NCIDQ IDFX
1 of the most important aspects of designing a computer work station is what? - Answer-
keyboard height
--should be from 26-28.5" high and adjustable
*reducing glare also important but usually accommodated in design of lighting or layout &
orientation of workstation
2 interviewers always present: why? - Answer-1. one person to ask questions and the other to
observe and take notes
2. provide a 2nd opinion
2 methods used to measure speech privacy in open offices - Answer-1. articulation class: how
effective a CEILING is in absorbing sound reaching it from over LOW PARTITIONS (uses 9'
high ceiling and 60" high partitions)
2. articulation index: measures the performance of ALL the elements of a particular
CONFIGURATION working TOGETHER, including ceiling absorption, space dividers, furniture,
light fixtures, partitions, background masking systems, and HVAC sound
--all predicts the intelligibility of speech for a group of talkers and listeners
--rating between 0 and 1 (1 = no privacy)
--confidential speech = below .05
--normal speech: between .05 and .2
--UNACCEPTABLE level of privacy = .30 and ABOVE
2 ways to improve upholstery safety - Answer-1. treat with chemicals
2. use liner to provide barrier that slows or inhibits the spread of heat and flame from the fabric
to the cushion
3 basic types of adjacency needs - Answer-1. people
2. products (movement of objects facilitated)
3. information
3 performance criteria for foam cushions - Answer-1. density
2. indentation load deflection (ILD): firmness
3. support ratio (ratio of force required to compress foam)
3 primary colors of LIGHT - Answer-red, green, and blue
3 primary colors of PIGMENT - Answer-yellow, red, and blue
**pigments used in printing = yellow, magenta and cyan
4 major considerations during programming - Answer-1. form (relates to existing conditions of
the space, the physical & psychological environment of the interior, and the quality of
construction)
,2. function (relates to people using the space, the activities to be performed there, and the
relationship of spaces to eachother)
3. economy (concerns money)
4. time (describes ideas of the past, present, and future as they affect the three other areas)
5 important factors to achieve speech privacy in an open-plan office - Answer-1. ceiling must be
highly absorptive ("clear sky" condition = sounds not reflected)
2. area must include space dividers that reduce the transmission of sound
3. other surfaces, such as the floor, furniture, windows, and light fixtures, must be designed or
arranged to minimize sound reflections
4. if possible, activities should be distanced to take advantage of the normal attenuation of
sound with distance
5. area should have a properly designed background masking system
5 prong base - Answer-for extra stability & balance
5 step programming process - Answer-1. establishing goals (what does the client want?)
2. collecting & analyzing facts (describe existing conditions and requirements of the problem;
i.e. space adjacency, equipment needed, expected growth rate, etc.)
3. uncovering & testing concepts (ABSTRACT ideas that are functional solutions to the client's
performance problems, without defining the physical means that could be used to solve them)
4. Determine needs (balance desires of the client against the available budget or establishes a
budget based on defined goals & needs)
5. Stating the problem (the bridge between programming and the design process)
access control devices: card readers - Answer-plastic card containing a coded magnetic strip
used to unlock the door when a valid card is passed through the card reader
access control devices: interlocking dead bolts - Answer-secure the door bolt to the strike so
that the door jamb cannot be spread to disengage the bolt from the frame
access control devices: numbered keyboards - Answer-unlock a door when a user enters the
correct numerical code
access control devices: punched card access system - Answer-key code changed each time a
new person checks into a hotel room, etc.
