IDPX Flashcards

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BIFMA e3 Standards

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  1. Energy and Atmosphere 2. Human and Ecosystem Health 3. Materials Utilization 4. Corporate Social Responsibility
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AATCC

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American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists: tests using fade-ometer to determine the color fastness under light exposure of textile material

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Occupant Area

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Includes Net Square Footage (or programmed areas) and circulation area (including primary and secondary circulation)

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Usable Area

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Includes Net Area and Circulation Area, but
excludes building core and common spaces such
as elevators, exit stairs, mechanical rooms, and core
toilets.

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Rentable Area

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Usable Area and building common spaces, such as
the building lobbies, egress corridors, service spaces
(mechanical/electrical, toilet, janitorial, etc), and
loading docks. Excludes major vertical penetrations,
such as stairwells, elevators, and major shaft spaces

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Efficiency Factor

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mathematical ratio from one area to another area.

for a single use space, it is the net area to the usable area

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Scoping Provisions

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requirements that dictate how many accessible elements must be provided.

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8
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Division 06

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Woods and Plastics: covers typical structural wood framing, rough and finish carpentry and architectural woodwork

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LLC or LLP Business Structure

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They are easier to set up and operate than corporations. The liability is limited to a member’s investment, a member has no personal liability.

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C Corporation

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Most common corporation in the US - taxed separately from its owners and allows for the widest range of tax deductions

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Sole Proprietorship

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Small Business - Simplest and most common way to start a business. Unincorporated business owned and run by one individual

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12
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In residential construction, outlets must be spaced no farther than how many feet apart?

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12 feet

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13
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Standard residential wood house framing spacing?

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16” on center

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14
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Division 00

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Procurement and Contracting Requirements

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Division 01

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General Requirements

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16
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Division 02

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Existing Conditions

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17
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Division 03

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Concrete

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18
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Division 04

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Masonry

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19
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Division 05

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Metals

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20
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Division 07

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Thermal and Moisture Protection

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21
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Division 08

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Openings (Doors and Windows)

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Division 09

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Finishes

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Division 10

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Specialties

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Division 11

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Equipment

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Division 12

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Furnishings

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Division 13

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Special Construction

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Division 14

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Conveying Systems

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Division 15

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Mechanical/Plumbing

29
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Division 16

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Electrical

30
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Max Rise for a Ramp

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30”

31
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Ramp runs shall have a running slope not steeper than

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1:12

32
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Clearance around an accessible (barrier free) toilet must be at least:

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60” along the rear wall and 56” along the side wall

33
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Retainage

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a percentage of each payment that is withheld by the owner and not paid until the contractor has completed the work

34
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Intumescent materials

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respond to fire by expanding rapidly, insulating the surfaces they protect by filling the gaps to prevent the passage of fire, heat and smoke. ex: a strip along the bottom of a door

35
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What type of slab CANNOT be penetrated for a stair opening?

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Post Tensioned

36
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Standard height wall outlets

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15”

37
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Personal Injury Protection Insurance

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protects the interior designer against charges of slander, libel, defamation of character, misrepresentation and other torts or civil wrongs that cause injury to another person.

38
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Change Order

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Changes in construction that affect the time or cost; only the owner can authorize

39
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Change Authorization

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for minor changes in work that don’t effect time or cost

40
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Minor Work Order

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for minor changes in work that don’t effect time or cost

41
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Trimmer

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A wood member in a floor or roof used to support a header, used when creating openings.

42
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Displacement Ventilation

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an air distribution system in which supply air originates at the floor level and rises to return air grilles in the ceiling.

43
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Demand Control Ventilation

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a feedback control method to maintain indoor air quality that automatically adjusts the ventilation rate provided to a space in response to changes in conditions such as occupant number or indoor pollution

44
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Resilient Channels

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improve the acoustical properties of a wall by separating the wall’s structure from its surface material. They make the wall less stiff, inhibiting the transfer of vibrations through to the other side.

45
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Scoping Provisions

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requirements that dictate how many accessible elements must be provided

46
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ISO 14020

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describes a set of guiding principles for the development and use of environmental labels and declarations by any practitioner of environmental labeling. It is intended that other applicable standards in the ISO 14020 series be used in conjunction with this International Standard.

47
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ASHRAE 62

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the specific standard for ventilation for ensuring acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ).

48
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ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1

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the specific standard as the required minimums for building energy efficiency in regards to lighting power density in all Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings

49
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ISO 14024

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establishes the principles and procedures for developing Type I environmental labelling programmes that third-party certifiers, or ecolabelers, must follow.

This includes the selection of product categories, product environmental criteria and product function characteristics, and for assessing and demonstrating compliance, and certification procedures for awarding the label.

50
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Exit Discharge

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the part of egress between the exit and public way.

51
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Net Area does NOT include

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the space needed for circulation, partitions or building amenities, like restrooms.

52
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Net Area

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the space a client needs for their specific program functions like offices, break rooms or conference rooms.

53
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Rentable Area

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he portion of a tenant’s rented space plus a pro-rated portion of any shared spaces, is calculated by multiplying the gross Occupant Area by the Building Load Factor.