*Reference Standards & Guidelines Flashcards
What is BIFMA?
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) is a non-profit organization.
They produce voluntary standards promoting safe working enviornments.
What is BIFMA level certification?
This voluntary “sustainable” standard is for business and institutional furniture manufacturers.
It is a means of evaluating furniture products’ environmental and social impacts in the built environment.
What does VOC stand for?
Volatile organic compound emissions
What is ASHRAE?
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) promotes technology advancement in the HVAC industry.
develops and publishes technical standards and guidelines for HVAC and refrigeration professionals
OSHA recognizes testing laboratories for products to meet safety standards. What is one of the most recognized Laboratories?
One of the most recognized NRTLs is UL/Underwriters Laboratories.
What is the NFPA?
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global self-funded non-profit organization. It is devoted to eliminating death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.
NFPA delivers consensus codes, standards, research, training, education, outreach, and advocacy.
Life Safety Codes tell you “what,” while the standards tell you “how.”
What is the NFPA 252, Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies?
Evaluates the ability of a door assembly to resist the passage of flame, heat, and gases. It establishes a time-endurance rating for the door assembly. After a fire-endurance test, a hose stream test determines if the door will stay within its frame when subject to a blasting fire hose.
What is the NFPA 253 (ASTM E648)
Standard Method of Test for Critical Radiant Flux of Floor Covering Systems Using a Radiant Heat Energy Source?
Also called the flooring radiant panel test.
It tests a sample of carpet in the normal horizontal position. It measures the flame spread in a corridor or exit way during a fully developed fire in an adjacent space. The higher the number, the more resistant the material is to flame propagation.
What is NFPA 265?
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Room Fire Growth Contribution of Textile or Expanded Vinyl Wall Coverings on Full Height Panels and Walls.
This tests how much an interior textile wall and ceiling covering contributes to a room fire.
What is NFPA 286?
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Evaluating Contribution of Wall and Ceiling Interior Finish to Room Fire Growth.
This is the same as the room corner test.
This tests how much the finishes contribute to fire growth in a room. It also assesses heat and smoke released, combustion products released, and the potential for fire to spread beyond the room.
What is NFPA 701?
Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Propagation of Textiles and Films
This sets two ways to test the flammability of draperies, curtains, or other window treatments.
What is occupant load?
the number of people that a building code assumes will occupy a given building or portion of a building.
it is based on the occupancy classification
What is occupant load factor?
the amount of floor area presumed to be occupied by one person.
it is based on the generic function of building spaces and is not the same as the occupancy groups.
