If you'd like to do this, read through my blog posts to date, let it all gel overnight and tomorrow. Tomorrow night, number a paper (or Word Document) from 1-10. Then write down the (10) tips from my posts that will help you (from memory!!). OR better yet, re-cap from your own test prep!
Directions:
List 10 tips, strategies, and facts that you've identified and retained over the past month.
- Lighting: Calculate wattage allowed before going all symbol-crazy on your plan (watts per SF X total SF) and keep track of watts as you add fixtures.
- Egress: To determine the travel distance to each stair, remember to add your farthest path traveled within the existing suite to to the common path of travel to each stair.
- ADA Restroom: 36H rim std lav, 34H rim ada lav, 15H t.o. seat std toilet, 17H t.o. seat ada toilet, 24H to rim std urinal, 17H to rim ada urinal, 34H t.o. grab bar, 40H to b.o. mirror, 40-44H to operating parts of wall-mounted accessories. Oh, and 30X48 access in front of sink/urinal.
- Systems Integration: Pay attention to ceiling height changes with regards to ductwork!
- Millwork: draw blocking in the wall and OVER-label everything!
- Egress: use the "grid-block" space planning method to divide your floor into designated spaces (find SF of a grid block and divide each required SF to determine roughly how many grid-blocks).
- Life Safety: 1-hour rated walls belong suite-suite, suite-public corridor/lobby, and assembly-suite corridor, should have acoustical properties, and extend to the underside of the deck.
- Lighting: Assign DLV (dimmer low voltage) to low-wattage fixtures when laying out switching plan.
- Life Safety: You need a Fire Extinguisher both in the shared lobby/corridor AND in the tenant space (usually they'll have a space with enough SF requiring TWO and they should be located no more than 75' from the further occupant.
- Space Planning: Pay attention to plumbing trenches, don't forget to locate required electrical outlets/data as required, and highlight the program as you go!
There are more, but these are my faves!
Happy re-capping!
Carolyn
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Nancy! I'm glad you're reading along! However, 36" is standard lavatory/counter height according to what I've learned in school, the Ballast books, my work experience, and the PDP solution books ;) Good luck!!
DeleteI am SO confused about hardware as well for the Life Safety, and find the solutions too ambiguous... Doesn't a Training Room (Assembly) need a Panic Bar (and a closer), even if the combo in the options(H-whatever#) has a lockset, and even if the training room DOESN'T require 'security'??? Can you please help clarify this? Thanks!
ReplyDeletePS - Thanks for making this blog, Carolyn! I too passed parts I & II on the first go, and I won't even mention what my attempt number this is for the practicum :P
Training rooms do not require panic bars, just closers according to the building code. If security is not required, a lever passage set with closer OR lever passage set with closer and panic bar are acceptable. I'd stay safe and omit the panic bar. These are more for egress doors from the tenant space (like a back hall door), egress from a building to exterior, and doors within stairwells. I've asked NCIDQ to double-check, but their common answer is that there are several acceptable answers! Confusing, but also forgiving!
DeleteOh, and you'll pass it this time! GOOD LUCK!!
DeleteThanks, Carolyn! Good luck to you too, I know you will Ace this!
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