Construction Documents And Services

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Level of dimensional precision, often established by trade organizations or accepted norms.

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Tolerance

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Gap or space provided to allow the construction or installation of a material.

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Clearance

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Construction drawing section appearing immediately before landscape drawings.

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Civil

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Which appears first in a document set: interior elevations, or exterior elevations?

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Exterior

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During construction, a conflict appears between mechanical elements and structural elements. Assuming a standard design-bid-build delivery, Who was responsible for coordination of the two consultant drawings for conflicts?

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Architect

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A specification listing brand names, telling the contractor exactly what product to use.

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Prescriptive or Closed Specification (Proprietary is a type of Prescriptive spec)

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A specification which calls out a specific product, but allows substitution with a contractor-selected equal.

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base bid with alternates

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A specification giving detailed written requirements for material and workmanship but does not mention trade/brand names.

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Descriptive specification (A type of Open Spec)

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ASTM stands for

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American Society for Testing and Materials

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What section would contain the specifications for the construction of a swimming pool?

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Division 13 - Special Construction

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UL stands for

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Underwriters Laboratories

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ANSI stands for

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American National Standards Institute

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A specification setting criteria and results required of the item being specified including measurements, tests, or other assurances

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Performance Specification

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Specification division containing site remediation activities.

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02 Existing Conditions (formerly 02 Sitework)

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Specification division containing an ornamental metal balustrade.

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05 Metals

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Specification division containing a skylight.

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08 Openings (formerly 08 Doors and WIndows)

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Specification division containing access flooring.

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10 Specialties

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Specification division containing waterproofing information for the cladding system.

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07 Thermal and Moisture Protection

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A specification is divided into three parts. Which part describes the acceptable manufacturers, test standards, or fabrication instructions?

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Part 02

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Which section of the specification might ask the contractor to submit a manufacturer's certificate of recycled content?

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01 General Requirements

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MSDS stands for

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Material Safety Data Sheet

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What acronym describes a sheet containing information about the toxic chemicals contained in a material or product?

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MSDS

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VOC stands for

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Volatile Organic Compounds

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True or false - Part 2 of a specification contains delivery and handling instructions for a material or product.

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False. (Part 1)

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Which part (1, 2, or 3) of a specification would contain information on tests or inspections for quality control?

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Part 2

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Which part (1, 2, or 3) of a specification would contain information on product alternates?

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Part 1

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Which part (1, 2, or 3) of a specification would contain information on interfacing with other work?

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Part 3

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True or false: a specification should generally avoid phrases that try to shift responsibility to the contractor or other party in a general way.

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True

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Contract type where the owner has a relationship with one general contractor to perform the work.

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Single Prime Contract

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Contract type where the owner has a relationship with several separate contractors.

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Multiple Prime Contract

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A type of project delivery where one portion of the work will be designed, bid, and built before other portions of the work are designed or ready to be priced.

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Fast Track

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Most traditional project delivery type, where a project is designed, then bid on by a contractor, and then constructed.

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Design-Award-Build

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Fast track construction often relies on employing a third party who provides estimating services, early constructibility reviews, and other administrative services. This third party is called a:

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Construction Manager (CM)

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An owner is given a set price for construction before beginning, and is not responsible for overruns. This method may be referred to as (three possible answers:)

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Fixed price method, stipulated sum, lump sum

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A fixed price method project concludes with money remaining unspent during construction of the work. The money goes to the:

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Contractor

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After construction is complete, there is money not spent on the work which is returned to the owner, who realizes a savings on the expected total cost of the project. This method of pricing / delivery is called:

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Guaranteed Maximum Price

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The owner agreed to pay the actual cost of construction and the contractor charges a fee established at the beginning of the work. This is called:

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Cost Plus Fee Method

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Delivery method where one party executes design and construction work.

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Design-Build

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AIA document B141 is:

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Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect

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On site safety precautions are the sole responsibility of:

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the contractor

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True or False: The owner calls the structural engineer, who is serving as a consultant to the architect, and directs the engineer to make a change in the documents. Since the client is ultimately the financier of the work being performed, they may direct anyone in the project team, should they choose to do so.

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False

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True or False: The owner pays for a project design through 50% construction documents and then stops the work. Later the owner decides to use those documents to build a new building on a different site, and asks the architect to transmit the drawings to them, at no charge. The owner owns these drawings, and may use them in this manner.

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False

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How many days of written notice are required before an architect may suspend their design services, if the owner fails to make payments when due?

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Seven

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The owner makes a significant change to the program the work is based on. The architect asks for additional fees, stating that the new program represents a change in: (1 word)

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Scope

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A certain percentage, usually 10%, is withheld from each progress payment to the contractor. This is called:

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Retainage

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Construction completion time is measured from a date, usually described in the contract, called the Date of:

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Commencement

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A stipulated amount which will be paid to the owner, by the contractor, for each day the project is late.

