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ASTM E84
Steiner tunnel test
Room corner test
ASTM E119
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IBC
International Mechanical Code
NFPA 13
IPC
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Exit enclosures
Corridor floors
Access ways to exists
Enclosed spaces
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30 mins
45 mins
1 hour
2 hours
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The occupancy group and the location in the building where the finishes will be used.
Whether or not the building is sprinkled and its construction type.
Whether or not the partition is a fire barrier and the rating of assemblies in the partition.
The hourly rating of the partition on which the finish will be installed and construction type.
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10 ft
20 ft
40 ft
50 ft
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One 36", and a pair if 34" doors
A pair of 32" doors remotely located from one 38" door
Three 34" doors remotely located
Three 36" doors remotely located
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Dead-end corridors
Corridor widths
Horizontal exits
Travel distances
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Smoke seals will have to be located around the edges of the glass doors.
The glass doors will have to be replaced.
One of the doors will have to be removed
The floor closers will have to be changed to hinges.
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Either hinges or rated pivots may be used.
Under some circumstances a closer is not needed.
Labeling is required for both the door and the frame.
Glass area is limited based on rating.
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Building Owner
Client
Contractor
Interior Designer
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When its width exceeds 44"
When its width exceeds 60"
In all cases,except for aisle stairs.
In all cases
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Kitchens
Foyers
Reception Rooms
Lobbies
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Visual alarms & audible alarms
Visual alarms & smoke detectors
Audible alarms & large emergency lettering
Audible alarms & tactile signage
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Bagasse
Poplar
Rice straw
Wheat stra
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5 cfm/person
10 cfm/person
15 cfm/person
20 cfm/person
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CRI IAQ PROGRAM
Greenguard registry
Green Seal product standards
South Coast Air Quality Management District
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1968
1970
1973
1978
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Asbestos
Lead
PCB's
Radon
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Conducting a post occupancy evaluation
Developing a maintenance manual
Planning separate rooms for large copiers
Specifying materials with low VOC's
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Ceramic
Wire
Float
Tempered
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1/2 in Type X gyp wallboard on 3-5/8 in metal studs.
5/8 in Type X gyp wallboard on 3-5/8 in metal studs.
Two layers of 1/2 in Type X gyp wallboard on 2-1/2 in metal studs.
3/4 in gyp wallboard on 3-5/8 in metal studs
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Bookshelves
Wainscoting
Built in base cabinets
Door and window trim
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Closer
Metal frame
Ball-bearing hinges
Panic hardware
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Age of the occupants
Color of the walls
Complexity of the task
Type of activity
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Beam & girder steel
Flat plate concrete
Open web steel joists
Double T concrete
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Dead load
Dynamic load
Lateral load
Live load
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Building expansion
Floor deflection
Seismic events
Wind sway
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The opening can be framed but a structural engineer with be needed.
An architect will have to be retained to sign the drawings for the building department.
The opening can be framed with a double 2" x 8" header.
The proposed opening cannot be made because the wall is a load bearing wall.
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Convector
Grille
Register
Duct
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All air system
All water system
Radiant panel system
Air-water system
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Fire dampers
Electrical cable
Water supply pipes
Wood blocking
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Switch locations
Dedicated outlets
Conduit sizing
Speaker locations
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Upright
Pendant
Sidewall
Recessed
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The vertical distance from one nosing to the next.
The average height of a step.
The distance from finish floor to finish floor.
The number of steps between the landings.
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Door swing and toilet position
Grab bar location and approach dimension
Stall depth and grab bar location
Door swing and approach dimension
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All accessible spaces and parts of a building.
The corridors, stairs, elevator, and toilet rooms of a building.
Entrances, parking, toilet rooms, and elevators, except those available only for maintenance personnel.
Entrances, parking, toilet rooms, corridors and drinking fountains.
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Desk lamps
Code number
Telephone and data outlets
Furniture locations
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Schedules
Floor plans
Room elevations
Specifications
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Showing dimensions only in the drawings and not in the specifications.
Have someone who has not worked on the project check the drawings before they are issued.
Writing the project specifications after the drawings are completed.
Ensure terminology in the specification matches the drawings terminology.
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Using reference standard specifications
Avoiding the use of such words as "a", "the", and "all"
Using phrases insted of complete sentences
Using descriptive specifications
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1/2"
5/8"
3/4"
7/8"
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Flush
Flush overlay
Lipped overlay
Reveal overlay
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To improve the appearance of book matching
As a substitute for HPDL
As a "green" alternate to standard wood veneers
To increase the yield of veneer from a log
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A minimum of class A
Class B if the wainscoting takes up than 10% of the wall area
Nothing, because it is not regulated
Based on location and occupancy
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Lacquer
Penetrating oil
Polyurethane
Varnish
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Laser scanning
Orthophotography
Rectified Photography
Handheld electronic distance measurement
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It provides interference control
It automatically generates schedules
It is more simple to use than CAD
It generates 3-D drawings
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