Ballast Flash Cards

Question 1

What is the space planning efficiency ratio?

Answer 1

the proportion of a building’s area that is leasable space.

Question 2

What range of percentages do space-planning efficiency ratios typically fall within?

Answer 2

60%-80%

Question 3

True Primary Colors of Pigment

Answer 3

YMC

Yellow Magenta Cyan

Question 4

What is chroma?

Answer 4

the degree of purity of a hue when compared to a neutral gray of the same value

PURITY

Question 5

What three terms does the Munsell color system use?

Answer 5

Hue Value Chroma

HVC

Question 6

Three primary colors of light

Answer 6

Red Green Blue (RGB)

Question 7

In what three ways does the human body lose heat?

Answer 7

Convection Evaporation Radiation

CER

Question 8

Three types of axonometric drawings

Answer 8

Isometric
Dimetric
Trimetric

Isometric – all dimensions are the same scale
Dimetric –2 axes/dimensions foreshortened
Trimetric – 3 axes/dimensions foreshortened

Question 9

What is the unit of measure for the frequency of sound?

Answer 9

Hertz (Hz)

equal to one cycle per second

Question 10

What two things must a designer know about a space before the necessary number of exits can be determined?

Answer 10

floor area and occupancy group

Question 11

In terms of the programming process, what are three components of flexibility?

Answer 11

Convertibility
Expandability
Versatility

CEV (programming in a cevvv)