PPD

1. A client requests a building with a large south-facing glass facade for maximum natural light. However, the site is located in a hot climate. What is the MOST important design consideration to address this potential conflict?

2. During site analysis, you discover a local historic district near the proposed project. Which factor should be MOST prioritized in the design process?

3. Your team is developing a design for a community center. Which aspect of the design process should involve the community most actively?

4. Which of the following is NOT a typical outcome of the programming phase in PPD?

5. A client requests a cost-effective design for their new office building. Which of the following strategies is MOST likely to achieve this goal?

6. You are designing a school in a flood-prone area. Which design element is MOST important to consider for safety and resilience?

7. A project requires a complex roof design with multiple slopes and valleys. What is the MOST important consideration for ensuring proper drainage and preventing water leaks?

8. You are designing a building in a cold climate. Which design strategy is MOST effective for reducing heating energy consumption?

9. During design development, you discover a conflict between the client's desired building height and local zoning regulations. What is the MOST responsible course of action?

10. Your design team proposes using innovative building materials with potential sustainability benefits. What is the MOST important factor to consider before incorporating these materials in the project?

11. The type of lockset that is most secure is a

12. Identify the check rail on the pair of double-hung windows shown.

13. According to model codes, which of the following are considered parts of the means of egress? (Choose the three that apply.)

14. Which of these are important considerations in designing a fire-rated ceiling? (Choose the two that apply.)

15. An architect is designing custom oak cabinetry and wants the grain of the door frames to be as straight and consistent as possible. Which type of sawing should be specified?

16. Which of the following statements is true?

17. An architect is asked to design an office suite that limits sound transmission into the surrounding corridor. Which of the following is the most important acoustical strategy to include in the design?

18. Which of the following materials is considered a rapidly renewable building material?

19. An old warehouse is being converted into an apartment building. The project will be seeking Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, so a high priority will be placed on sustainable design. Which of the following existing building elements is most likely to be reused?

20. Which of the following is laminated glass commonly used for? (Choose the four that apply.)

21. An architect has designed a bakery/ coffee shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The business is such a success that three years later, the owner decides to allow her sister, who lives in Durham, North Carolina, to open a similar store using the same name, logos, and decor. After consultation with the architect, they determine that a building of similar size and design will be appropriate for the Durham location. The sisters ask the architect for a rough projection of the cost to build the new bakery/ coffee shop based upon the construction cost of the Pittsburgh store. The location factor for Pittsburgh is 100. The cost factor for Durham is 75. The inflation rate has been 2% per year since the first building was built. The original construction cost was $300,000. Based upon the information given, approximately how much will it cost to construct the new building?

22. A contractor is calculating how much lumber he needs to order to build a small addition on a client's house. The three exterior walls are to be framed with 2 x 6 studs at 16 in on center. The room is 12 ft by 12 ft, so he estimates that he will need nine 8 ft studs for each wall. The contractor will be charged by the board-foot for the lumber he purchases. How many board-feet will he need to buy?

23. An architect is designing a 10-story building and is analyzing the options for the cladding system. The architect has determined that the building will utilize a prefabricated system with a variety of glass vision and spandrel panels. Although the structural grid of the building is very regular, to add visual interest to the facade, the panels will be a variety of sizes. Which type of cladding system will be the best desirable choice for this application?

24. What type of elevator should be specified for a 40-story office building?

25. An architect in Richmond, Virginia, has been asked to design a replacement roof for a hospital. The existing roof has a slope of approximately 1:12. The building supervisor requests a system that allows for additional insulation to be installed and includes paths of pavers for easy access to mechanical units and other equipment located on the roof. Which type of single-ply roofing system should be recommended?

26. Which type of passive solar heating strategy does the following illustration represent?

27. Which of the following is the most commonly used method to disinfect water to make it potable?

28. An architect is designing a new furniture gallery to be housed within an old bank building. The store will feature modern furniture and artwork and will display approximately one million dollars' worth of inventory. Which of these types of sprinkler systems will be the most appropriate choice for the store?

