IDPX - Practice Test #1

Application for permit - Answer- What is the first step in the permit process? B. Specifying blueprint matched veneer wall panels instead of sequence matched. - Answer- All of the following are examples of value engineering except: A. Changing a spec from vinyl wallcovering to paint. B. Specifying blueprint matched veneer wall panels instead of sequence matched. C. Specifying vinyl upholstery instead of leather. D. Omitting custom booth seating and specifying stock tables and chairs. Value Engineering - Answer- The process of finding substitutions for higher-cost design concepts to give quality outcomes at lower costs. RFI Form - Answer- Allows the contractor to submit questions about the construction of a project to the designer in an organized and recordable fashion. A. Suggestions on how the client's next project can be improved. (although the designer may use lessons learned from one job to the next, suggestions for improvement are generally not placed in a verbal or written post-occupancy evaluation) - Answer- Which of the following is NOT a typical part of post-occupancy evaluation? A. Suggestions on how the client's next project can be improved. B. Review of the HVAC system C. A check on maintenance problems. D. Interviews with representative users of the project. Accompany the client to the nearest designer's showroom. - Answer- A client has requested that she be able to look at a sofa the interior designer is proposing to use. What is the best course of action for the designer? Inspecting delivered good, but only for the purposes of identifying merchandise, and verifying quantities. (Such inspections are not considered final or as constituting acceptance of or taking control over the merchandise. If damage is found, the owner must notify the contractor, who then has the opportunity to correct the situation.) - Answer- What is the owner's responsibility when merchandise is delivered to the job site and the AIA document A251, General Conditions of the Contract for Furniture, Furnishings and Equipment is being used?