NCIDQ IDFX: Practice Test (60 Questions)

B. User Needs Source: 9425, D.K.B.F.N. N. (2018). Interior Design Reference Manual: Everything You Need to Know to Pass the NCIDQ Exam., Programming, Information Gathering, Checklist of Required Information, User Requirements During programming the interior designer collects a variety of information to prepare for design including any specialized user needs and requirements — accounting for user characteristics such as age, sex, special needs (right- or left-handedness, physical disabilities, etc.) - Answer- Your residential client is having you help design a new house for their growing family that includes a child with special needs. In what aspect of the Programming phase do you need to gather information on the child's special needs? A. Adjacency Requirements B. User Needs C. Goals and Objectives D. Activity Needs B. ANSI/ BIFMA X5.11 Source: BIFMA, ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 - 2015 Large Occupant Office Chair BIFMA has been very busy the last few years on the seating front. They published BIFMA X5.11 for large occupant (254-400 lbs) in 2015 and they have a draft standard on the back burner for healthcare furniture; BIFMA HCF 8.2. Both standards share some tests from BIFMA X5.1 and BIFMA X5.4 and incorporate new tests as well. There is still no BIFMA bariatric standard. However HCF 8.2 goes up to 600 lbs which is getting pretty close to the bariatric realm. Bariatric: Relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity. ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 This standard defines the acceptance criteria for VOC emissions from furniture used in offices to be classified as low-emitting product and should be used in conjunction with the ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 Standard Test Method for Determining VOC Emissions from Office Furniture Systems, Components and Seating. ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard. The purpose of this voluntary standard is to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture by establishing performance criteria addressing environmental and social impacts throughout the supply chain. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of environmental, health and wellness, and social impacts. NSF/ANSI 336 The purpose of the Standard is to address the environmental, economic and social aspects of commercial furnishings fabric used in public occupancy settings such as office, hospitality, healthcare and institutional interiors. These textiles include but are not limited to woven, non- woven, bonded, knitted, felted and composite materials used for upholstered furniture; walls, draperies, cubicles, furniture systems and other vertical applications; and decorative top-of- bed applications such as bedspreads. - Answer- While there are no specific "bariatric" furniture standards, there are standards for "large occupants" that approach bariatric weight ranges (upwards of 600 lbs/272 kilos). One such standard is: