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What is a Work Letter?

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supplement to the lease contract that details how the space will be built out or finished by the landlord and what will be provided by the tenant

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BOMA

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Building Owners and Managers Association

Procedures of measuring lease space.

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What 3 factors calculate rentable floor area?

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1) net assignable area
2) efficiency factor
3) rentable-useable ratio

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Net Area

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The actual occupant area required by the client to accommodate specific functions

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Efficiency Factor

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Mathematical ratio of one area to another.
Ratio between net area and occupant area
Has
- required circulation space needed per tenant
- non-usable area required for partitions, columns…

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Gross area

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The total area

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Due diligence

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Investigation, understanding and documentation

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LEED credits are the responsibility of

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Independent commissioning team

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Active Design

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A design principle that promotes physical activity

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Wellness Design

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Planning and design of environments with socially conscious systems and materials to promote well-being of people in

  • physical
  • emotional
  • cognitive
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Resilient Design

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Help adapt and respond to natural and manmade disturbances

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CMP

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Critical path method.

Chart depicts all the tasks required to complete the project.

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Full wall schedule

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Manual schedule with 3X5 cards. Each card lists needed tasks. Timeline above. Names of people completing the tasks on the side.

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Gantt Chart

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Bar chart. Horizontal bars indicate the duration of the tasks coordinates with timeline above and list of tasks on the side

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PERT chart

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Programming evaluation and review technique. Similar to CPM but uses different charting methods

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Construction Managers

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When a client hires a CMa they help the architect and interior designer to get early advice on constructability, cost estimating and project schedule

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17
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Division 12

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Furnishings and window treatment

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Devision 7

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Thermal and Moisture protection

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19
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Division 9

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Finishes

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20
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Division 10

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Specialties

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Owner Vendor Agreement

AIA document A151

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  • identifies contract document
  • scope, time, substantial competition, contract sun, notice to proceed
  • progress payments
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Owner contractor agreement

AIA document A101

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  • drawings & specs
  • schedules
  • addenda
  • modifications
  • substantial completion
  • liquidated damages: contractor pays each day late
  • bonuses for early completion
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UCC

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Uniform Commercial Code

  • Rules for commerce in the US for movable items
  • sales contracts
  • product liability
  • warranties
  • ownership
  • risk
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General Conditions of the contract for construction

AIA document A201

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Responsibilities of ID

  • owners rep
  • visits site for progress
  • review show drawings and submittals
  • final inspection

Owner responsibilities

  • owner pays contractor
  • access to the site

Contractor responsibilities

  • fabrication
  • delivery
  • procedures
  • scheduling
  • means methods and techniques
  • work coordination
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25
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Sole Proprietorship

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  • simplest to set up
  • owned and liable by a single person
  • total control
  • tax advantages
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Partnership

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  • 2+ people share profit and risk
  • partners are liable by actions by others
  • if one partner leaves = company dead
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Corporations

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  • association of individuals created by statutory requirements
  • governed by law of individual state
  • separate legal entity (independent of share holders)
  • taxed at a lower rate
  • easy to raise capital
  • expensive to start
  • continuing paperwork
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S corporation

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  • profits or losses are paid or deducted by share holders

- individual is taxed

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29
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Professional Corporation

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Simile to other corporations but the individual is liable

Doctors, lawyers, architects, interior designers

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30
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Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

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- hybrid of partnership and 
corporation 
- limited Liability to investors 
- taxes as partnership or corporations 
- easy to set up
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31
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Joint Ventures

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2 or more firms combine temporarily

  • treated as a partnership
  • cannot be suid like a corp.
  • taxed separately
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ASTM E119

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Standard test methods for fire test of building construction materials

  • Sample of wall, floor/ceiling
  • fire on one side of assembly
  • measures temp = time rating
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NFPA 252

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Standard method of fire tests of door.

  • resists passage of flame, heat and gasses
  • time rating for doors
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NFPA 257

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Fire test for window + glass block assemblies

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ASTM E84

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Steiner Tunnel Test
- narrow test chamber that measures the material’s flame spread and generates the smoke developed index

A (I) = 0-25 = most flame resistant
B (II) = 26-75
C(III) = 76-200 = least flame resistant

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36
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NFPA 253

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Flooring radiant panel test
- measures flame spread in exit / corridor with full fire in adjacent space

Class I less than 0.45 W/cm squared

Class II less than 0.22 W/cm squared

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37
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ASTM D2859

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Methenamine Pill Teat

Carpet is placed in a plate with pill in the center. Cannot go past 8” plate.

