NCIDQ IDFX TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Roger Ulwich
Answer: Swedish. First to use EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN. (post
surgery patients in natural light healed faster)
●● EBD (evidence based design
Answer: using quantitative and qualitative info to support design
decisions
●● renewable materials
Answer: able to renew themselves within around 10 years or less
("relatively short time").
●● biobased products
Answer: minimize waste and conserve depletable raw materials.
- bamboo, linolem flooring, cork, wool, cotton batt
●● adaptive reuse
Answer: reusing windows, doors, plumbing fixtures
,●● carbon footprint
Answer: total co2s created by an action
●● embodied energy
Answer: total energy associated with building materials (energy required
to extract/harvest, fabricate, and deliver to a job site)
*LEED prefers locally sourced materials for this reason!
●● LEEd
Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- develop framework for evaluating building's performance (USGBC -
green building counsel)
●● GBI - Green Building Initiative
Answer:
●● FACTS
Answer: association for contract textiles (sustainable commercial
fabrics)
●● where in the building is the exit access (for life safety)?
Answer: top of stairs
, ●● exit (life safety)
Answer: stairs
●● exit discharge (life safety)
Answer: bottom of stairs
●● BIFMA LEVEL
Answer: furniture sustainability program (3rd party certification)
optional
●● cradle to cradle (C2C)
Answer: William McDonough - analysis of product's lifecycle. Goal=
rethink waste and turn it into resource for growth.
- measures: material health, reutilization, renewable energy, water
stewardship
●● WELL building standard
Answer: evidence based measures occupant's health
●● active design
Answer: promotes humans physical movement in space.
1. pretty and accessible pathways and stairs
2. building walking routes
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Roger Ulwich
Answer: Swedish. First to use EVIDENCE BASED DESIGN. (post
surgery patients in natural light healed faster)
●● EBD (evidence based design
Answer: using quantitative and qualitative info to support design
decisions
●● renewable materials
Answer: able to renew themselves within around 10 years or less
("relatively short time").
●● biobased products
Answer: minimize waste and conserve depletable raw materials.
- bamboo, linolem flooring, cork, wool, cotton batt
●● adaptive reuse
Answer: reusing windows, doors, plumbing fixtures
,●● carbon footprint
Answer: total co2s created by an action
●● embodied energy
Answer: total energy associated with building materials (energy required
to extract/harvest, fabricate, and deliver to a job site)
*LEED prefers locally sourced materials for this reason!
●● LEEd
Answer: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- develop framework for evaluating building's performance (USGBC -
green building counsel)
●● GBI - Green Building Initiative
Answer:
●● FACTS
Answer: association for contract textiles (sustainable commercial
fabrics)
●● where in the building is the exit access (for life safety)?
Answer: top of stairs
, ●● exit (life safety)
Answer: stairs
●● exit discharge (life safety)
Answer: bottom of stairs
●● BIFMA LEVEL
Answer: furniture sustainability program (3rd party certification)
optional
●● cradle to cradle (C2C)
Answer: William McDonough - analysis of product's lifecycle. Goal=
rethink waste and turn it into resource for growth.
- measures: material health, reutilization, renewable energy, water
stewardship
●● WELL building standard
Answer: evidence based measures occupant's health
●● active design
Answer: promotes humans physical movement in space.
1. pretty and accessible pathways and stairs
2. building walking routes
