NCIDQ IDPX PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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 - Correct 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...
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,a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall - Correct 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 - Correct 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
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,c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio - Correct 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 - Correct 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?
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, 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. - Correct 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
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
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 - Correct 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...
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,a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall - Correct 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 - Correct 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
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,c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio - Correct 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 - Correct 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?
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, 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. - Correct 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
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