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  Chapter 12 – Regulations The final chapter in our course book, Sustainable Building Systems and Construction for Designers , by Lisa M. Tucker, discusses the regulations pertaining to an interior designer. After reading, we are able to differentiate among codes, voluntary programs, ADA, and testing agencies, as well as identify certain key sustainable design guidelines. The chapter closes by providing us with information that helps us, as interior designers, to understand the path of egress and identify the phases of any and all design projects. Phases of a Design Project There are, at most, 6 phases within a design project. The first is programming which focuses on the interviewing the client(s) to create a user needs assessment and spatial analysis that is required for the project. Throughout this face, the accumulation of case studies and background research is expected, however, programming as a whole is not identified as a phase within a design project based off the St...

  Chapter 11 – Interior Building Systems This chapter discusses sustainable energy control methods and types and how to incorporate the appropriate security features into a design project. It also applies the principles of good security designs to projects and teaches us how to differentiate between the multiple forms of vertical circulation within a building. To sum it up, the chapter shows us how to effectively and appropriately integrate furniture systems into a building’s structure. Data, Voice, and Telecommunications and Security In today’s society, internet connections and telephone lines are crucial to the modern interior environment. Especially when it comes to wireless services, these result in the need for specific placement of routers to enable equal service throughout the entirety of a space. There are two types of voice and data signals: digitally and analog. Data and video signals are typically encoded digitally, while voice is capture in analog form. On the oth...

Chapter 10 – Indoor Environmental Quality: Acoustics and Indoor Air In this chapter we learned about the location of open offices in order for them to get the minimal amount of sound transmission and how to meet client needs for speech privacy. It also discussed the impacts of LEED on acoustics and indoor air quality, as well as the importance of good indoor air quality to health, safety, and welfare of building occupants. The chapter also specified sustainable materials that support good indoor air quality and how to identify acoustical needs in a space and how to accomplish acoustic separation goals. Acoustics We learned that acoustics is the study of sound and as designer it is important for us to understand how it moves through a space and the certain materials and finishes used within said space. It is also our job to be aware of and expect possible sources of noise – unwanted sound. As humans we hear the sound waves that are created when something or someone makes noise. Th...