Chapter 2 Quiz

Question 1

What is the best source of information for design professionals?

Answer 1

The trade association

Question 2

Although the internet is a good source of production information why is it not the
most reliable source?

Answer 2

It’s biased

Question 3

What subcontractor must be retained for modifications such as building frame, floors, and loadbearing walls?

Answer 3

Structural engineer

Question 4

What subcontractor must be retained for designing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems?

Answer 4

Mechanical engineer

Question 5

What subcontractor must be retained to design power and lighting systems?

Answer 5

Electrical engineer

Question 6

What is the name of the actual area required to accommodated specific functions?

Answer 6

Net area

Question 7

This includes what can be considered the public circulation space of a leased building: the entry lobby, elevators, main corridors and exits.

Answer 7

Primary Circulation Space

Question 8

This is includes the corridors in private leased areas used to connect the net assignable areas to the primary circulation areas of the building.

Answer 8

Secondary circulation space

Question 9

This is the area available for rent and includes the net area plus the secondary circulation space.

Answer 9

Useable area

Question 10

This is the total amount of usable space available and includes structural columns, partitions and typically a portion of the exterior wall of the building.

Answer 10

Rentable space

Question 11

This is the areas of all floors that are totally enclosed, measured form the outside faces of exterior walls.

Answer 11

Gross area

Question 12

This is the ratio between one area to another IE: net area to usable area.

Answer 12

Efficiency factor

Question 13

This is the rentable area divided by the usable area.

Answer 13

Rentable-usable ration

Question 14

This is the ratio of the net assignable are to the gross building area.

Answer 14

Overall building efficiency

Question 15

This is where business process proceeds form one location to another in a strict sequence.

Answer 15

Linear workflow

Question 16

This is where business is controlled from one central position.

Answer 16

Centralized workflow

Question 17

This is where the business does not have a strict organization method

Answer 17

Network workflow

Question 18

This is where there is a hierarchy of departments where work is divided into separate groups.

Answer 18

Departmental flow

Question 19

Which of the following sources would be the LEAST useful for obtaining current information on a manufacturer’s building product?

A. The internet
B. The product representative
C. Sweets Catalog
D. A trade association

Answer 19

D. A trade association

Question 20

In calculating lease area for tenant space occupying only a portion of a floor, measurements are taken to the

A. Inside finish faces of the tenant sides of all demising walls
B. Centerlines of walls separating tenants, and to the inside finish face of the partitions separating the tenant space from the public corridor

Answer 20

B. Centerlines of walls separating tenants, and to the inside finish face of the partitions separating the tenant space from the public corridor

Question 21

To begin preliminary space planning the interior designer would most likely need which of the following two building code requirements first?

A. Occupancy group and total floor area
B. Number of exits and maximum distance to exits.
C. Allowable length of dead end
corridors and glazing requirements
D. Occupant load and corridor construction requirements

Answer 21

B. Number of exits and maximum distance to exits.

Question 22

Direct space adjacencies would be LEAST necessary in which business type?

A. Consumer product call center
B. Doctors office
C. Electronic assembly plant
D. Retail shoe store

Answer 22

A. Consumer product call center

Question 23

The initial determination of area required for a client’s program gives the

Answer 23

A. Gross area
B. Net area
C. Rentable area
D. Usable area

Question 24

A designer has determined that a client needs about 8000 ft2 of usable office space. The leasing agent for the building says that the rentable usable ration will be 1.25. Approximately how much area should the designer recommend that the client lease?

A. 7500 ft2
B. 10,000ft2
C. 10,700ft2
D. 13,300ft2

Answer 24

B. 10,000ft2

Question 25

Thermostat locations are determined by the

B. Electrical engineer
C. HVAC contractor
D. Mechanical engineer

Answer 25

D. Mechanical engineer

Question 26

At a minimum, a programming report should include all of the following EXCEPT

A. Space adjacencies
B. Budget requirements
C. Area requirements
D. An executive summary

Answer 26

D. An executive summary

Question 27

In surveying existing conditions of an older building before beginning space planning, a ID would probably need to seek expert consulting assistance to determine the

A. Number of supply air diffusers in the space
B. Existence of floormounted
electrical outlets in an open space
C. Presence of adequate water pressure to add a sink in a washroom
D. Feasibility of opening a double wide doorway in an existing wall

Answer 27

D. Feasibility of opening a double wide doorway in an existing wall

Question 28

In which case would the number of people occupying a space NOT be critical to the programming effort?

A. The dining room of a housing complex for the elderly
B. The workroom of a commercial laundry
C. A multipurpose meeting room in a neighborhood recreation center
D. A waiting area in a hospital

Answer 28

B. The workroom of a commercial laundry