuals
with disabilities are, in many ways, life safety regulations.
Fire safety - ANSWER--Among the most important regulations.
-Separate structural regulations from building codes, the bulk of the remaining
regulations relate, in one way or another, to fire safety.
-Many cities through out history have promulgated or drastically revised fire safety
codes after the outbreak of major fires.
Cities that burned due to fire according to the course packet. - ANSWER-64 A.D. The
burning of Rome
1666 Great fire of London
1858 Baltimore fire
1871 Chicago fire
1905 First U.S. Model building code
What is one of the most important set of fire safety regulations ? - ANSWER-Deals with
the means of egress from the building (escape routes) should a fire occur.
Means of Egress:
The travel route taken by a building occupant to escape from the interior of the building
to a public way. what are the three element in an egress? - ANSWER-1.Exit access: An
interior space that leads to and exit.
2.Exit: Consists of an exterior door at the ground level or a staircase that opens at the
ground level
3.Exit discharge: An exterior or interior space immediately beyond the exit at the ground
level that leads into a public way.
Structural Safety - ANSWER--Obviously one of the primary objective of a building code.
-Building codes contain several chapters that provide detailed regulations dealing with
this safety design of buildings.
-These regulations are the most numerous and account for the largest volume in the
building code.
How many model codes and authorizing/ administering agencies? - ANSWER--5 model
codes
-5 authorizing/ administering agencies
ZONING EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Performance code entry - ANSWER-Does what it says establishes performance criteria.
Exterior walls will be constructed in such a manner as stated in code.
Upside: Max Flex, not delimiting
Downside: interpretation, enforcement
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) - ANSWER-Congress enacted the FHA from the
"National Fare Housing Act" Congress insures mortgage loans. FHA created to over
see the Fair Housing Act.
Model codes & building codes - ANSWER--Originated as the result of tragedies and
disasters.
-Today they still hold fast to their roots in their statement of purpose.
Additionally, some modern model codes & sub codes: - ANSWER-Originated and
function expressly to assure human safety in buildings of all kinds.
E.g. Life safety code
Deliver of safe and healthy building falls on who? - ANSWER-design and construction
professionals
-Architects
-Engineers
-Builders
The design and construction of buildings is regulated under numerous federal, state,
and local laws. - ANSWER-The most important of these laws are contained in a
document called the building code.
A building code is to ensure that all new construction and renovated building provide a
minimum level of ? - ANSWER-safety, health, and welfare to the occupants and public
at large.
A building code does not regulate aspects of design that relate to a building's
appearance. It deals with the issues of a building's performance. In more specific terms,
a building code regulates what aspects of building design and construction? -
ANSWER--Life safety
-Fire safety
-Structural safety
-Health and welfare
-Property protection
, The term Life Safety has its own independent existence in building codes, why -
ANSWER-Because several safety regulations in code are neither related to fire safety
nor to structural safety.
Examples of Life Safety - ANSWER--Guardrail on balcony, apart from being structurally
adequate, must provide protection from people falling over the top of rail or from
between its vertical or horizontal members.
-Handrail- cross section to larger or small will not provide required safety.
-Accessibility, regulations requiring that a building be easily accessible to individuals
with disabilities are, in many ways, life safety regulations.
Fire safety - ANSWER--Among the most important regulations.
-Separate structural regulations from building codes, the bulk of the remaining
regulations relate, in one way or another, to fire safety.
-Many cities through out history have promulgated or drastically revised fire safety
codes after the outbreak of major fires.
Cities that burned due to fire according to the course packet. - ANSWER-64 A.D. The
burning of Rome
1666 Great fire of London
1858 Baltimore fire
1871 Chicago fire
1905 First U.S. Model building code
What is one of the most important set of fire safety regulations ? - ANSWER-Deals with
the means of egress from the building (escape routes) should a fire occur.
Means of Egress:
The travel route taken by a building occupant to escape from the interior of the building
to a public way. what are the three element in an egress? - ANSWER-1.Exit access: An
interior space that leads to and exit.
2.Exit: Consists of an exterior door at the ground level or a staircase that opens at the
ground level
3.Exit discharge: An exterior or interior space immediately beyond the exit at the ground
level that leads into a public way.
Structural Safety - ANSWER--Obviously one of the primary objective of a building code.
-Building codes contain several chapters that provide detailed regulations dealing with
this safety design of buildings.
-These regulations are the most numerous and account for the largest volume in the
building code.
How many model codes and authorizing/ administering agencies? - ANSWER--5 model
codes
-5 authorizing/ administering agencies
