ACT 132
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- What are 5 of the key factors used when designing a floor plan?
- Number of inhabitants, age and gender of the children, entertainment habits, Kitchen appliances desired, Style of home, Budget for the home.
- What is the typical size for interior doors?
- 6'8
- What is the typical size for exterior doors?
- 3'
- What are the 4 elements of design?
- Line, Form, Color, Texture
- What does the term occupancy mean?
- How many people can be occupied within.
- What is solar orientation?
- A structures placement in relavance to the sun
- What are the 3 national codes?
- BOCA(Building Officials and Code Administrators) SBC(Standard Building Code) UBC(Uniform Building Code)
- What are the 5 areas covered in code sections under the "Chossing the right code" heading?
- Fire and Life Safety, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing
- What is included in the kitchen work triangle?
- Stove, Sink, Fridge
- What 11 things need to be listed on the title block?
- Drawing number, Company name address and phone number, Drawing name, Scale, Drawing identification, Date, Drawn by, Checked by, Architect, Revisions.
- What is the normal size of a construction member (stud) before milling?
- 2x4
- What are building codes?
- codes intened to protect the public by establishing minimum standards of safety.
- Which area of the house is considered to be part of the service area?
- Batch, Kitchen, Utility rooms, garage
- Most common combination used for manual drafting?
- Lead On Vellum
- What is the differnce between the single-level and split level floor plan?
- Single-level - provides stair free access to all rooms in the house, Split level - usually has one side that is seen as two story and one side that is seen as one story
- What is the most used area of the house?
- Family Room
- What points should you consider when planning a living room?
- How the room will be used, how many people will use it, how often it will be used, type and size of furniture that will be placed in it.
- What does habitable and non-habitable space mean?
- Habitale is used for cooking, sleeping, living, dining. Nonhabitable is closets, pantries, bath, toilet rooms, hallways utility closets, garages.
- What is ergonomics?
- The study of a workers relationship to physical and psychological environments
- What is the definition of a plotter?
- an output device used in computer aided drafting to draw lines and symbols.
- What is terrain?
- Characteristic of the land on which the proposed structure will be placed.
- Standard table top size range?
- 24x36" or 42x84"
- What two factors affect the design of a house?
- Neighborhood, and Access to the lot.
- What is a stud?
- Vertical construction members used for framing walls and partitions.