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What are five criteria for FFE group function?

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Acoustic qualities of a material
Aesthetics
Availability
Choice of color texture and other visual characteristics
Installation method
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Criteria for the selection of materials and finishes can be broadly classified into five groups

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Function
Durability 
Maintainability
Safety health
Cost
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What is NRC

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Noise reduction coefficient

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What is the durability concept as related to criteria for finish selection?

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Durability relates to the serviceability of the product or material when in use

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_________. Is one criterion that applies to nearly all materials and that must be reviewed as part of a systematic review of the entire detail of what the material is apart

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Attachment

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Durability criteria include some of the following

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Abrasion resistance
Attachment
Blocking resistance
Breaking strength
Stain resistance
Washability
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________ Is an important quality interface materials contact details of experience wear and tear the lifecycle of a building

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Maintainability

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Maintainability criteria include some of the following

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Cleanability
Repair ability
Sustainability
Resilience

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________ Relates to the prevention of accidental harm people . ________ Covers a wide variety of topics from mold resistance to indoor air quality

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Safety

Health

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__________ Relates to the surface and edge condition of products. There should be no sharp projections, edges, or surfaces rough enough to cut or abrade when people come in contact with the product.

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Finish safety

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What is the most common test developed for flames spread and smoke?

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Steiner tunnel test

ASTM E 84

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For most materials flammability is rated in terms of these three things

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Flame spread
Smoke developed
Fuel contributed

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What is one of the most important components of in door air-quality?

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Outgassing, the release of toxic gases from materials most commonly after the material has been installed

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What are CSCs?

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Chlorofluorocarbons, Toxic gass released by certain materials.

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How is slip resistant commonly measured?

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COF Coefficient of friction

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What are VOCs?

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Volatile organic compound Emissions

Chemicals that contain carbon and hydrogen vapor is at room temperature and pressure

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What are the two aspects of cost?

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First cost and life cycle

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How sweet catalogs organized?

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According to CSIs Construction specification Institute’s master format.

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What is ASTM

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American standards For testing and materials

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What is ANSI?

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American National Standards Institute

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What are two of the leading standards organizations in the United States

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ANSI

ASTM

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What are excellent sources of unbiased, accurate information on a particular material or product type

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Trade Association standards

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____________ Is the failure to use the care ordinary exercised in similar cases by other qualified members of the profession and the failure to use reasonable diligence and best professional judgment in the exercise of work

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Negligence

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What can provide evidence that the interior designer acted appropriately and professionally should product problems later develope with a particular project

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Documentation

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What is FF& E?
Furniture fixtures and equipment
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What are three basic categories of furniture
Ready made, custom, and built in
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What are the three basic varieties of systems furniture
Free standing panels with conventional freestanding furniture Panels of various links and height that link and provide support for work surfaces and storage units that are suspended from the panels Self contained L shape or U-shaped workstations that include the work surface storage and other required components. Storage system of this type provides physical barrier
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What is a bast fiber
Derived from the stop the plant
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What is tow linen?
Made of short staple fibers. These fibers are dimensionally stable.
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What is the most important durability factor
Resistance to abrasion
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In most cases how is the most durable upholstery achieved?
Using strong smooth fibers like nylon or wall, having the yarn tightly twisted, specify heavy work sick fabrics, using close set weaves, and employ relatively soft under cushions to allow the fabric to flex under use
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What is one of the most important factors in selecting fabric especially for waiting rooms hospitals for theaters?
Flammability
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When fabric is often used as a replacement for wool?
Acrylic
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What cellulose fabric is used as a replacement for Silk?
Rayon
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What cellulose fabric is mostly only used in blends?
Nylon
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What is a potentially harmful flame retardant used in fabrics furniture and other building materials?
PBDEs. Poly brominated diphenyl ethers
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What type of christening present particularly high fire hazard?
Untreated cellular classic cushioning
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What type of I'm treated Batting? is dangerous when cigarette ignition resistance is required
Untreated cellulosic batting such as cotton batting
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What is a good choice when flammability resistance is a high priority?
Polyester batting
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What is the least flame resistant cushioning?
Latex foam
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What is cigarette ignition resistance?
An important consideration in upholstery fire safety, otherwise known as smoldering resistance.
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Small green resistance is affected by the combination of three things
Fabric material, cushioning, seating construction
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What is a welt?
Fabric covered cord sewn into the seam of upholstery for ornamental purposes
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What is railroading?
The application of fabric to furniture so that there are no intermediate seam details
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The greater the _______ The greater the support.
Density | Does not necessarily provide a firm Cushion
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What is one of the most common types of cushioning?
FPF | Flexible polyurethane foam
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High density foam cushion usually means this
The higher the density the more durable and more expensive the foam is
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Upholster furniture uses a foam density in the range of:
0.9 lb,/ft to 2.5
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What are three criteria for foamcushioning?
Density, indentation load deflection, support factor or compression modulus
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What does an ILD rating of 35 mean?
It takes 35 pounds to compress the phone one Inch Indention load deflection Higher ILD number means firmer foam
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What is the support ratio?
Ratio of the force required to compress a foam sample to 65% of its original thickness to the force required to compress the sample to 25% of its original thickness.
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Generally what support ratio should be used for medical, institutional and assembly seating?
2.25 to 4.0
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This kind of cushioning resists the grinding action of normal use and permits fabric to give
Soft
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What flammability test is used for draperies curtains other window treatments?
NFPA 701 Vertical ignition test Standard methods of fire test for flame resistant textiles and films
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What is a fire rating test for components of upholstered furniture?
NFPA 260 Standard methods of test and classification system for cigarette Ignition resistance of components of upholstered furniture (Fabric and filling) Test individual components of upholstered furniture for resistance to cigarette ignition as well as flame
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What is the fire resistance test for furniture composites (made of various parts) , not to be confused with components (part of larger group).
NFPA 261 | Test the resistance of A seat cushion mock up, Including foam liner and fabric to lighted cigarette
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What is a fire resistance test known as a full seating test?
NFPA 266 Standard method of test for fire characteristics of upholstered furniture exposed to flaming ignition source Evaluate the response of an actual sample furniture to an open flame
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What is one of the strictest tests for furniture and is required in many states?
Full seating test or NFPA 266 standard method of test for fire characteristics of upholster furniture exposed to flaming ignition source
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The property of a material or assembly to withstand fire or give protection from it
Fire resistance
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Combustion without flame that may burn for a relatively long time while generating smoke, toxic gases, and heat.
Smoldering
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What associations test fabrics wearability and durability?
ASTM, American standards for testing and materials AATCC American Association of textile chemist and colors. CFFA Chemical Fabrics and film Association
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What is MSDSs
Material safety data sheets
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What are three standards fabrics are tested for?
Flammability, durability, and wearability.
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What test determines the abrasion resistance of woven textile fabrics?
ASTM D 4157 Wyzenbeek abrasion resistance test or standard test method for abrasion resistance of textile fabrics cylinder method Material security testing machine and rub back-and-forth with various types of abrandants
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The abrasion resistance. Material is abraded at a rate of how many double rubs per hour ? The fabric is considered good if it withstands how many double rubs?
5000 double rugs per hour | 15,000 double rubs is considered good or heavy duty
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What abrasion test is used commonly for carpet?
Taber abraser test. ASTM D3884 Results of the tests are reported on the number of revolutions of the cycles required to break the yarn or expose the backing material
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What abrasion test is used for fabrics with a small pile deapth?
Martindale abrasion test similar to the tabor abrasion test or double Rubs ASTM D4966
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What test measures colorfastness to light?
Fade ometer test AATCC Method 16 Test determines Colorfastness using several all six testing methods, the most common being xenon arc lamp with continuous light
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What is a test that determines the resistance of a colored textile to transfer its color from its surface to other Surfaces by rubbing
Crocking resistance test or AATCC crock meter method
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What test measures the tearing resistance of fabrics after initial cut has been made in the fabric?
Tear strength test, tongue method
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What are other standards that measures the durability of commercial furniture?
ANSI/BIFMA. Business and institutional furniture manufactures Association
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What is a composite fabric
Made of different layers With different properties
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What is the flame spread rating for class A fabric
0-25 B 26-75 C 76-200
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What is one of the most common fire testing standard
``` ASTM E84 Standard test method first surface burning characteristics of building materials This determines the materials class Class a is the most fire resistant. It will char but not ignite. ```
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Will a fire retardant or flame retardant treated fabric ignite?
Yes that it will not burn

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