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#1. What is the minimum required number of water closets for a group F, Division 2 occupancy located in a one (1) storey, 600m2 building. The Group F, Division 2 occupancy is located in a suite that is 400m2 in area with occupant load of 18 persons in the suite.
#2. An exterior wall that is exposed to precipitation need not be protected in accordance with Section 9.27. or Part 5 where it can be shown that ingress of precipitation will not adversely affect any way of:
#3. What is the maximum distance of travel to an egress door from a suite if the occupancy is mercantile
#4. A door within a public corridor on a floor area of a multi tenant mercantile building is perpendicular to the public corridor and is comprised of two active leafs. These doors must be;
#5. Detached garages of less than 55 m² floor area and not more than 1 storey in height may be supported on wood mud sills if the garage construction is:
#6. In Table 9.12.2.2., the term "No Limit" means that
#7. An exit door serving a two-storey House:
#8. According to Division B, Section 9.23 a joist needs bottom restraint. One of the restraint method that is NOT recognized by the Building Code
#9. 4. A dwelling unit that contains sleeping accommodations for not more than 2 persons contains:
#10. In a house, a guard serving exit stairwell opening between the ground floor and second floor shall be not less than:
#11. In a kitchen that is 7 m² in a dwelling unit that is designed to accommodate more than 2 persons, a minimum ceiling height of 2 300 mm must be provided over an area of not less than:
#12. 4. The function of the of the first plane of protection is to:
#13. A house can contain maximum dwelling units of
#14. Eave protection under asphalt shingles applied on slopes of 1 in 3 is to extend up the roof slope a minimum distance of
#15. The minimum thickness of panel-type underlay is
#16. 1. A summer cottage will be located in Bancroft, Ontario. The long dimension of low permeable 12.5 mm thick wall sheathing will be applied perpendicular to the wall framing. What installation requirement will insure venting of the framing space and exemption from the requirements of Sentence 9.25.5.1.(1)?
#17. The minimum diameter for nails used for the attachment of stucco lath is;
#18. A proposed new house to be built in Mississauga, window wall ratio is 19%. Electric forced air furnace is used to heat the house. C4 package. The windows would require a thermal conductance, U-value of:
#19. The maximum clear span between supporting walls of a prescribed reinforced concrete slab is:
#20. If radon gas are known to be a problem, Standard SB-9 will apply. Floor drain penetration in a floor-on-ground shall be sealed with:
#21. When step footing are used, they must have the following configuration:
#22. the minimum uniformly distributed live load (UDL) for the attic accessible by a stairway in a House
#23. Prefinished galvanized steel siding for Houses must conform to:
#24. In determining the distance between points of lateral support for interior and exterior cavity walls, the thickness of the wall is based on·
#25. What is the minimum nail fastener size for plywood?
#26. When the foundation wall of the House is constructed as a prescribed flat ICF foundation wall, the concrete:
#27. Where the finished flooring consists of other than matched wood strips or ceramic tiles, what is the minimum thickness of plywood subflooring applied over floor joists spaced at 610 mm o.c.?
#28. A proposed house in zone 1 uses 20% electricity energy and 80% gas energy to heated house. Which table shoud be used?
#29. A combustion air outlet serving a wood burning fireplace shall be,
#30. The maximum force permitted to open an interior exit door in a Barrier-Free path of travel is;
#31. A House occupied year-round has a basement and a single storey with cathedral ceilings attached to roof joists. It is equipped with electric baseboard heaters and has two air circulation fans hanging from cathedral ceilings. What is the minimum nominal thermal resistance of ceiling insulation if the House was constructed in Kapuskasing?
#32. What is the minimum shank diameter of casing nails or finishing nails used for fastening sheets of insulating fibreboard finish?
#33. A year round residence is planned for Arnprior. A forced-air furnace with a AFUE of 92% will heat the home. The foundation walls are non-ICF. What is the minimum effective thermal resistance of insulation required to be installed in the above ground walls when the floor-on-ground is insulated to RSI 1.76?
#34. The reinforcing steel in a prescribed reinforced concrete slab must conform to:
#35. A scissor stair has both exit doors opening in a lobby in an apartment building. Since the floor is unsprinklered, the lobby is enclosed with afire separation having a 1 hour fire resistance rating. The lobby is 2 m above the ground level and the distance of travel from the exits to the outdoors is 12 m.

#36. Is the foundation wall considered as lateral supported at bottom?
