FX : Furniture, Finishes, Equipment, and Lighting

Question 1

116 What organization produces furniture standards that have been adopted by ANSI?

Answer 1

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) produces these.

Question 2

117 What is a furniture factory rep?

Answer 2

This is a person who works directly for a furniture manufacturer and represents only that manufacturer’s products.

Question 3

118 What is a line chart?

Answer 3

This is a document that lists all the products that an independent furniture representative handles.

Question 4

119 What is the Taber test (also known as ASTM D3884) used for?

Answer 4

This test is used to determine the abrasion resistance of carpet and sometimes other textiles.

Question 5

120 What are some authoritative sources for product information?

Answer 5

This kind of information is found in - manufacturer’s product catalogs - manufacturer’s websites - manufacturer’s representatives - trade associations - Sweets Network Online

Question 6

121 What are two places an interior designer could take a client to view furniture directly?

Answer 6

A designer could accomplish this by going to a dealership or a showroom.

Question 7

122 What is abrasion resistance?

Answer 7

This is the ability of a material or finish to resist being worn away or to maintain its original appearance when rubbed with another object.

Question 8

123 What are the main advantages of acrylic as a furniture fabric?

Answer 8

The main advantages of this fiber as a furniture fabric are - moderately good strength - resilience - resistance to sunlight - a marked similarity to wool

Question 9

124 What are the main advantages of nylon as a furniture fabric?

Answer 9

The main advantages of this fiber as a furniture fabric are - exceptional strength - high resiliency - high elasticity - resistance to many chemical stains - resistance to microorganisms - good water resistance

Question 10

125 What are three common ways to attach fabric to cushioning?

Answer 10

This is commonly accomplished in one of three ways. - buttoning - tufting - channeling

Question 11

126 What are Roman shades?

Answer 11

This type of shade pulls up with a cord into accordion folds

Question 12

127 What materials does NFPA 701 test, and what condition does it test for?

Answer 12

This tests the flammability of draperies, curtains, and other window treatments.

Question 13

128 What are five common types of resilient flooring?

Answer 13

Five common types are - vinyl - vinyl composition - rubber - cork - linoleum

Question 14

129 What is velvet carpet?

Answer 14

This is a carpet made by a simple weaving method that places all the pile yarn on the face of the carpet.

Question 15

130 What are four reasons why carpet cushions are used?

Answer 15

This material is used with carpeting to - provide support for the pile yard - increase dimensional stability - provide added strength - give a softer feel underfoot

Question 16

131 What type of diagram is this?

Answer 16

This is a candlepower distribution diagram

Question 17

132 How is a tungsten-halogen lamp different from a standard incandescent lamp?

Answer 17

The former includes small amount of halogen with the inert gas and is made from a bulb of quartz. It lasts longer than the latter, produces a whiter light, and produces a more uniform light over time.

Question 18

133 How does a high-intensity discharge lamp work?

Answer 18

This type of lamp works by passing an electric current through a gas or vapor under high pressure.

Question 19

134 How is the color temperature of a light source determined?

Answer 19

This value is based on the temperature, in degrees Kelvin, to which a black-body radiator would have to be heated to produce the same hue as a particular light source.

Question 20

135 What is a lumen (abbreviated lm)?

Answer 20

This unit is the amount of luminous flux produced by a point source of one candlepower (candela) in a solid angle of one steradian. On a sphere with a radius of one unit, an area of one square unit will subtend an angle of one steradian.

Question 21

136 What is marble?

Answer 21

This is a metamorphic rock that is converted by heat and pressure from limestone into calcite and/ or dolomite.

Question 22

137 Why would a designer want to use a Wilton carpet?

Answer 22

This carpet type would be used to produce a complex pattern with different surface textures.

Question 23

138 In terms of paint, what is the vehicle and how does it work?

Answer 23

This is a liquid portion of paint, composed of a nonvolatile binder and a volatile part called the solvent. The binder combines with the body to form the final film, while the solvent dissolves the binder to allow for application and later either evaporates or dries.

Question 24

139 What two paint types are often used to achieve a very durable surface?

Answer 24

Epoxy and urethane paints are often used to achieve this kind of surface.

Question 25

140 What is illuminance?

Answer 25

This is the density of luminous flux incident on a surface in lumens per unit area. In U.S. units, 1 lm uniformly incident on 1 ft2 produces an illuminance of 1 footcandle (fc) In SI units, 1 lumen uniformly incident on 1 m2 produces an illuminance of 1 lux (lx)

Question 26

141 What is luminous efficacy?

Answer 26

This is the ratio of the luminous flux emitted by a light source to the power used by the light source.

Question 27

142 How does a fluorescent lamp produce light?

Answer 27

In this type of lamp, an electric arc is formed, generating ultraviolet light. When this light strikes the phosphor coating on the inside of the lamp, the phosphor fluoresces, generating visible light.

Question 28

143 What is a light-emitting diode (LED)?

Answer 28

This is a semiconductor device that uses solid-state electronics to create light.

Question 29

144 What is a color rendition index?

Answer 29

This is a numerical measure of how well a light source renders the color of an object when compared to the same object lit by a reference source of the same color temperature.

Question 30

145 What is the coefficient of utilization (CU)?

Answer 30

This value is a measure of how efficiently a luminaire distributes light under various degrees of finish reflectivity.

Question 31

146 What is bookmatching?

Answer 31

This is a method of assembling veneers in which every other piece sliced off the log is turned over.

Question 32

147 What is blueprint matching?

Answer 32

This is the most exacting method of matching veneer panels in a room, such that grain continuity is maintained across doors, cabinets, and other obstructions.

Question 33

148 What is composite wood veneer?

Answer 33

This is sustainable product manufactured by laminating veneers from commonly available trees onto an artificial log, which is then sliced to produce the final veneers.