NCIDQ Online Practice Questions and Answers

Your client has a very limited budget for design services, and the scope of the project warrants mechanical and electrical engineering specification.

What should you do?

A. Reduce your scope to reduce the fee, and contract with a mechanical/electrical engineer for an outline specification.

B. Recommend that the client work with a contractor to provide design-build services for mechanical/ electrical work.

C. Request that the client contract directly with a mechanical/electrical engineer for limited services to review your drawings.

D. Insist that your client increase the design budget to cover the necessary mechanical/electrical design services.

Which of the following has the GREATEST impact on the effectiveness of an HVAC system?

A. Rooftop chiller size

B. Wall insulation type

C. Window treatments

D. Occupancy load

In a legal dispute between a client and a designer, a letter of agreement is considered __________.

A. Negotiable

B. Nonnegotiable

C. Legally binding

D. Binding following arbitration

Which of the following is a characteristic of a halogen lamp?

A. Easy to install and maintain

B. Cannot be dimmed

C. Requires a transformer at the switch

D. Brighter than other incandescent sources

When creating a drawings that will be used for reproduction in a magazine, it is best to use __________.

A. An architect's scale

B. An engineer's scale

C. A graphic scale

D. A metric scale

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about addenda?

A. An addendum is sent only to the contractor requesting the clarification

B. Addenda are only issued before the construction contract is signed

C. Addenda are used to modify or interpret the contract documents

D. An addendum must be issued four or five days before bid opening

Bid openings are typically attended by the contractors and the __________.

A. Owner

B. Interior designer

C. Owner and interior designer

D. Subcontractors, owner and interior designer

For a client who wants to hire the best contractor for a project a the best price and limit potentially nonqualified companies, the interior designer should suggest __________.

A. An invitation to bid

B. An advertisement to bid

C. Prequalification of bidders

D. A negotiated contract

Which of the following scales should NEVER be used for interior design construction drawings?

A. 1/8 in = 1 ft

B. 3/16 in = 1 ft

C. 3/4 in = 1 ft

D. 1 in = 1 ft

Which of the following agricultural products is NOT used in the production of panel products?

A. Bagasse

B. Poplar

C. Rice straw

D. Wheat straw

The building commissioning of an interior design project seeking LEED credit is the responsibility __________.

A. Building architect

B. Independent commissioning team

C. Project's interior designer

D. Project's mechanical engineer

A building can receive LEED credit if the carpet used meets the requirements of the __________.

A. CRI IAQ program

B. Green guard registry

C. Green Seal product standards

D. South Coast Air Quality Management District

An interior design project that carried a gold rating has been designed and certified under which of the following systems?

A. Greenguard

B. Green Seal

C. ISO 14000

D. LEED

The two most important factors in determining the number of exits required for a particular room or space are __________.

A. Occupancy and the distance from the room exit to the building exit

B. The exit widths and common path of egress travel

C. The occupant load and building size

D. The occupancy and the occupant load

The designer for the interior furnishings of a large public hospital project financed with bond money has assisted the city government in preparing the bidding documents. When the bids from five qualified contractors are open, they are all over budget, ranging from 4% to 10% over the approved costs.

What should the designer do?

A. Recommend that the city accept the lowest bid and obtain the extra 4% from other sources

B. Begin to study ways to reduce the project scope so it meets the budget

C. Suggest that the project be rebid because the lowest bid is so close to the budget

D. Wait for the city to tell the designer how it wants to proceed