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Liquidated Damages

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A payment the contractor may receive for completing the work early, if specified in the construction documents.

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Bonus Payment

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It is not possible to firmly establish quantities of a portion of the work at the time of bidding. A contractor would typically bid using a ________ price.

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Unit

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The building permit is typically paid for by the:

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Contractor

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The land use permit is typically paid for by the:

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Owner

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True or False: The contractor fails to adequately perform a portion of the work. Seven days later, after a written notice, the owner then performs the work with their own forces. The owner then may deduct the cost of work from the contract sum, including the cost of architect's services.

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False: A written notice of seven days is required notifying the contractor of failure to adequately perform work, then a notice of three days that the owner intends to perform the work.

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If the cost of a portion of the work cannot be established at bid, the amount set aside for the performance of that work is called a / an:

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Allowance

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Materials stored on site are stolen by a subcontractor during the performance of the work, but the contractor has agreed in the contract not to bring claims against owner and architect for damages and expenses arising out of performance of the work. This is called:

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Indemnification

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During construction, the owner hires a separate contractor to install kitchen equipment in portions of the building being built. Who is responsible for coordination so that the kitchen contractor can perform their work?

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Owner

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An agreement to make a change in the work by owner and architect without agreement on adjustment to contract sum or time with the contractor

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Construction Change Directive

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Bidding method most likely to result in the lowest possible cost.

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Competitive (bidding)

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Establishing the bid based on a series of conversations with a selected contractor, possibly with suggestions made by the contractor to reduce the cost of the work. This kind of bid is called a

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Negotiated bid

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Money required for a bidder to pick up a copy of the bidding documents.

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Bid Deposit

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True or False: The owner may have the right to pick a bid other than the lowest, or waive bidding irregularities.

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True

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May the owner reject all bids and abandon the project?

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Yes

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AIA document A701 is

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Instructions to Bidders

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During study of the bidding documents, the contractor must report:

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Errors, inconsistencies, and ambiguities

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If an architect accepts a proposed substitute during the bidding process, he or she must:

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Issue an addendum to all bidders detailing the substitution.

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A bid is submitted which is above the project budget with alternates that reduce the bid. Some alternates are acceptable to the owner, and others are not. If the owner wishes to accept this bid, but not go over their budget, the owner may:

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Accept the bid, with alternates in any combination acceptable to the owner's liking.

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A check or bond submitted which guarantees the bidder will enter into a contract if selected.

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Bid Security

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A bond which guarantees the obligation of a surety company to complete the work should the contractor default.

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Performance Bond

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A Labor and Material Payment Bond guarantees:

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Payment for materials and labor which were the responsibility of the contractor upon the contractor's default.

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Submittals are submitted to the architect without bearing any marks that the contractor has reviewed them. The architect should:

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Return the submittals without review.

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True or False: an architect may modify the work, using addenda, during construction.

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False

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The architect determines, during construction, that a corridor door must be moved 2 1/2" inches along the wall in order to be framed properly. The architect would issue a:

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Minor Change in Work

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The number and timing of visits to the construction site by the architect are determined by the:

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Architect

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True or False: While on site, the architect has the authority reject work not in conformance with the documents.

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True

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The cost of correcting nonconforming work is the responsibility of the:

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Contractor

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Generally, the party responsible for the cost of concealed or unknown conditions on site is the:

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Owner

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Payment made by the owner to the contractor after the architect has determined the amounts requested by the contractor are consistent with work performed and materials stored.

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Progress Payment

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Amount due to the contractor in a progress payment are based on a document from the contractor called:

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Schedule of Values

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ASTM-E84

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Standard Test for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

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A horizontal or vertical barrier designed to restrict the spread of fire, must be continuous from floor slab to underside of floor above. More restrictive than a partition.

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Fire Barrier

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A wall assembly of 1 hour rating. Example uses include separating dwelling units or corridor walls.

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Fire Partition

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A rated wall separating a single structure into separate construction types. Continuous from foundation to roof and guarantees that one side of the structure may collapse without affecting the stability of the other.

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Fire Wall

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"A" occupancy type

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Assembly

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"M" occupancy type

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Mercantile

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Mixed occupancies must be seperated, generally, by this.

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Fire Barrier

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At egress discharge - any street, alley, or or similar land unobstructed from ground to sky with a clear width of not less than 10'.

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Public Way

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The number of people that a building code assumes will occupy a given building or portion thereof.

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Occupant Load

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That portion of exit access that occupants must travel before two separate and distinct egress to two exits are available.

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Common Path of Travel