Environmental Systems and Controls Final
The code specific clearance in front of a toilet bowl is:
30 inches
According to IBC, what is the minimum width of an aisle access way that provides a path to an adjacent aisle or aisle access way?
30"
What is the color temperature measurement of noon sunlight?
5500
The arrangement of windows and doors in a building's exterior is best referred to as:
Fenestration
Select all the sound absorptive material families from the list below.
Fibrous Material, Panel Resonators, and Volume Resonators.
What are interior designers responsible for while designing a public toilet rooms?
Allocates the space for the public restrooms and places the fixtures. Determines the specific numbers by codes for public building. Identify efficient fixture types.
Which of the following is used for overall, general lighting?
Ambient lighting
What are the different lighting types?
Ambient, Task, sparkle/architectural
A unit of electricity flowing along a circuit is called:
An amp
Which best describes a greenhouse gas?
An atmospheric pollutant that traps the earth's heat
Which of the following is best described as a complete conduction path that carries electrical current from a source of electricity to and through some electrical device and back to the source?
An electrical circuit
At least how many supply vent and return should each enclosed space should have if walls or full-height partitions enclose spaces?
At least (1) supply vent and (1) return or exhaust vent.
Which collector panel is more common, cost less and are available in many design and materials?
Flat-plate collectors
Which of the following describes the condition when sounds are reflected from a concave surface and converge, greatly reinforced, at a single point?
Focusing
The part of a building that supports the superstructure, and is supported by the earth below and surrounding it is called a:
Foundation
Which of the following does NOT describe an acceptable condition for location of drinking fountains?
Fountains are permitted in toilet rooms
Which of the following best describes components of a fire triangle?
Fuel, oxygen in air, and high temperatures.
Which of the following best describes the acoustic absorption of a material?
It increases with the porosity of the material.
Which of the following is true of an underfloor air supply system with displacement ventilation?
It uses the underfloor area as a plenum to distribute high volumes of low-velocity air without ductwork
Which of the following is another name for a light bulb?
Lamp
Interior Designers often show which of the following on their plans?
Location of electrical power, data, and telephone connections
Interior design drawings usually show which of the following?
Location of outlets and switches and requirements for special built-in equipment.
Which of the following is NOT effective method of preventing indoor mold?
Maintain interior relative humidity above 50%
Which of the following best describes a vertical platform wheelchair lift?
Manufactured with a stationary enclosure, including gates and doors, for each application.
Which of the following best describes the role of interior designers in elevator design?
May be involved in selecting finishes for elevator cabs and lobbies.
Which of the following produces energy from the sun while serving as a building material?
BIPV product
Where does the NEC requires all GFCI?
Bathrooms
Which of the following best describes residential security systems?
Can be simple wireless, battery-operated equipment
Which of the following window types is NOT designed to keep out rain?
Casement
What is the rating performance of ceiling systems used as airborne sound transmission barrier?
Ceiling Attenuation Class (CAC)
Which follow items act as a switch to protect and disconnect a circuit?
Circuit breaker
What is an expression of the dominant color, not the spectral distribution of various wavelengths?
Color Rendering Index
Which of the following is NOT one of the three properties that describe the ways that building materials interact with heat from thermal radiation?
Condensation
Which of the following is best described as molecules of cooler air absorbing the heat from warmer surfaces and then expanding in volume, rising, and carrying away the heat energy?
Convection
The most accurate general term for the type of electricity used in buildings is:
Current electricity
A barrier made of horizontal rails supported by uprights is called
A balustrade
Which of the following best describes the American with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
A comprehensive civil rights law for all new buildings with public accommodations and/or commercial facilities.
Which best describes means of egress?
A continuous and unobstructed path of travel from any point in the building to its exit or a public way.
A structure that spans a circular opening with a spherical surface structure is called:
A dome
An overcurrent protection device that works by melting a small metal strip is called:
A fuse
An enclosed portion of the building structure designed to allow movement of air and forming part of an air distribution system is called:
A plenum
Which of the following is true?
A smooth, dense plaster wall is an almost perfect sound reflector.
Which of the following list access requirements for toilet rooms?
ADA
When should interior designers be concerned about the presence of asbestos?
When working on projects or buildings built before 1980.
Which of the following is considered a renewable energy source?
Wind
Which of the following are generally not permitted as a component in means of egress dwelling units?
Winders
A LU/LA elevator is best described as:
a power passenger elevator where use and application is limited by size, capacity, speed, and rise
A linear horizontal structural member placed over a door or window to transfer the load from above around the window opening is called
lintel
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
wood
Which of the following statements is true?
Most fire deaths occur in residential buildings.
Water demand is established by:
Number of fixtures
Which of the following is NOT and acronym for rating a window performance?
OSHA
When designing interior space with escalators, interior designers are most involved in which of the following?
Providing adequate queuing space at each loading and discharge point
Which of the following measures the thermal resistance of a given material?
R-value
Which of the following is NOT a technique for reducing construction and demolition waste?
Requiring contractors to purchase materials for their subcontractors.
Which of the following is defined as the persistence of sound after the source of the sound has ceased, as a result of repeated reflection?
Reverberation
The process of getting all the pipes installed, capped, and pressure tested before actual fixtures are installed is called:
Roughing-in
Which of the following describes the most important step in soundproofing doors?
Seal around the opening
How can glare be avoided and reduction in brightness contrasts?
Sensitive interior design, daylighting control.
Which type of sprinkler head is designed to cover small, narrow rooms, such as hotel guest rooms?
