# PPD - Real-world practice question 6 of 10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Project Planning & Design\ **Created:** [February 20, 2026, 4:43am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/ppd-real-world-practice-question-6-of-10/7729 "2026-02-20T04:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Thanks for your question @sorlanda! I responded directly on the dedicated thread to this Real-World Practice exercise, so that others can contribute their thoughts as well: > [@PPD | Determining Occupancy, Building Massing, and Construction Types \[Exercise A\]](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/ppd-determining-occupancy-building-massing-and-construction-types-exercise-a/7616/2): > > @sorlanda wrote in with this question: This is a great example of only using the information that the scenario provides, and nothing more. It’s natural for us, as designers, to think about additional factors and add external assumptions to a situation - however, for ARE purposes, remember that you are to work with what you have. There is no lobby area mentioned in the scenario, so you would calculate the occupancy based only on the programmatic spaces that are listed. If a lobby were mention… Just a heads up - if you have a question when completing Real-World Practice, you can click on the “Discuss in the Community” link directly on your dashboard, and it will take you to the dedicated community thread for that exercise 🙂 Kiara Galicinao, AIA, NCARB Product Coordinator **[Black Spectacles](https://www.blackspectacles.com/en-us/)** --- _[View the full topic](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/ppd-real-world-practice-question-6-of-10/7729)._