Smoke Guard AIA Test: SG-106D

Course Title: Passive Fire+Smoke Protection for Residential Occupancies

AIA Course Number: SG-106D

Instructions: Please enter your contact information below to begin the AIA 10-question test. To pass and receive credit, you must score at least 70%. Upon passing, you will receive a certificate of completion and, if you provided your AIA member number, we will submit your credit to the AIA.

Course Credit: This course provides one (1) AIA Learning Unit for Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW). You must watch the full AIA video presentation before taking the test.

Certificate: At the completion of this test, you will receive a follow-up email that will include your AIA Certificate of Completion. If you do not see the email in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folder.

Note: Certificates will be sent to the email address you provide. AIA credit can only be submitted if you include your AIA member number. For all other associations that accept AIA credit, please submit your certificate directly.

1) What type of construction is typically required for corridors in residential occupancies?

One-hour fire partitions that are also smoke-rated

Non-rated drywall partitions

Two-hour fire barriers

Load-bearing walls only

2) Which materials are commonly used in expansion joint systems for waterproofing?

Because fire codes require all doors to be fire-rated

Because corridors are defined by smoke-rated fire partitions

Because elevators are always considered exit routes

Only high-rise buildings need smoke-rated elevator doors

3) What is the key advantage of fabric smoke protection systems over traditional steel systems?

Better fire resistance

More expensive but durable

Lighter weight and smaller housing size

They are soundproof

4) What is UL 1784 used to test?

Air leakage in smoke-rated doors

Fire resistance of steel beams

The structure of elevator shafts

Seismic resistance of curtain walls

5) Why is visibility through a door in front of an elevator important?

So building occupants can admire the view

For firefighter safety and elevator code compliance

To improve ventilation

Because smoke can block it otherwise

6) What happens if you use a door tested with an artificial bottom seal in front of an elevator?

It reduces sound transmission

It may not be compliant with code for elevator smoke protection

It's automatically UL listed

7) What is a benefit of using smoke protective curtain assemblies in front of elevator doors?

They deploy during smoke detection and can be pushed through manually

They are fire rated to 2 hours

They are only used for commercial buildings

They don’t require any code compliance

8) What is the maximum number of stories that can remain open in an atrium before enclosure is required?

9) What is a major drawback of using shaft construction instead of smoke control systems in atriums?

Shafts don't comply with the fire code

Shafts are only used for elevators

Shafts severely limit openings and reduce the atrium experience

Shafts cannot be built over two floors

10) In a residential occupancy, what must doors that open into corridors provide?

Two-hour fire resistance only

Clear glass with no rating

Automatic sprinkler integration

20-minute fire rating and smoke rating (UL 1784 or S label)