While contract documents may list services agreed upon, the term also covers:

a. working drawings

b. letter of transmittal

c. vendor acknowledgements

d. vendor invoices

Who retains the ownership of all drawings, specifications, submittals and samples used on a job site?

a. the designer-he prepared them

b. the owner-he needs them for futue reference

c. the contractor-he needs them for reference should problems arise

d. the sub-contractors-they could be held responsible and need back up

What is better to use in writing a specification?

a. will

b. shall

c. expect

d. any of the above

At what stage should the designer determine the appropriate electrical systems or check the power supply plan for amps

a. prior to selecting fixtures

b. prioor to drawing ceiling plans

c. after selection of all fixtures

Stainless steel and castt iron

(any metal with iron)

Which of the following are mechanical and electrical equipment more easily concealed above a finished ceiling?

a. flat slab building

b. pan joist building

c. beam and girder building

d. bar joist system

timber from deciduous (shead leaves anually) trees such as:

oak

maple

cherry

mehogany

elm

birch

chestnut

A coniferous (neddle leaf of scaled leaf) tree such as

pine

fir

which of the followings is NOT a characteristic of wood?

a. it has high tensile strength

b. it readily transmits heat and cold

c. it has low resistance to moisture changes

d. it has extensive color range

Heat is lost through a window through

Which of the following is a false comarison of plywood and solid wood?

a. plywood is less likely to warp the solid wood

b. solid wood is stronger the plywood

c. solid wood can be repaired easier the plywood

d. plywood is available in larger pieces than solid wood

Winder Stairs:

a. occupies a minimm amount of space in plan

b. used where there is insufficient space for normal L stairs

c. creates acces for the handicapped

d. are used to lessen the fatigue factor

1 1/2 hour

Which of the following are sustainable alternatives?

a. gyp. wall brd

b vinyl wallcovering

c. oil based paint

d. solution dyed carpet

correspondence, memos, notes, messages, and telephone records produced in connection with design project are:

a. admissible in court as legal record of services performed

b. private documents and not admissible in court

c. of lesser legal importance than working drawings and spcs.

d. none of the above

If you are employed by a firm involved in unethical practices, you should:

a. quit

b. stay and ignore it

c. try to change it

d. start a revolution

A client is 90 days late in paying, you should:

a. move to terminate the contract

b. give the client 30 days to pay

c. turn the matter over to your attorney

d. charge interest on the payment

Someone in the owner's office confides of an error that directly affects the outcome of your project. Both you and the confidant could be fired if the issue is not addressed soon. What should you do?

a. tell your superior without using names

b. don't say anything

c. tell on the person

d. call the owner directly

what is the minimum percentage of a building's appraised value that would cause an alteration to comply with handicapped codes?

1'-3"

or 15"

2'-8"

or 32"

What is the minimum distance between a double door vestibule-one swings in and one swings out of the vestibule?

What is an acceptable center height for an elevator button?

a. 36"

b 42"

c. 48'

ordinary-Class A

electrical-class b

flammable liquids-class C

8,000

minum per person + restrooms

A high rate of combustion in the Steiner Tunner Test is indicated by which rating?

a. B

b. C

C. II

you have a client who is building an 8 floor office building with (2) 44" wide stairs and (2) elevators. Each floor plate is 20,000 square feet. They would like for you to plan an employee cafeteria on the 8th floor to seat 350 people. How do you advise them?

a. you don't have enough elevators

b. you need more stairs

c. that many people won't fit

What is required that you do to protect occupants from hazardous materials?

a. surround with a 1 hour wall

b. surround with a 2 hour wall

c. paint the door red

All air

All-air system can be subdivided into as many individually controlled areas are needed. 

In specifying new window coverings and track to replace building standard window coverings, what coordination is LEAST important for the interior designer to undertake?

A. asking the electrical engineer if the new light reflectance is detrimental

B. verifying that the building owner does not care about the change in building's exterior appearance

C. determining if the mechanical engineer objects to the replacement plans

D. checking with the architect to see that the new coverings do not adversely affect the heating of the glass

A. asking the electrical engineer if the new light reflectance is detrimental

New window coverings can affect the exterior appearance of a building and the heat load, which affects the mechanical system. Also, they can put additional heat stress on the glass, causing cracking or breaking. Altough light reflectance might be affected, it would be minor and probably not affect the overall light quality in the room.

In a plenum, how can a fire be prevented from spreading horizontally?

A. Install sprinkler systems

B. use fire-rated dividers

C. use fiberglass material

D. install fire damers

B. Use fire-rated dividers

In the space between a suspended ceiling and the structural floor above, fire-rated dividers are required if partitions do not extend through the plenum. Fire dampers are used in partitions ad other fire-rated separations to allow fire-rated openings for duct work.

In designing a new space, the interior designer can influence life safety the most by coordinating with consultants concering

A. compartmentation

B. fire detection

C. smoke control

D. sprinklers

D. sprinklers

The interior designer would most likely be able to influence the design of sprinklers by coordinating with the mechanical or fire protection engineer during the construcion documents phase of a project. For example, the interior designer could request that sprinklers be placed in certain positions or that additional sprinklers be installed. Compartmentation and smoke control are already designed by the architect and mechanical engineer in the original plans of the building, and there would be little the designer could do to change these elements. Fire detction is determined by the local building code and the type of building and occupancy, so little influence by the designer is possible.

An interior designer has just finished reviewing the plans for a large office suite when the building department states that lighting budget has been exceeded. Tf the design is composed of 80% fluorescent lighting and 20% incandescent lighting, what is the best course of action to begin redesign?

