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Backsplash

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A panel behind a sink or stove that protects the wall from splashes

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Late victorian millwork

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Ornate and elaborate

Virtually everything was made of wood

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Transitional Era

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Arts and Crafts - emphasis on simple, unadored arts and craftis

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Modern

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Lack of adornment, diminishing resources

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Casework

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Assembled cabinetry (bookcases, reception desks, etc.)

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Millwork

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Traditional to CNC

Built into the space

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MIlling

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A process performed with a machine in which the cutters rotate to remove the material from the work piece present with the direction of angle with the tool axis

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Veneer

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Can be thin and breakable
Often times covers particle board (the substrate)
Disadvantages: Can chip and peel
Can be applied to many different surfaces
Substrates include: plywood, oriented strandboard, medium density fiberboard

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Frameless cabinet construction

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The front edge of the cabinet body components are edgebanded

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Face Frame

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Construction where the front edge of the cabinet body components are overlaid with a frame

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Paneled Door

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Looks like a door with a panel – use of flat or raised panels

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Full overlay

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Doors and drawers fully cover the cabinets

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Partial Overlay

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Back of the cabinet is visible around doors and drawers

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Flush inset

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The doors are inset into the edges of the cabinet

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Types of edging

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Regular nosing, waterfall edge, No drip edge

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Miter joint

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Multiple layers of wood are joined perpendicular to each other – diagonal line where joined – aesthetically interesting

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Mortise and Tenon

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Mortise is the hole in which the tenon is shoved into

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Butt Joint

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A piece of wood literally abutts another piece of wood

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Dowel joint

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Dowels inserted into holes

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Finger joint

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Otherwise known as a dovetail joint – small triangular cutouts that fit togehter

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Dado

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A long channel is carved out from the wood and the joint is placed into it (think dado machine)

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Screwed joint

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A joint that uses screws

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Laminate

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Overlay with a layer of veneer or some other protective material

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Casing (Trim)

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The outer trim part of the door

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Base molding
A molding along the upper margin of a baseboard or other plinth The molding from floor to wall
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Crown molding
The part that goes from wall to ceiling, can be very decorative
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Book match
Alternating pieces of veneer are flipped over so they face each other as do the pages of a book. Creates a symmetrical pattern
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Slip match
Veneer slices are joined in a sequence without flipping them
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Random match
Random
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End / butt match
One leaf is spliced end to end with another leaf to create a longer panel
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Collaboration
The action of people working together to produce something that is useful, contributes to better situations, better conditions, better environments. Includes: owner / client, construction manager, contractor, vendor, manufacturer, consultant, engineer, architect / interior designer, owner / client
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Gantt Chart
A bar chart showing the start and finish dates and duration of different required elements of a project. Typically tasks are shown on the vertical axis and project span is represented on the horizontal axis.
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Critical Path Method
A project management technique that shows critical sequence or other dependencies between activities Can be used to determine longest duration of project.
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Structure
floors, columns, beams
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HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (acces panels, air handling unit, convectors, diffusers, ducted and ductless systems, grills, IAQ, plenum radiators, refrigerant piping, riser
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Plumbing and sprinkler
Riser, branch pipe, chase, soil stack, vent, gas piping, sprinkler head tyles
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Electrical
Lighting, power, data, cables, conduit, electrical panel, fixture, junction box, riser, sensor, transformer
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Diffuser
A device used to direct the air at different angles by blades when the air is leaving the unit and going into the space
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Linear slot diffuser
Long diffuser
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RCP
Reflected Ceiling Plan A plan of a room that shows the items are located on the ceiling of a room or space Has the same orientation as a floor plan Drawn at same scale of floor plan
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Commonly included in RCP
``` Room name / number Walls, partitions that intersect with ceiling Door and window locations Ceiling heights and height changes Ceiling material Sprinkler heads HVAC diffusers and vents, access panels Exposed structure or mechanical equipment Smoke / carbon monoxide detectors Fire alarm devices Lighting fixtures Exit and emergency lights Speakers Skylights Security cameras Ceiling fans ```
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Circle with filled in triangle on the top
Exit sign
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Rectangle with ears
Exit light
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Circle with SD
Smoke detector
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AFF
Above Finished Floor
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CH
Ceiling Height
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CL
Center Line
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EQ
Equal
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Principal types of lighting
Portable, furniture mounted, recessed, ceiling surface mounted, wall washers, accent, wall mounted (sconces), track, point indirect, Linear indirect, Linear direct, Cove, slots, stage
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Light controls
Single pole, 3-way, dimming (manual, preset) timers, photocell, motion / occupancy / vacancy sensors
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Typical components of lighting fixture schedule
Fixture description, manufacturer, Lamps (type), fixture input (volts, watts, voltage), location
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Power Plan
Coordination with furniture, coordination with equipment. Common information: receptacles (location, type), junction box, cable, data, phone, A/V
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Light fixture cut sheet
Basically a spec sheet
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Door clearance for bathrooms
Minimum clearance: 32" (this is clear space not door size)
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Typically on a plumbing fixture schedule
Fixture, manufacturer, item #, finish, description, remarks, scheduled by
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Plumbing chse
A chase is wall assembly that creates a cavity used to conceal plumbing. The chase can be stacked from floor-to-floor for efficiency of design, referred to as a wet column
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Plumbing fixture piping
Supply, drain, waste, vent
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Supply (plumbing fixture)
Supplies water to fixture
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Drain
Drains water from fixture
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Waste
Waste from fixture
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Vent
vent in bathroom?
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Turning circle (ADA)
5'
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Toilet installation location
48" from the front wall...
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Lavatory height
34" maximum height to top of lavatory for ADA
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ADA threshold requirements
1/4" max, 1'2" max requires tiny ramp
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ADA door hardware
Levers, knobs not allowed
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ADA Grab bars
Must be availalbe for those with needs

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