100% Free NCARB Project-Planning-Design Practice Test Questions and Answers 2026

Refer to the exhibit (urban commercial site sketch).In the urban commercial site shown in the sketch, which is the most convenient location for a truck entrance and exit from the site? 

Which of the following types of heating system would be appropriate when the design requires a very compact system that has a low initial cost, is easily zoned, and has a quick response to temperature changes?

Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for a new shopping center to be constructed on a nearly flat site flowing into a municipal subsurface storm-drainage system that is at capacity during a 5-year storm?

Refer to the exhibit (residential floor plan with three outlined elevator core locations A, B, C). During design development, an owner has chosen an elevator that does not fit in the location previously selected for the two-car elevator core. The elevator core should be near the main entrance lobby and centrally located. The minimum program requirements for each residential floor are the following:One bicycle roomFive studiosFive 1-bed unitsEight 2-bed unitsThree 3-bed unitsWhich outlined location meets the requirements?

Which existing site elements are most important to locate in preparing a schematic design phase site plan for an adaptive reuse project?