A. Reduce the number of luminaires by spacing them farther apart.

B. Substitute all incandescent lights with fluorescent lights

C. Change to a task-ambient lighting system

D. Investigate where lamps with higher efficacies will bring the design within budget

D. Investigate where lamps with higher efficacies will bring the design within budget

lOption A is not the best action because the illumination can easily be lowered below an acceptable level. Option B is possibility and may ultimately be necessary, but other options should be explored first because the question asks what should be done to begin redesign. Option C is also a possibility, but the original design was developed for a reason the first action shhould be to try to make that work. Option D allows everything but the lamps to be left unchanged. If this investigation did not bring the design within the budget, then the other options consistent with the design could be explored.

Which of the following sources would be most appropriate for the warehouse portion of a large furniture dealership?

A. highopressure sodium

B. cool-white deluxe fluorescent

C. metal-halide

D. mercury-vapor

C. Metal-halide

What ratings are the most important in evaluating the acoustic quality of a floor and ceiling assembly?

I. STC

II. NRC

III. IIC

IV. NC

A I & II

B I & III

C II & III

D III & IV

B I & II

Impact isolatin class and sound transmision coefficient are both important raints for evaluating transmission loss throguh a floor/ceiling assembly

If a material supplier says that adding his product to a wall assembly in a critical acoustic situation would increase the noise reduction (STC rating) between two rooms by slightly more than 3 db, what should the designer's reaction be?

A. Determine what the additional cost would be and then decide whether or not to use the product

B. Thank him for stopping by but explainthat the amount of noise reductioon his prduct provides does not make it worth the effort or cost.

C Specify the product as long as it does not affect the construction cost by more than 5%

D. Inquire whether some 

B. Thank him for stopping by but explainthat the amount of noise reductioon his prduct provides does not make it worth the effort or cost.

During the design development phase of design, what method would NOT be used to reduce potential noise problems in a room whose exact size and shape had not yet been determined?

A. Design the room to have the largest ceiling surface area possible

B. Plan for sound-absorbent material on the walls of the room

C. Study ways to increase the trasmission loss of the room's partitions.

D. minimize the length of the wall separating the room from noisier areas

A. design the room to have the largest ceiling surface area possible.

which of the following is NOT true about noise reduction between two rooms?

a. noise reduction increases with an increase in the transmission loss of the wall separating the two rooms.

B. the stiffness of the wall can affect noise reduction

c. to improve noise reduction, the designer should place absorptive materials on both sides of the wall.

d. an increase in wall area separating the two rooms is detrimental

c. to improve noise reduction, the designer should place absorptive materials on both sides of the wall.

although placing absorpive materials on both sides of the wall would bot hurt and would decrease the noise level i the "noiser" room, the three most important variabbles are the wall's transmission loss, stiffness (damping qualities), and area.

Two weeks before the bids are due on a large restaurant project, one of the contractors asks if he can price a type of ceiling tile that was not listed in the specifications. What action should the interior designer take?

A contractor would be within her rights if she asked the owner to provde which of the following?

a. extra insurance for teh goods during transit from the warehouse to the site

b. final inspection and acceptance by the owner once the furniture was off the truck

c. extra space for storage and initial preparation of furniture delivered to the site

d. additional workers to help with final installation

c. extra space for storage and initial preparation of furniture delivered to the site

Standard contract documents require that the owner provide adequate space for the receipt and staging of furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Option A is incorrect because the goods should already be adequately insured. Option B is incorrect because the owner inspects delivery of furniture only for the purpose of identifying and verifying quantities and checking for damage; the owner's approval does not constitute final acceptance. Option D is incorrect because the contractor should have adequately estimated the number of workers needed for installation.

third party claim

An interior designer is not responsible for the means and methods of construction beyond those given on the drawings and in the specs. Advising the constractor on the exact methods of doing something may imply to the courts that the designer's responsibilit extended beyond what the contract permits. Tis could give rise to a third party claim.

What would be the most appropriate type of marketing for a design firm just beginning business?

A. well-designed business stationery and a quarterly newsletter

B. direct-mail campaign to targeted client types

C. advertising in local magazines where business is wanted

D. corporate identity package and a capabilities brochure 

Which of the following is a reimbursable exxpense?

A. health insurance

b in-house costs for copying

c. teleephone calls made in connection with the project

D. charges for having a model built for office design work

Under the standard form of agreement, what activites are included in an interior desiner's services?

A. programming, schematic design, coonract administration, and post occupancy evaluation

B. design development, specification production, shop drawing review, and final punch list

C. financial feasibility study, design development, working drawings production, and contract administration

D. schematic design, assistance with bidding, contract administration, and furniture acceptance

Which is of the following is NOT an extra service?

A.designing and detailing custom built-in furniture

B. arranging and paying for an electrical engineering consultant

C. designing signage for a project

D. making detailed survey of existing space prior to design 

a project construction budget prepared by the interior designer should probably NOT include

A. the contracto's profit

B. the designer's fees and reimbursables

C. estimates for built- equipment

D. fixtures to be supplied by the owner

NFPA 13

IBC refers to this 

In starting a design project in a multi-use building, what information would an interior designer need to determine?

I. construction type

II. adjacent occupancies

III. sprinkler condition

IV. fire zone classification

V. accessibility requiremets

Construction tylpe

adjacent occupancies

sprinkler condition

This question implies that the design process cannot proceed without some basic data that the interior designer might not otherwise have about a building The most important pieces of information are constructioon type, adjacent occupancies and sprinkler condition. Construction type could affect the maximum area of the client's propsed use and how the designer would have to detail shaft walls and structural enclosures. Adjacent occupancy groups would affect what rating the designer felt would be needed between the client's space and the existing spaces.