COVER
TITLE PAGE
INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1: KEY TERMS BY CHAPTER
1. CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
2. CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
3. CHAPTER 3: Occupancy Classifications and Loads
4. CHAPTER 4: Construction Types and Building Sizes
5. CHAPTER 5: Means of Egress
6. CHAPTER 6: Fire and Smoke Resistant Assemblies
7. CHAPTER 7: Fire Protection Systems
8. CHAPTER 8: Plumbing and Mechanical Requirements
9. CHAPTER 9: Electrical and Communication Requirements
10. CHAPTER 10: Finish and Furniture Selection
11. CHAPTER 11: Code Officials and the Code Process
SECTION 2: SHORT‐ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
2. CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
3. CHAPTER 3: Occupancy Classifications and Loads
4. CHAPTER 4: Construction Types and Building Sizes
5. CHAPTER 5: Means of Egress
6. CHAPTER 6: Fire and Smoke Resistant Assemblies
7. CHAPTER 7: Fire Protection Systems
8. CHAPTER 8: Plumbing and Mechanical Requirements
9. CHAPTER 9: Electrical and Communication Requirements
10. ◻ Chapter 10: Finish and Furniture Selection
11. CHAPTER 11: Code Officials and the Code Process
SECTION 3: STUDY PROBLEMS
1. CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
2. CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
3. CHAPTER 3: Occupancy Classifications and Loads
4. CHAPTER 4: Construction Types and Building Sizes
5. CHAPTER 5: Means of Egress
6. CHAPTER 6: Fire and Smoke Resistant Assemblies
7. CHAPTER 7: Fire Protection Systems
8. CHAPTER 8: Plumbing and Mechanical Requirements
9. CHAPTER 9: Electrical and Communication Requirements
10. CHAPTER 10: Finish and Furniture Selection
11. CHAPTER 11: Code Officials and the Code Process
SECTION 4: ANSWERS TO SHORT‐ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
2. CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
3. CHAPTER 3: Occupancy Classifications and Loads
4. CHAPTER 4: Construction Types and Building Sizes
5. CHAPTER 5: Means of Egress
6. CHAPTER 6: Fire and Smoke Resistant Assemblies
7. CHAPTER 7: Fire Protection Systems
8. CHAPTER 8: Plumbing and Mechanical Requirements
9. CHAPTER 9: Electrical and Communication Requirements
10. CHAPTER 10: Finish and Furniture Selection
11. CHAPTER 11: Code Officials and the Code Process
SECTION 5: ANSWERS TO STUDY PROBLEMS
1. CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
2. CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
3. CHAPTER 3: Occupancy Classifications and Loads
4. CHAPTER 4: Construction Types and Building Sizes
5. CHAPTER 5: Means of Egress
6. CHAPTER 6: Fire and Smoke Resistant Assemblies
7. CHAPTER 7: Fire Protection Systems
8. CHAPTER 8: Plumbing and Mechanical Requirements
9. CHAPTER 9: Electrical and Communication Requirements
10. CHAPTER 10: Finish and Furniture Selection
11. CHAPTER 11: Code Officials and the Code Process
APPENDIX A: CODE TABLES
APPENDIX B: FULL-SIZE CHECKLISTS
1. Application Codes
2. Building Construction Characteristics
3. Occupancy Considerations
4. Means of Egress
5. Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Assemblies
6. Fire Protection Systems
7. Plumbing
8. Mechanical Requirements
9. Electrical Requirements
10. Communication Systems
11. Interior Finishes
12. Summary Code Checklist
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

