Water Sense - correct answer ✔✔If a consumer was interested in locating water efficient products what
label would they look for on products?
Green Label
Water Sense
EnergyStar
Water Star
Wool - correct answer ✔✔Which of these carpet fibers would be the BEST option for a specification on a
project seeking LEED Certification and specifically
concerned with Life-Cycle Cost (LCC)?
Polypropylene
Wool
Olefin
Nylon
the energy required by a product or material for its extraction as a raw material, initial processing, and
subsequent
manufacture into a finished product - correct answer ✔✔Embodied energy is defined as?
-the energy required by a product or material for its extraction as a raw material, initial processing, and
subsequent
manufacture into a finished product
- the energy that a green product will save over the course of its life cycle
- the process of inspecting, testing, starting up and adjusting building systems and then verifying and
documenting that
,they are operating as intended and meet the design criteria of the contract documents
- the energy and resources required to dispose of product at the end of the product's life cycle
marble flooring - correct answer ✔✔A project seeking LEED Certification needs a minimum number of
credits under Building product disclosure and optimization
sourcing of raw materials, which gives preference for bio-based renewable materials.
Which of the following materials should the designer reselect?
bamboo flooring
wheatgrass cabinetry
marble flooring
cotton batt insulation
a life-cycle assessment - correct answer ✔✔An interior designer is evaluating various alternatives for a
particular building product as they relate to sustainability. The interior designer would most likely use
an impact assessment
an environmental impact study
a matrix comparison chart
a life-cycle assessment
concrete - correct answer ✔✔The three primary types of flooring systems are composed of wood, steel,
and ___________, or a combination of these.
concrete
plastic
ceramic
cast iron
, A wood member in a floor or roof used to support a header - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following
describes a "trimmer"?
A piece of timber laid horizontally
A stud above a door opening or below a window sill
A wood member in a floor or roof used to support a header
A light gauge sheet of steel
Type I - correct answer ✔✔In which building type are fire-resistive construction requirements likely to be
the MOST restrictive?
Type IV
Type III & IV
Type III
Type I
16 in on center - correct answer ✔✔When advising a client on where to attach fasteners to support wall-
hung bookshelves in a residence, the interior designer should recommend that they be placed:
across the double top plate
12 in on center
24 in on center
16 in on center
masonry - correct answer ✔✔Which of the following partition materials is least specified by interior
designers?
gypsum wallboard
glass reinforced gypsum wall board
green board
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