Essential Questions 5.2-5.3

1.How are the interior and exterior traffic flow patterns related? As a designer, why should you consider them when preparing a floor plan?
As a designer you need to allow for customers moving in and out of the restaurant and to and from the bathroom. Also you must give space between tables for waiters/waitresses to move and also the customers.
2. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1997 provided clear guidelines for universal accessibility. What accessibility issues are important with a project?
The most important guidelines are about the restrooms and the hallways being wide enough and easily accessible for people with disabilities
3.What factors determine the functionality of a room and its size, shape, and location?
The most important factor is what the room will be used for. When a room is used for a private seating you want to make sure it is closed off and appropriate for the student.
4.In preparing a floor plan, what is the purpose and value of floor plan symbols?
The symbols are needed to show the different aspects of the room not showed with normal design lines or features.
5.What is R-value and how is it determined?
The R-value is the resistance to heat of a certain material.
6. Where would you find air leakage, and how could it be prevented?
Normally you would find air leakage near windows or doors which are not sealed. To prevent this you could use a sealing material of some kind.
7. What is a vapor retarder? How is it used?
A layer of material or a laminate used to appreciably reduce the flow of water vapor into a roof assembly.
8. What is a BTU and how would you calculate the BTUs needed for your building?
A BTU is a British thermal unit. It is calculated by using the formula of Q' = UA(delta)T