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38
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NFPA 265

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Room Corner Test (Wall)
- Contribution to interior textile wall and ceiling coverings to room and fire growth

  • material is applied to 3 sides of the room
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39
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NFPA 286

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Room Corner Test (ceilings)

How the ceiling material contributes to fire growth in a room.

  • heat, smoke, combustion, spread beyond the room
40
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NFPA 701

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Textile & Film

Tests drapery and window coverings

2 tests based on weight over and under 21 oz/yd

Pass/Fail

41
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Occupant Load

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Number of people that building code assumes will occupy a given space

42
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Occupant Load Factor

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Amount of floor area to be occupied by 1 person

43
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What’s on the cover sheet? (7)

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1) names and addresses of project team
2) street name and legal description
3) codes being used
4) construction type
5) occupancy group
6) occupant load
7) if the building is sprinklered

44
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Bathtub clearance side approach

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30” deep X tub length

45
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Bath tub front approach

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48”d X 60” long

46
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Bean and girder system

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Slab supported by intermediate beams and carried by girders

  • span 15’-30’
47
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Concrete Joist System

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Members spread 24”-36” in the same direction as larger beams

Hard to drill due to tightly spaced members

48
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Flat Plate Construction

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Floor slab and column
25’ span
Min floor to floor
Hard but Can be drilled into with larger holes

49
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Flat slab construction

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Same as flat plate but with tapered columns to add strength

50
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Waffle Slab System

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2 way joist system that supports a heavy load

Larger spans
Expensive to cut into

51
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Trap

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Located at every fixture and are designed to catch and hold a quantity of water to provide a seal that prevents gasses from sewage system from entering the building.

52
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Ionization Detector

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Responds to products of combustion. Detects at smolder before the flash

53
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Photoelectric Detectors

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Responds to smoke that obscures a light beam devise

54
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Rise of temperature detectors

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Trips alarm when reaches at a certain temperature.

Flames must be present

55
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Where are fire detection devices located

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1) near fire doors
2) exit corridor
3) hotel rooms
4) bedrooms
5) places of public assembly
6) main supply and return air ducts

56
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Laquer

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High nitrocellulose content modified with resins and pasticizers dissolved in a volatile solvent. Catalyzed laquers contain an extra ingredient that speeds drying

57
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Varnish

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Opaque finish
Resinous materials dissolved in one of several types of volatile liquid. Varnish is produced with a alkyd and urea formaldehyde resins

58
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Polyurethane

A 
Opaque finish 
Synthetic material that is hard and durable 
- hard to repair and refinish
- abrasion resistant 
- dull to full gloss sheens 
- expensive
59
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Polyester finish

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Opaque finish
Hardest and most durable
Synthetic material

60
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5 material selection criteria

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1) function
2) durability
3) maintainability
4) safety / health
5) cost

61
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Wool Fiber

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  • from sheep (natural fiber)
  • resilient
  • excellent elasticity
  • soil resistant
  • cleans easy
  • self extinguishing
  • expensive
62
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Cotton Fiber

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  • natural material
  • inexpensive
  • tensile strength
  • good abrasion resistance
  • poor resilience and recovery
  • degrades in sunlight
  • burns
  • subject to mildew
63
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Linen Fibers

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  • natural fiber from flax plant
  • mostly in drapery and wallcovering
  • lacks resilience and flexibility
  • susceptible to abrasion
  • does not take painted dyes well
  • dimensionally stable
64
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Silk Fiber

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From silkworm larvae

  • very strong
  • good resilience and flexibility
  • expensive
  • degrades in sunlight
65
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Rayon Fiber

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Cellulosic Fiber

  • poor resistance to sunlight
  • poor resiliency
  • high absorbency
  • flammable
  • low resistance to water
66
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Acetate fiber

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Cellulosic fiber with chemicals

  • low cost
  • flammable
  • poor sunlight resistance
67
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Nylon

