Chapter 2 Quiz Flashcards
What is the best source of information for design professionals?
The trade association
Although the internet is a good source of production information why is it not the
most reliable source?
It’s biased
What subcontractor must be retained for modifications such as building frame, floors, and loadbearing walls?
Structural engineer
What subcontractor must be retained for designing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems?
Mechanical engineer
What subcontractor must be retained to design power and lighting systems?
Electrical engineer
What is the name of the actual area required to accommodated specific functions?
Net area
This includes what can be considered the public circulation space of a leased building: the entry lobby, elevators, main corridors and exits.
Primary Circulation Space
This is includes the corridors in private leased areas used to connect the net assignable areas to the primary circulation areas of the building.
Secondary circulation space
This is the area available for rent and includes the net area plus the secondary circulation space.
Useable area
This is the total amount of usable space available and includes structural columns, partitions and typically a portion of the exterior wall of the building.
Rentable space
This is the areas of all floors that are totally enclosed, measured form the outside faces of exterior walls.
Gross area
This is the ratio between one area to another IE: net area to usable area.
Efficiency factor
This is the rentable area divided by the usable area.
Rentable-usable ration
This is the ratio of the net assignable are to the gross building area.
Overall building efficiency
This is where business process proceeds form one location to another in a strict sequence.
Linear workflow
This is where business is controlled from one central position.
Centralized workflow
This is where the business does not have a strict organization method
Network workflow
This is where there is a hierarchy of departments where work is divided into separate groups.
Departmental flow
Which of the following sources would be the LEAST useful for obtaining current information on a manufacturer’s building product?
A. The internet
B. The product representative
C. Sweets Catalog
D. A trade association
D. A trade association
In calculating lease area for tenant space occupying only a portion of a floor, measurements are taken to the
A. Inside finish faces of the tenant sides of all demising walls
B. Centerlines of walls separating tenants, and to the inside finish face of the partitions separating the tenant space from the public corridor
B. Centerlines of walls separating tenants, and to the inside finish face of the partitions separating the tenant space from the public corridor
To begin preliminary space planning the interior designer would most likely need which of the following two building code requirements first?
A. Occupancy group and total floor area
B. Number of exits and maximum distance to exits.
C. Allowable length of dead end
corridors and glazing requirements
D. Occupant load and corridor construction requirements
B. Number of exits and maximum distance to exits.
Direct space adjacencies would be LEAST necessary in which business type?
A. Consumer product call center
B. Doctors office
C. Electronic assembly plant
D. Retail shoe store
A. Consumer product call center
The initial determination of area required for a client’s program gives the
A. Gross area
B. Net area
C. Rentable area
D. Usable area
A designer has determined that a client needs about 8000 ft2 of usable office space. The leasing agent for the building says that the rentable usable ration will be 1.25. Approximately how much area should the designer recommend that the client lease?
A. 7500 ft2
B. 10,000ft2
C. 10,700ft2
D. 13,300ft2
B. 10,000ft2
Thermostat locations are determined by the
B. Electrical engineer
C. HVAC contractor
D. Mechanical engineer
D. Mechanical engineer
At a minimum, a programming report should include all of the following EXCEPT
A. Space adjacencies
B. Budget requirements
C. Area requirements
D. An executive summary
D. An executive summary
In surveying existing conditions of an older building before beginning space planning, a ID would probably need to seek expert consulting assistance to determine the
A. Number of supply air diffusers in the space
B. Existence of floormounted
electrical outlets in an open space
C. Presence of adequate water pressure to add a sink in a washroom
D. Feasibility of opening a double wide doorway in an existing wall
D. Feasibility of opening a double wide doorway in an existing wall
In which case would the number of people occupying a space NOT be critical to the programming effort?
A. The dining room of a housing complex for the elderly
B. The workroom of a commercial laundry
C. A multipurpose meeting room in a neighborhood recreation center
D. A waiting area in a hospital
B. The workroom of a commercial laundry
