Interior Design
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- biometrics
- reading the physical characteristics of a person to allow entry.
- adaptable design
- design features that are temporary and can be easily changed
- baby boomers
- people born in the 20 year period immediately following WWII.
- archaeologist
- scientists who study history through the relics and remains of old civilizations
- workplace readiness
- a person's ability to do the various tasks required for a particular job.
- site
- the land and surrounding environment on which the home will be built.
- barrier-free design
- designed without structures that would prevent access by people with special needs
- engineer wood products
- manufactured materials formed from wood.
- lifestyles
- ways of living, influence people's choice of housing
- bio materials
- organically based building materials manufactured from recycled matter.
- technology
- the practical application of knowledge /people using what they know to change their environment
- nomads physical needs
- people who wander from place to place in search of food
- psychological needs
- related to thought and emotions
- aptitude
- a natural talent or your potential for learning a skill
- single-parent families
- family that has one parent living with one or more kids.
- household
- made up of all the people who live together in one housing unit.
- employability skills
- general skills required to acquire, and retain a job
- housing
- any structure built for people to live in.
- culture
- a combination of all the customs, beliefs, and ideas of a group of people.
- references
- people, such as teachers and former employers, who will recommend you as an employer
- mentors
- successful workers who share their expert knowledge and demonstrate correct work behaviors.
- entrepreneurs
- people who start their own buisness.
- universal design
- interiors and products to accommodate all people with a variety of requirements, needs and abilities
- apprenticeship
- a skilled worker and classroom instruction
- portfolio
- a collection of examples of your best work.
- resume
- a brief summary of your personal informations, education, skills, work experience, activities, and interests.
- demographics
- the statistical characteristics of a population/ have a great impact on housing.
- telecommute
- work from home while keeping in touch with an employer's office.
- computer-aided design
- software that enables designers, architects, and drafters to make construction drawings, interior designs, and other drawings using a computer.
- automated management system
- central control units that over see daily functions in a home.
- modular homes
- homes made up of separate boxlike sections, or modules.
- physical needs
- includes all the things the body needs to survive, like air, sunlight, shelter, sleep, and food.
- green building
- designing, building, and operating homes to use materials, energy, and water efficiency.
- conventional construction
- a building method in which materials are cut and assembled piece by piece at the home site.
- manufactured home
- a dwelling completely assembled at a factory and transported to the site.
- job application
- a form employers use to ask questions about an applicants skills, work experience, education, and interests.
- interview
- a formal meeting between an employer and a job applicant
- ability
- a skill you already have developed.
- networking
- communicating with people you know or can get to know to share information and advice about jobs.
- extended family
- family that includes other relatives in addition to parents and kids.
- nuclear family
- a family that includes a father, a mother, and one or more children.
- career ladder
- a group of jobs related in terms of the skills and nature of the work and that can lead to more advanced positions.
- job shadowing
- means spending time with a person at work and learning by watching as he or she performes the functions of the job.