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