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Feasible

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Possible and practical to do easily or conveniently

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Proposal

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A plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration for others

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Hemisphere

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A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator

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Iconic

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A (person or) thing regarded as a representation symbol or as worthy of veneration

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Landmarks

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An object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognised from a distance, establishes location

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Demographic

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Relating to the structure of populations: a particular sector of a population

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Residential

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Designed for people to live in

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Commercial

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Concerned with or engaged in commerce: business or trade

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Constraint

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A limitation or restriction

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Orientation

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The relative position or direction of something

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Stakeholder

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A person with an interest or concern in something

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Open-plan

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Having large rooms with few or no interior dividing walls

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Aesthetics

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A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty

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Users

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A person who uses or operates something

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Materials

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The matter from which a thing is or can be made

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Environment

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The surroundings or conditions where living things survive and operate

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Sustainability

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Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level; avoiding depletion of natural resources

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Functions

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An activity that is natural to a thing, or the purpose something is made for

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Budget

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The anmount of money needed or available for a purpose

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Benchmarks

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A standard or point of reference you can compare to

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Bubble diagram

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A simple drawing that has bubbles to show spaces, and connecting lines to show relationships between spaces

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Schedule of Accomodation

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A list that has the type, number, description and size of spaces needed for a design

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Layout

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The way that the parts of something are arranged

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Vision

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The ability to plan the future, an image of what something could look like

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Durability
The ability to withstand pressure or damage
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Efficiency
when something achieves maximum productivity with minimum input
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Energy
Power from physical or chemical resources to work machines
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Level
A horizontal plane above or below a point; a floor within a multi-story building
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Contour
An outline of natural features such as hill, shows height on a map
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Boundary
A line which marks the limits of an area
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Orientation
The relative position or direction of something
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Feasibility study
As assessment of the practicality of a proposed plan or method
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Matrix
A grid-like arrangement of elements; a lattice
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Embodied energy
The total energy required to produce any goods or services
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Energy-on-demand
Info to follow
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Timescale
The time allowed for or taken by a process
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Deliverable
A thing able to be provided, especially as a product or service
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Organogram
A diagram of the structure of roles, showing their relationships
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Whole life costs
the costs associated with the life of a building, the development to the building lifetime
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Evaluate
To determine somethings worth and value
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Concept
An abstract idea
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Precedents
An earlier example of something similar that is an example
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Mission statment
a formal summary of the aims and values of a company or organisation
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Unique selling point
A factor that makes something unique from its competitiors
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Procurement
The act of aquiring, buying good services and works from an external source
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Utilities
Services used by the public like electricty, gas, water, etc
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Life cycle
The series of changes in the life of a product
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Position
a place where something or someone is located or has been put
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Properties
special property or characteristic of something
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wind direction
the indication of the direction of where the wind is coming from
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Illumination
the act of supplying something with light
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Light shelves
Horizontal surfaces that reflect daylight deep into a building
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Scale
the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map
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Consents
The permission for something to happen or agreement to do something
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Local plan
sets out guidance from the local authoritty for the development of an area
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Principles
A law or rule that has to be followed
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standard
a level of quality or attainment
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specification
an act of identifying something precisely
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Function
An activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person
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risk
a situation involving exposure to danger
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legislation
a law of set of laws suggested by a government and made offical by parliment
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climate change
a change in global or regional climate pattern
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Compliant
meeting or in accordance with rules and standards
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attributes
a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
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context
the circumstances that form the setting for an event
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Inclusive
Including all the services or items normally expected or required
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optimise
make the best or most effective of a situation or resource
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criteria
principles or standards by which something may be judged or decided
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data
facts or statistics collected together for reference or analysis
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spatial
relating to space
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aural
relating to the ear or sense of hearing
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emotional
relating to someones emotions

DEC Level 2 (9 decks)

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