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Synthetic fiber

  • strong
  • high resiliency and elasticity
  • chemical resistant
  • water resistant
68
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Acrylic fiber

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  • strong
  • sun resistant
  • flammable
  • wool replacement
69
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Olefin fiber

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Carpet

  • inexpensive
  • chemical resistant
  • mildew resistant
  • microorganism resistant
  • non absorbent
  • low resistance to sunlight heat and flames
70
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Polyester fibers

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  • good resistance and elasticity
  • solvent and chemical resistant
  • sunlight resistant
  • holds oily materials
71
Q

NFPA 260

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Cigarette ignition resistance test for furniture components

72
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NFPA 266

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Standard method of text for fire characteristics of upholstered furniture exposed to flaming ignition source.

  • measures rate of heat and smoke released
73
Q

Paint ingredients

A

1) binder
2) pigments
3) liquid
4) additive

74
Q

Steps to calculate drapery

A

1) determine stacking space needed
2) determine drapery needed (assume 12” overlap)
Drapery width = window width + stacking space + overlap
3) multiply drapery width x fullness factor
4) # of panels = fabric width / panel width
5) determine cut length = window height + header + Hem
6) determine # of linear yards = # panels X cut length

75
Q

Gestalt Psychology

A

The theory that humans innately perceive things as a whole so that it is perceived is complete and comprehensible

76
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Maslow’s Theory

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Humans have a variety of needs divided into 2 groups
1- deficiency needs: physiological needs for food, water and minimal body comforts
2- growth needs: safety needs like need for protection and avoidance of personal harm.
3- belonging and love
Top - self esteem

77
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Proxemics

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Spacing between people, territorial, organization of space and positioning of space

78
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Intimate Distance

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6”-18”

People only allow other people to come within this distance under special conditions.

79
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Personal Distance

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18” - 4’

People maintain this distance between themselves and others

80
Q

Social distance

A

4’-12’

Impersonal business and strangers

81
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Balance Sheet

A

Summarizes all assets and liabilities and shows financial position of a business

Net worth and owners equity

82
Q

A Profit and Loss Statement (income statement)

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Lists all income and expenses in a certain period of time.

83
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11 Contract must include the following

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1) parties to the contract and date
2) scope of work and designer’s responsibilities
3) purchasing agreement
4) method of payment
5) reimbursable expenses
6) extra services
7) responsibilities of the client
8) ownership of document
9) provisions for arbitration
10) termination of contract
11) signatures

84
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5 professional fees

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1) fixed fee
2) hourly rate
3) percentage of project cost
4) area fee
5) retail method

85
Q

Most building codes in the US are established by?

A

Local governments

86
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ASTM E84

Steiner Tunnel Test

A

Burning characteristics of building materials

Rates the surface burning characteristics of interior finishes and other building materials.

Materials flame-spread rating

Materials set in a tunnel and lit with a controlled flame at the end.

87
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Zoning department

A
  • what parcel of land may be used for
  • how far the building must be set back from property lines
  • how much land may be covered with buildings
  • how large structures may be and their maximum height
  • how much parking and loading space must be provided
88
Q

IECC

International energy conservation code

A

Developed by the ICC to regulate minimum energy conservation requirements

Includes: heating, ventilating, lighting, water heating and power usage for appliances and building systems

89
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IgCC

A

International Green Construction Code

Developed to strengthen building codes to accelerate the transition to high performance green building

90
Q

Candlepower

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The unit of luminous intensity equal to the horizontal light output from an ordinary wax candle

91
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Lumen

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The unit of luminous flux equal to the flux in a unit solid angle of one steradian (1sr) from a uniform point source of one candlepower (1cp)

92
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Illuminance

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The density of luminous flux incident on a surface in linens per unit area.

93
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Luminance

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Luminous flux per unit of projected apparent area and unit solid angle leaving a surface, either reflected or transmitted.

94
Q

28 CFR 36

A

Accessibility reference standard

95
Q

IBC

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International Building Code
Model code

Places limits on the type and amount of glass

96
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Number of required exits from a space depends on what 4 factors?

A

1) common path of egress travel
2) the occupancy of the space
3) the occupant load
4) if the building is sprinklered

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