#37. Struts used to provide intermediate support for roof framing members must be inclined by:
#38. Plywood sheathing, on a flat roof that will be used as a patio with a waterproof vinyl roof and walking deck membrane system that complies with CAN/CGSB-37.54, “Polyvinyl Chloride Roofing and Waterproofing Membrane”, when the roof joists are spaced at 406 mm o.c. must have a minimum thickness of:
#39. A second storey window in a lounge area in a seniors' apartment building (i.e., Group C Residential and NOT Group B lnstitutional)extends to within 300 mm of the finish floor. That window is required to be
#40. A cinema has fixed seating for 700 people. What is the minimum number of spaces required for wheelchairs?
#41. What is the minimum length of casing or finishing nails to fasten plywood interior finish material?
#42. A handrail is required to have a minimum clearance to the wall it is attached to is:
#43. Exterior door assemblies leading to dwelling units from the exterior, an attached garage or other ancillary space or a storage garage need not conform to the “Resistance to Forced Entry” requirements of Articles 9.7.5.2.(3) to 9.7.5.2.(7) provided they conform to:
#44. A single top plate is permitted in a loadbearing wall;
#45. Plywood panels used as cladding, when applied directly to studs spaced at 610 mm o.c. must not be less than:
#46. According to table 9.8.7.1, if a curved stair is 1000 mm in width within a dwelling unit, the required hand rail to be:
#47. The exit door serving the House
#48. The handrail on the stair between the first and second floor of the House must be continuous throughout the length of the except at the:
#49. An engineering office has an area of 93 m2 What is the occupant load for this area?
#50. A kitchen that is 7 m2 in a dwelling unit designed to accommodate more than 2 persons the minimum ceiling height of 2 300 mm must be provided over an area of not less than:
#51. Where the exterior walls of an exit intersect the exterior walls of a building wired glass in steel frames or glass block is required for either the building windows or the exit enclosure windows, where the walls meet at an angle
#52. The provisions of Section 9.23 apply only to the following structures (select the most correct answer):
#53. In the House, the openings through the required guard, serving the stairwell opening at the second floor, must be of a size which will prevent the passage of a spherical object having a diameter of:
#54. When used as cladding, untreated wood must clear the ground by not less than:
#55. In a two storey residential building, the floor assembly to be 30-minute fire serration. What is the minimum required fire-resistance rating for the top storey of an exit stair shaft?
#56. in a Division B Part 9 house, if the space between roof joists in a cathedral ceiling with a slope of 1 in 3 are installed, the ratio of vent area to insulated ceiling area to be provided shall be not less than:
#57. A garage may be built without a perimeter foundation wall and footing if;
#58. A guard is required around an interior stair that has
#59. A doorway in a Barrier-Free path of travel must be at least;
#60. Mirrored glass doors conforming to CAN/CGSB-82.6-M, “Doors, Mirrored Glass, Sliding or Folding, Wardrobe” and mirrored glass doors reinforced with a film backing that meet the impact resistance requirements specified in CAN/CGSB-12.5-M, “Mirrors, Silvered” may be used
#61. The minimum roof slope for normal application of asphalt shingles is:
#62. In calculating the actual unobstructed glass area provided by windows and skylights, the Designer and the Plans Examiner:
#63. The minimum length of nails used to fasten 7.9 mm thick wood strip flooring is;
#64. In a kitchen that is 7 m² in a dwelling unit. The minimum ceiling height beyond the minimum area that requires a 2 300 mm ceiling height is:
#65. The expansion gap between sheets of panel-type roof sheathing must:
#66. Wall tile finish on walls around bathtubs and showers must be applied to:
#67. A gas fired rooftop unit is providing space heating for a office building located in Markham. The building is design in accordance with the prescriptive requirements of Chapter 2 division 3 of SB-10. What is the minimum R Value (in Si units) required for the unheated slab-on grade floors?
#68. Consider the 7 m2 kitchen in Question 6 above. The minimum ceiling height beyond the minimum area that requires a 2 300 mm ceiling height is:
#69. The finished interior floor level in a Group D occupancy is 190 mm below the sliding door or sill while the distance from the finish floor to the ground level is 600 mm. The door must be;
#70. Which of the following building is required to conform to energy efficiency requirement?
#71. The exterior walls of Houses must be protected from the ingress of precipitation by:
#72. Glass in a 500 mm wide sidelight must be made of
#73. What is the minimum thickness of lumber subflooring applied to joists at 406 mm o.c.?
#74. A building has 4 pedestrian entrances. How many of those entrances must be Barrier-Free entrances?
#75. The minimum turning diameter for a wheelchair in a Special Washroom is
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