Acetate - Answer-low in cost, but *FLAMMABLE* and doesn't wear well
--poor sunlight resistance (shiny)
*triacetate: improved aging, flammability and resistance to sunlight
Acrylic - Answer-used as a replacement for wool because of appearance
--okay strength and resilience, VERY resistant to sunlight
**FLAMMABLE
,Additive colors - Answer-colors created with light
--when all colors of light are present in equal amounts, we perceive white light
Advantages of Gypsum Drywall - Answer-low install cost, quick & easy installation, fire
resistance, sound control capability, easy availability, versatility, ease of finishing & decorating,
ease of installation of doors/other openings
air system to heat/cool building - Answer-cool/heat spaces by conditioned air alone
-heat is transported to space with supply and return air ducts
-i.e. residential forced hot air furnace: boiler powered by oil or gas heats the air that is
distributed through the house
air temperature - Answer-**primary determinant of comfort
all water heating system - Answer-use some type of coil unit called a convector (a unit or device
that radiates heat from water to the surrounding air, usually through closed spaced fins placed
against a wall under a window) in each space through which hot water is circulated
-hot water heats the fins of the coil unit and the air is heated as it is drawn over the fins
-for heating & a separate duct system for ventilation and cooling
architectural woodwork - Answer-CUSTOM, SHOP-fabricated millwork built of lumber, finished
wood & other materials
Architectural woodwork (millwork) grades - Answer-premium: gives highest quality in materials,
workmanship and installation
custom: most common grade and still produces high quality job
economy: defines minimum level of quality, materials and workmanship
area or room protection: audio detectors - Answer-listen to unusual sounds in a space at levels
above what is normally encountered
area or room protection: infrared detectors - Answer-sense sources of infrared radiation, such
as the human body, compared with the normal room radiation
area or room protection: microwave detectors - Answer-emit a field of microwave radiation and
sense interruption in that field
area or room protection: photoelectric beam - Answer-warn of intrusion by sending a pulsed
infrared beam across a room; if beam is broken, device sounds an alarm or sends a signal to a
monitoring system
area or room protection: pressure sensors - Answer-detect weight on a floor or on another
surface (sensor mats used)
area or room protection: ultrasonic detectors - Answer-emit a very high frequency sound wave
asymmetrical balance - Answer-depends on equalizing the visual or optical weights of
NONsimilar elements in a composition within a visual field or about a common axis
--considered informal & dynamic
, --composed and arranged by the "eye"
Attached to cushion: buttoning - Answer-secures fabric to cushion with a lightly tensioned button
and thread
attached to cushion: channeling - Answer-secure fabric to cushion in PARALLEL ROWS
attached to cushion: tufting - Answer-button is pulled lightly against a cushion resulting in a
DEEPLY FOLDED surface
avora fr - Answer-POLYESTER yarn that uses modified polymer so it is PERMANENTLY flame
resistant regardless of wear and number of washings
--easy to clean, abrasion resistance, crease proof and dimensionally stable
--DOES NOT retain odors and support bacteria
axial plan arrangement - Answer-aligns space on a significant feature
--significant feature may be entry to spaces, a view, or important architectural element or a
formal grouping of spaces
--space is significant symbolically or functionally and direction of axis focuses attention not on
space but usually on something at least 1 or both ends of axis
axonometric drawings - Answer-view of an object inclined to the picture plane in such a way that
the 3 principle axes are FORESHORTENED; quick & easy to draw; drawn by omitting parts of
room
--isometric: object is tilted/oblique to picture plane; 3 principle axes of object make EQUAL
angles with the picture plane or drawing surface
------result: vertical axis of an object is vertical on paper and 2 horizontal axes form angles of 30
degrees on paper; lengths of all 3 principle axes are drawn at the same scale
--dimetric: 2 of the principle axes are foreshortened
--trimetric: all three of the principle axes are foreshortened
background noise - Answer-NOISE CRITERIA CURVES can be used to specify the max.
amount of this in order to establish a min. amount of noise desired to help mask sounds, and to
evaluate an existing condition
bacterial resistance test - Answer-detects bacteriostatic activity
balance - Answer-the arrangement of elements in a composition to achieve visual equilibrium
--depends on the idea of visual weight (to the human eye, some elements appear "heavier" than
others by the nature of their size, shape, complexity, color, texture, or location in space"
--depends on both the object weight and placement
behavior settings - Answer-a particular place with definable boundaries and objects in which a
standing pattern of behavior occurs at a particular time
--useful concept for studying effects of the environment on human activity
--behavior meeting (i.e. weekly meeting in conference room), useful for interior designers
because it connects the strictly behavioral aspects of human activity with the effects of the
physical environment on people
