SUSTAINABLE DESIGN / BUILDING CODES Flashcards
Where are detectable warnings required?
These are required on walking surfaces in front of hazardous vehicular areas.
What is an exit passageway?
This is a horizontal, fully enclosed, fire-resistance-rated portion of an exit that is used only as a means of egress to an exit discharge or a public way.
What is building commissioning?
This is the process of inspecting, testing, starting up, and adjusting building systems and then verifying that the systems are operating as intended and that they meet the design criteria.
In terms of its sustainability, what are the primary advantages and disadvantages of aluminum as a construction material?
This material has a high potential for recycling, but it requires a large amount of energy for its manufacture.
What three activities does Scientific Certification Systems conduct?
This organization certifies: - environmentally related product attributes - environmentally preferable products - well-managed forests
What are volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?
These are chemicals that contain carbon and hydrogen and that vaporize at room temperature and pressure.
What two types of product labels does Underwriters Laboratories (UL) provide?
- listed labels - classified labels
What is a common path of egress travel?
This is the portion of an exit access that occupants are required to traverse before two separate and distinct paths of egress travel to two exists become available.
What is a public way?
This is any street, alley, or similar parcel of land unobstructed from the ground to the sky that is at least 10 ft (3048 mm) wide and permanently appropriated to the public.
In addition to a specific diameter and mounting height, what other handrail feature is required on an accessible stairway?
On an accessible stairway, this feature must extend beyond the upper and lower risers.
In a building that has been fully equipped with sprinklers, when two exits are required in a space, what is the minimum separation required?
The minimum separation required is one-third the diagonal distance of the space.
What is composite wood veneer?
This is a product made by slicing readily available, fast-growing trees into veneers, dyeing the veneers, and then gluing them together to create an artificial log. The log is then re-sliced to produce a variety of wood veneers.
What activities does the Greenguard Environmental Institute conduct?
This organization tests products for acceptable indoor air quality standards and registers the products it certifies.
What two situations require the construction of a fire barrier?
This type of fire-resistance-rated wall is required as: - a separation where there are different occupancies -an enclosure where there are vertical exists
What is an occupancy class, and what is it used for?
This is a usage classification assigned to a building or interior space. It differentiates various types of fire hazards and the life-safety characteristics of various uses.
What is an incidental use area?
This is a room that is incidental to the main occupancy and that has the same occupancy classification, but that must be separated from the main occupancy by a fire barrier.
What is the Steiner tunnel test, ASTM E84?
This is a standard test for determining the surface burning characteristics of finish materials and the smoke developed index of the same materials.
How is minimum exit width calculated?
This is calculated by multiplying the occupant load of a space by the appropriate factor given in the building code.
Within a means of egress system, what are exit access areas?
Within a means of egress system, these are areas that do not provide a protected path of travel and which lead to the entrance of an exit. In the 2006 International Building Code, even fire-rated corridors are included in this category.
What are the two main factors in determining if a space requires two exists rather than just one?
The two main factors that determine how many of these are required are the space’s occupancy and its occupant load.
What is fire-resistance-rated glazing?
This is glass or some other glazing material that has been tested according to ASTM E119 as part of a fire-resistance-rated wall assembly.
According to the International Building Code (IBC), what is a fire partition, and where is it used?
The IBC defines this as a wall assembly having a fire-resistance rating of 1 hour, used in: - walls separating dwelling units - walls separating guest rooms in Group R-1, R-2, and I-I occupancies - walls separating tenant spaces in covered malls - corridor walls
What are the four stages of a product’s life cycle?
The stages of this process include: - raw material acquisition - manufacturing - use and maintenance - disposal
What is the maximum allowable projection of a door into a corridor when the door is fully opened?
The maximum allowable projection is 7 in (178 mm).