List of Illustrations

Chapter 03
1. Figure 3.1 Occupant load: Retail store.
2. Figure 3.2 More than one occupancy: Single‐story buildings (1 square foot = 0.0929 square meter).
3. Figure 3.3 More than one occupancy: College building.
4. Figure 3.4 Fixed seating: Church with pews.
5. Figure 3.5 Fixed seating: Divided pews.
6. Figure 5.1 Section/Elevation of stairs.
7. Figure 5.2 Number of exits: High‐rise building (sprinklered building).
8. Figure 5.3 Exit widths: Multi‐tenant building (third floor) (sprinklered building).
9. Figure 5.4 Access aisle widths: Training room (Scale: 1/8" = 1'‐0").
10. Figure 5.5 Travel distances: Doctor's office (nonsprinklered building) (Scale: 1/8" = 1'‐0").
11. Figure 6.1 Fire ratings: Office building, eighth floor (nonsprinklered building).
12. Figure 7.1 Orientation of sprinkler heads. (Line drawings reprinted with permission from Viking Group [www.vikingcorp.com].)
13. Figure 8.1 Typical accessible toilet elevations.
14. Figure 10.1 Finish selection: Hotel, first floor (nonsprinklered building).
Chapter 05
1. Figure 3.4 Continuous Pews (Answer).
2. Figure 5.4a Access Aisleway Widths: Training Room (Answer) (Scale: 1/8" = 1'‐0").
3. Figure 5.5a Travel Distance: Doctor's Office (Answer) (Scale: 1/8" = 1'‐0"; 1 square foot = 0.0929 square meter).
Appendix 01
1. APPENDIX A.1 Figure 3.2 Comparison of occupancy classifications. (This chart is a summary of information contained in the 2015 editions of the International Building Code®, the NFPA 5000®, and the Life Safety Code®. Neither the ICC nor the NFPA assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this chart.)
2. APPENDIX A.2 Figure 3.8 International Building Code Table 1004.1.2, Maximum Floor Area Allowances per Occupant (2015 International Building Code, copyright© 2012. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
3. APPENDIX A.3 Figure 4.1 International Building Code Table 601, Fire‐Resistance Rating Requirements for Building Elements (hours) (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
4. APPENDIX A.4 Figure 4.4 International Building Code Excerpt from Table 504.3, Allowable Building Height in Feet Above Grade Plane (2015) International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
5. APPENDIX A.5 Figure 4.5 International Building Code, Excerpt from Table 504.4, “Allowable Number of Stories Above Grade Plane” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
6. APPENDIX A.6 Figure 4.6 International Building Code, Excerpt from Table 506.2, “Allowable Area Factor (A1= NS, Si, S13R, or SM as applicable) in Square Feet” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
7. APPENDIX A.7 Figure 5.16 International Building Code Table 1006.3.1, “Minimum Number of Exits or Access to Exits Per Story” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council, Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
8. APPENDIX A.8 Figure 5.17 International Building Code, Table 1006.2.1, “Spaces with One Exit or Exit Access Doorway” and Table 1006.3.2(2), “Stories with One Exit or Access to One Exit for Other Occupancies” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
9. APPENDIX A.9 Figure 5.24 International Building Code Table 1017.2, “Exit Access Travel Distance” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
10. APPENDIX A.10 Figure 5.19 Life Safety Code Table 7.3.3.1, “Capacity Factors” (Reprinted with permission from NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, copyright © 2015, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. This reprinted material is not the complete and official position of the NFPA on the referenced subject, which is represented only by the standard in its entirety.)
11. APPENDIX A.11 Figure 6.6 International Building Code Table 508.4, “Required Separation of Occupancies (Hours)” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
12. APPENDIX A.12 Figure 6.8 International Building Code Table 509, “Incidental Uses” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
13. APPENDIX A.13 Figure 6.11 International Building Code Table 1020.1, “Corridor Fire‐Resistance Rating” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
14. APPENDIX A.14 Figure 6.12 International Building Code Table 716.5, “Opening Fire Protection Assemblies, Ratings and Markings” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
15. APPENDIX A.15 Figure 6.16 International Building Code Table 717.3.2.1, “Fire Damper Rating” (2015 International Building Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
16. APPENDIX A.16 Figure 8.1 International Plumbing Code^® (IPC^®) Table 403.1, “Minimum Number of Required Plumbing Fixtures” (2015 International Plumbing Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
17. APPENDIX A.17 Figure 9.7 International Energy Conservation Code® Table C405.5.2, “Interior Lighting Power Allowances” (2015 International Energy Conservation Code, copyright © 2015. Washington, DC: International Code Council. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. www.iccsafe.org).
18. APPENDIX A.18 Figure 10.13 Life Safety Code Table A.10.2.2, “Interior Finish Classification Limitations” (Reprinted with permission from NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code ^®, copyright © 2017, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. This reprinted material is not the complete and official position of the NFPA on the referenced subject, which is represented only by the standard in its entirety).

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Names: Kennon, Katherine E., author. | Harmon, Sharon K., author.
Title: Study guide for the codes guidebook for interiors / by Katherine E. Kennon and Sharon K. Harmon.
Description: Seventh edition. | Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2018] | Includes bibliographical references. |
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INTRODUCTION

This seventh edition Study Guide has been updated to correlate with the seventh edition of The Codes Guidebook for Interiors. It is designed as a study tool. It can be used in an academic setting as homework, test problems, or in conjunction with studio design projects, by an individual as a self‐study tool, and by designers when preparing for the NCIDQ, ARE, and other licensing exams.

The Study Guide has been divided into four sections. Each section has been organized to parallel the 11 chapters in the Guidebook so that you can read a chapter in the book and then answer the corresponding questions in the Study Guide. Section 1 lists the key terms found in each chapter, which give you a general awareness of the topics and terms introduced in each chapter of the Guidebook. This section also provides you with a starting point for studying, allowing you to define and study the terms as you wish. In addition, flashcards of terms are available online with the purchase of the Guidebook.

Section 2 concentrates on short‐answer questions. These include true/false, fill‐in‐the‐blank, and multiple‐choice questions. These questions are drawn from the text of the corresponding chapter in the Guidebook. The questions have been developed specifically to test your retention of the material within each chapter and to review the basic concepts presented within the text. (Note: The notes found in the margins of the Guidebook were not used in developing these questions.)

Section 3 of the Study Guide consists of study problems. These have been developed to test your understanding of the codes as it applies to actual design situations. As with the examples provided in the Guidebook, a variety of design scenarios are used. Some of them test your ability to use the various code tables presented in the Guidebook. (These code tables are also provided in Appendix A at the back of this book.) Other problems may require a calculation or specific knowledge of a code or standard requirement.

Section 4 and Section 5 provide you with the answers to the short‐answer questions in Section 2 and the study problems in Section 3 (respectively). These sections are invaluable. In addition to giving you the answers, they also explain each answer. For example, in Section 5, comprehensive, step‐by‐step explanations of the answers to the study problems are given, including how to read each code table and how each calculation was determined. Providing the answer and the methodology to the answer will increase your understanding of how to apply the codes.

The last part of the Study Guide consists of two appendices. Appendix A provides you with the code tables you are asked to reference when doing the study problems. They have been reprinted from the Guidebook for your convenience. In Appendix B, you will find printable forms of the checklists referred to in the Guidebook and available online with the Guidebook. Feel free to copy and use them in your design projects.

As you work through this Study Guide, you will gain confidence in your knowledge of codes, standards, and federal regulations, and you will learn how to apply the codes to actual interior projects.

This book is accompanied by a book companion site: www.wiley.com/go/codesguidebook7e.