IDFX NCIDQ FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION PREPARATION SET
●● Conducting a site analysis is?
Answer: due diligence
●● A design that addresses the maximum number of individuals
regardless of mental or physical ability level is called what type of
design?
Answer: Universal
●● A criteria matrix is used for:
Answer: organizing programming information
●● An object located in the egress path of travel that projects more than
4″D (100 mm) must be mounted:
Answer: below 27" (685 mm) or above 80" (2115 mm) AFF
●● Clearance around an accessible (barrier free) toilet must be at least:
Answer: 60" (1500 mm) along the rear wall and 56" (1420 mm) along
the side wall
,●● Which ceiling system would you use to accommodate acoustical
ceiling tile, light fixtures, supply and return air grilles, fire sprinklers and
partition attachments in a consistent, unified way?
Answer: integrated ceiling system
●● Tactile characters on signs shall be located a minimum of how many
inches (mm) above the finish floor.
Answer: 48 inches (1220 mm)
●● What testing method and standard is used for interior wall and
ceiling textile finishes?
Answer: ASTM E-84 (Steiner Tunnel Test)
●● When making furniture decisions, what should the interior designer
consider?
Answer: all of these: industry standards, federal, state and local
restrictions related to FF&E, FF&E requirements established by a rating
system such as LEED
●● ________________ is best located with the help of drawings, as
much of it is related to the communication, electrical, and other
architectural features of the building.
Answer: Equipment
,●● A schedule for construction drawings would be used to indicate all of
the following except?
Answer: window treatment hardware
●● What would be the best way to ensure that the finish on new
millwork matches the finish on existing millwork on a remodeling
project?
Answer: Indicate on the drawings and in the specifications that the new
work should match the existing work.
●● As part of ongoing learning throughout an Interior Designer's
professional career, it is important to stay abreast of new issues and
changing requirements.
As part of maintaining the NCIDQ Certificate and for many
state/provincial licenses/registrations/certifications, required CEU's
(Continuing Education Units) need to focus on "health, safety and
welfare" ("HSW") in their content. What are the components that make
up HSW?
Answer: codes, ethics and psychological well-being
●● When conducting field verification of a space to document existing
conditions, which of the following steps is most important?
Answer: Establishing a dimension convention prior to commencing site
work
, ●● What is the term used for the aspect of reviewing best practices
within an industry by comparing a firm's activities or functions with
others in the field?
Answer: benchmarking
●● In the programming phase of a project, an interior designer is busy
collecting information during a site visit.
Which is one possible reason to verify results using another method?
Answer: observation is best used to verify information gathered in
interviews or questionnaires
●● When would a designer determine potential noise problems, either
from inside or outside the building?
Answer: during the field survey
●● What is a programmatic concept?
Answer: a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve a performance
problem
●● Before space planning begins a designer should have all of the
following information EXCEPT?
Answer: block diagrams
QUESTIONS DETAILED ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION PREPARATION SET
●● Conducting a site analysis is?
Answer: due diligence
●● A design that addresses the maximum number of individuals
regardless of mental or physical ability level is called what type of
design?
Answer: Universal
●● A criteria matrix is used for:
Answer: organizing programming information
●● An object located in the egress path of travel that projects more than
4″D (100 mm) must be mounted:
Answer: below 27" (685 mm) or above 80" (2115 mm) AFF
●● Clearance around an accessible (barrier free) toilet must be at least:
Answer: 60" (1500 mm) along the rear wall and 56" (1420 mm) along
the side wall
,●● Which ceiling system would you use to accommodate acoustical
ceiling tile, light fixtures, supply and return air grilles, fire sprinklers and
partition attachments in a consistent, unified way?
Answer: integrated ceiling system
●● Tactile characters on signs shall be located a minimum of how many
inches (mm) above the finish floor.
Answer: 48 inches (1220 mm)
●● What testing method and standard is used for interior wall and
ceiling textile finishes?
Answer: ASTM E-84 (Steiner Tunnel Test)
●● When making furniture decisions, what should the interior designer
consider?
Answer: all of these: industry standards, federal, state and local
restrictions related to FF&E, FF&E requirements established by a rating
system such as LEED
●● ________________ is best located with the help of drawings, as
much of it is related to the communication, electrical, and other
architectural features of the building.
Answer: Equipment
,●● A schedule for construction drawings would be used to indicate all of
the following except?
Answer: window treatment hardware
●● What would be the best way to ensure that the finish on new
millwork matches the finish on existing millwork on a remodeling
project?
Answer: Indicate on the drawings and in the specifications that the new
work should match the existing work.
●● As part of ongoing learning throughout an Interior Designer's
professional career, it is important to stay abreast of new issues and
changing requirements.
As part of maintaining the NCIDQ Certificate and for many
state/provincial licenses/registrations/certifications, required CEU's
(Continuing Education Units) need to focus on "health, safety and
welfare" ("HSW") in their content. What are the components that make
up HSW?
Answer: codes, ethics and psychological well-being
●● When conducting field verification of a space to document existing
conditions, which of the following steps is most important?
Answer: Establishing a dimension convention prior to commencing site
work
, ●● What is the term used for the aspect of reviewing best practices
within an industry by comparing a firm's activities or functions with
others in the field?
Answer: benchmarking
●● In the programming phase of a project, an interior designer is busy
collecting information during a site visit.
Which is one possible reason to verify results using another method?
Answer: observation is best used to verify information gathered in
interviews or questionnaires
●● When would a designer determine potential noise problems, either
from inside or outside the building?
Answer: during the field survey
●● What is a programmatic concept?
Answer: a designer's abstract ideas about how to solve a performance
problem
●● Before space planning begins a designer should have all of the
following information EXCEPT?
Answer: block diagrams
