NCIDQ IDPX -2-5 Flashcards
Contract Documents
What three safety factors must be considered when selecting construction materials and detailing?
- Structural
- Fire
- Human contact
When are furniture specification used?
These are used on large commercial projects when the designer and client want bids from one or more dealers for the items and accessories to be purchased and when the dealers will be accepting responsibility for ordering, installing, and billing the client.
What is the purpose of a performance specification?
This kind of document shows what results the final construction assembly must achieve without stating exactly what the product must be or what procedure must be followed.
What is a proprietary specification?
This is the most restrictive kind of specification because it requires the use of manufactures’ products.
Which part of a specification should include requirements for sustainability?
In a specification, requirements for this aspect of interior design, which encompasses energy efficiency, indoor air quality, and other areas, are included in Division 01, General Requirements, and in each appropriate technical section.
Which CSI division would contain the specification for interior signage?
CSI Division 10, specialities, would contain the information for this.
Which CSI division would contain the specifications for doors?
CSI division 08, Openings, would contain the information fir those.
What does a design office use to maintain constancy, completeness, and accuracy when writing specification.
A design office uses master specification or guide specification, for this purpose.
What type of specification specifies a proprietary material while still satisfying requirements for public bidding?
A base-bid, or approved equal, specification meets these requirements.
What is a reference standard specification?
This document describes the requirements for a product or process based on an accepted authority or test method, such as ASTM, ANSI or trade association
At a minimum, which five items should be on the cover sheet of a set of drawing?
- Index
- Information required by the building department
- Standard abbreviations and symbols used
- General notes
- Designer’s and consultants’ names and contract information
What building code information is typically required on the cover sheet of a set of interior design drawings?
- Occupancy category
- Construction type
- Area of the interior space
- Occupant loads
- Whether the building is sprinklered
Where should the interior designer go to verify what specific drawings are required to be submitted to the building department?
The local authority having jurisdiction (building department) can verify this requirement for required documents.
What is a key plan?
This is a very small scale plan of a large building used on a floor plan sheet. It shows by shaded area which part of the larger building is drawn on that particular sheet.
What is a site plan?
This is an overhead view is a building showing the roof of the building and surrounding site development