29. A photoelectric detector will warn of a fire when the fire reaches the

30. The walls of a new coffee shop will be painted a rich pumpkin orange. What type of lighting will provide the best overall color rendering and accent the orange walls?

31. What is typically the maximum height building that can utilize an upfeed water supply system?

32. In what type of building is 120/208 voltage, threephase power appropriate?

33. The energy cost budget method, as defined in ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, is recommended for which of the following types of buildings? (Choose the four that apply.)

34. What is the minimum desirable width, x, of the lobby shown?

35. An architect is designing a nursing home with 150 beds. The patients have varying levels of mobility and independence. The building manager requests a heating, venti1ating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system that permits each patient to control the temperature in his or her own room, that is quiet, and that requires minimal maintenance. Which type of system will be the most appropriate recommendation?

36. Which of the following principles is best exemplified by the "whispering arch" at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri?

37. Which of the following statements regarding conduit and other pipes embedded in concrete slabs is true? (Choose the four that apply.)

38. Which of the following spaces should be acoustically "live"? (Choose the two that apply.)

39. In case of a fire, which of these can be activated by building occupants? (Choose the three that apply.)

40. Which natural cooling technique is utilized by the Pantheon?

41. What is the most likely location for a vernacular American home with the following first-floor plan?

42. Production of which of the following refrigerants has been banned in the United States? (Choose the two that apply.)

43. A school is planned for a site near a major interstate. In addition to sound attenuation strategies to be incorporated into the building design, what site planting strategy will most reduce the amount of highway noise reaching the school?

44. To minimize glare, the brightness ratio between a task and its adjacent surroundings should be limited to approximately

45. Values in the area indicated on the following psychrometric chart call for

46. Assuming that the capacity of each type of plant is the same, which type of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system occupies the most space within the building?

47. Which of the following buildings will be a good application of demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) technology?

48. Which of the following is a type of perimeter security system?

49. Which elevator operating system is the most appropriate choice for a four-story luxury apartment building with two passenger elevators?

50. Determine an appropriate spacing for ceiling diffusers in the space shown.

51. A curtain board is

52. Which type of photovoltaic (PV) cell produces the most power?

53. Which of the following statements about absorption is true?

54. An architect is planning a 100,000 ft2 university classroom building. The mechanical engineer estimates that the total floor area required for the boiler room and the chilled water plant will be about 3000 ft2. Which of the following criteria should also be kept in mind when determining the location and design of the mechanical rooms? (Choose the three that apply.)

55. Plumbing fixtures in large buildings are often placed back to back, and restrooms are stacked from floor to floor. In the typical restroom layout shown, how much clear space, x, should be allowed within the plumbing wall? All fixtures are wall hung.

56. Which chart most accurately represents the distribution of energy use for a large office building?

57. Which of the following building types has the highest percentage of total construction cost allocated for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC)?

58. A high school teacher is standing at the front of a classroom delivering a lecture to a class of 25 students. Students in the front row, 3 ft in front of the teacher's lectern, perceive the teacher's voice at 65 dB. What is the decibel level of the teacher's voice in the back row, 12 ft from the lectern?

59. Which type of glass is the most appropriate choice for a location in the northeastern United States?

60. What is the best passive cooling strategy during the summer in a hot-humid climate?

61. The design occupant load of a hotel ballroom is determined by

62. Where does a common path of egress travel end?

63. Which of the following is most likely to be found in a local zoning ordinance?

64. When is the ideal time to "value engineer" a project?

65. In life-cycle cost analysis, costs incurred prior to the baseline date are referred to as

66. Retainage at substantial completion is frequently equivalent to

67. An architect is designing a four-story hotel. The architect wishes to expose the structural system while maintaining a high fire-resistance rating and needs to minimize construction time. Which type of framing system should the architect choose?

68. What is the intent of defensible space?

69. Which of the following determines minimum parking requirements for a specific site?

70. Which of the following are tenets of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)? (Choose the four that apply.)