Sidewall
Which of the following is an example of an active solar heating system elements?
Solar Collector Panel
What is the rating typically used for interior walls?
Sound Transmission Class (STC)
Which 4 things does a biological contaminant need to grow in a building?
Source, water, nutrients, and favorable temperatures
A load applied slowly and steadily to a structure until it reaches its maximum is called:
Static Load
The best term for a structural material used to span floor joists is:
Subflooring
What is the sudden power increase that momentarily disrupt a building's steady power flow can destroy many of our electrical appliances and other devices?
Surge
Which of the following is a water heater heater that uses energy to heat water only as needed?
Tank-less water heater
The reaction of a material to stresses stretching or pulling on a material along the direction of its length is called:
Tension
The minimum code requirements for a residence DO NOT include:
Two lavatories
Which of the following measures how well a product prevents heat from escaping a building?
U-Factor
What increases flexibility in office arrangement and extend the building's useful lifespan?
Uniform ceiling heights, Lighting placement, HVAC grille locations
Toilet rooms can preserve acoustic privacy by:
Using masking sounds
Which of the following is a type of glare that occurs when a light source is bounced off a surface such as a white book page?
Veiling reflection
Which of the following runs upward from the waste piping and eventually pokes through the roof?
Vent piping
The process of bringing fresh air into a building intentionally is called
Ventilation
What does the acronym VOC stand for
Volatile Organic Compound
The technical term used for a toilet in architectural documents is:
Water closet
The two separate parts of a plumbing system are called
Water supply system and drain, waste, and vent system.
The distance between the peak of one sound wave and the peak of the next is called:
Wavelength
Which of the following describes a way to group plumbing pipes away from plumbing cores to serve sinks, private toilets and other fixtures, and provide an alternative to long horizontal waste piping runs?
We column
They retain a stable temperature.
What best describes interior zones in large buildings?
Which of the following accurately describes a characteristic of chimneys?
When not in use, a large amount of air rises through the chimney
Who designs the lighting plan for a project?
Interior Designer
According to IBC, what is the required clear width of aisle access ways adjacent to seating at a table or counter away from the and parallel to the edge of the table or counter?
19"
EPA mandates what type of toilet flushing metric
1.6 gallons per flush
What is the maximum distance permitted from the door of any room to the farthest protected exit?
150 to 200 ft.
Which of the following is a general term for supervisory control center systems?
Building automation systems (SAS)
Which of the following saves energy by adjusting lighting levels to weather conditions and time of day?
Daylight compensation controls
What is the range will the human auditory respond to?
Decibel range from 1 to 130.
What are the efficient water closets?
Dual Flush Toilets, Ejector Toilets, and Composting Toilets.
Which of the following is a type of materials handling lift?
Dumbwaiter
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a building designed for temperate climate?
Emphasize heat retention throughout the year
Which of the following is an effective method to control noise produced by equipment?
Enclose the noise at the source with absorptive materials that block airborne sound.
What are building system interior noise categories?
Equipment, Mechanical & Plumbing.
Which of the following names the process that occurs when a liquid vaporizes and removes a large quantity of heat from the surface it is leaving?
Evaporation
Which of the following, as defined by code, is the most common type of exit?
Exit Stair
What are the three components to an egress system?
Exit access, Exit, Exit Discharge
Which are elements of a building envelope?
Exterior Windows, doors, walls and roofs.
Which of the following describes building codes?
Government mandated documents establishing minimum acceptable building practices.
Which of the following can be treated and recycled for uses like toilet flushing and filtered drip irrigation?
Graywater
Which of the following is the best way to use sound masking in an office?
Hand sound masking units above the ceiling where they are completely out of sight.
Which of the following is the most sound-absorbent way to install acoustically absorbent materials?
Hang large shapes of absorbent materials freely in the space.
What are the components of a HVAC system?
Heating, conditioning, ventilation
Select all the advantages/benefits of the introduction of a non-intrusive ambient background sound in environments?
Helps to ensure speech privacy, Eliminates all building system noises, and Creates a better work environment..
Which of the following statements is true?
High frequency corresponds to a short wavelength.
The natural process that evaporates water into the air and purifies it by distillation is called?
Hydrologic Cycle
Which type of systems heats a building by means of water heated in a boiler and circulated by the pump through pipes to a fin-tube radiator, convector or unit heater for heating only?
Hydronic
Which of the following is currently being discontinued as it uses more energy to produce heat than light?
Incandescent lighting
Two exits must be separated by distance at least_____ the dimension of a diagonal line drawn across the area under construction
One-half
HVAC system selection is based on which criteria?
Performance, Efficiency, Initial and life costs of the system.
Which source of electricity gets it power directly from the sun?
Photovoltaic Cell
Which lighting calculation method indicates illumination in lumens per unit at a particular location?
Point-to-point
Which of the following best describes an exit stair?
The most common types of exit; a protected enclosure including any doors, stairs, and landings
Premise wiring is best described as:
The system of raceways, boxes, and outlets dedicated to communications systems
Which of the following best describes what occurs when body temperatures are held within narrow ranges, skin moisture is low, and the body's effort of temperature regulation is minimized?
Thermal Comfort
Which of the following best describes passive building systems?
They usually employ renewable energy resources and use building form to do the work.
Vacuum breakers are used
To isolate water from dishwashers and clothes washers from the water supply.
Which of the following can be used as a radiant heating device?
Towel Warmerd
A U-shaped or S-shaped section of drainpipe that holds wastewater and forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas is called a:
Trap
