Study Guide for The Codes Guidebook for Interiors
Katherine E. Kennon, Sharon K. Harmon
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Study Guide for The Codes Guidebook for Interiors
Katherine E. Kennon, Sharon K. Harmon
About This Book
The comprehensive study guide for understanding interior codes
This revised and updated seventh edition of the Study Guide for the Codes Guidebook for Interiors is an essential companion to The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, the industry's reference of choice, with complete coverage of the major codes and standards that apply to interior projects. This Study Guide includes term lists, practice questions, practical application exercises, code tables, checklists, and a book companion site featuring interactive checklists, helping designers and architects check their knowledge and comprehension from reading The Codes Guidebook for Interior chapters and prepare for the NCIDQ and ARE exams. Since The Codes Guidebook for Interiors text covers the latest requirements, standards, terminology, and federal regulations, including the 2015 ICC, the current ADA standards, and ICC/ANSI requirements as well as information on green construction, this companion study guide is a comprehensive measure of designers understanding and application of codes for interior projects. It can help design students learn and practitioners keep their skills up to date.
Because it is vital that designers and architects have an up-to-date working knowledge of the various codes involved with building interiors, whether during renovation or new construction, the study guide offers them an opportunity to:
- Check their knowledge of the key terms of the industry
- Test their working knowledge of codes using the practice questions and problem scenarios
- Utilize the code tables during the design process
- Employ the numerous checklists on proposed and real life projects to ensure complete compliance
The revised Study Guide is a useful companion to The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, the essential reference for all interior professionals. Check your understanding of the individual chapters as exam prep or even just as a self-test. For the designer, architect, or student, the Study Guide for The Codes Guidebook for Interiors is a must-have resource.
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SECTION 1
KEY TERMS BY CHAPTER
◻ CHAPTER 1: About the Codes
- Alternative materials, design, and methods
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air‐Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
- ANS process (ANS consensus process)
- ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1 and 90.2
- ASHRAE/USGBC/IES 189.1
- ASTM International (ASTM)
- Certification
- Code
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Common Code Format
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Energy Policy Act (EPAct)
- Federal Register (FR)
- Federal regulation
- Fire Code (NFPA 1)
- ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities (ICCPC)
- International Building Code (IBC)
- International Code Council (ICC)
- International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
- International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
- International Fire Code (IFC)
- International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
- International Mechanical Code (IMC)
- International Plumbing Code (IPC)
- International Residential Code (IRC)
- Legacy code
- Life Safety Code (LSC)
- Manual of Style
- National Electrical Code (NEC)
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
- National Green Building Standard (NGBS or ICC 700)
- NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code (NFPA 5000)
- NSF International (NSF)
- Performance code (or criteria)
- Prescriptive code
- Public accommodation
- Standard
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Design
- Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
- Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC)
- Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
- U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
◻ CHAPTER 2: Accessibility
- ADA Standards (or 2010 ADA Standards)
- ADA‐ABA Accessibility Guidelines (2004)
- Accommodation
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG, or 1994 ADA Standards)
- Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB or U.S. Access Board)
- Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
- Certified document
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of...