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  Interior Building Systems       When working with a building's interior designer, it is essential to know where the wiring will be placed , as most commercial or residential buildings have wiring installed in the walls. Some wiring is required for internet connections or telephone lines, but some people are opting for wireless service instead. When working to make a building energy-efficient and sustainable, we need to collaborate with the HVAC and lighting systems to find ways to conserve energy. Something that interior designers need to consider is visual control for security, much like in hospitals, offices, or stores, where private information or valuable objects are present, necessitating the use of effective security systems and alarms. One type of security system used in prisons, retail malls, and schools is called Lockdown Systems, which electronically closes all doors and shuts down an entire building, pre...

  Indoor Environmental Quality      The acoustics are an important consideration while doing interior design, since the acoustics are how sound travels around a space, and it is important to know, since in commercial spaces, you wouldn't want people to hear important and private information during a meeting. The three main principles of sound control are Noise Reduction coefficient (NRC) and Sound Transmission Class (STC), and Transmission Loss ( TL) Reverberation Time (RT) refers to the sound that builds up over time and can be controlled. This is done in classrooms and auditoriums. image of Reverberation Time  When it comes to acoustical privacy for medical facilities, HIPAA) It is important since hospitals contain private information on their patients, which is crucial that sound doesn't transmit to other areas. The same can be said for offices like marketing or finance, whic...

 Plumbing Systems      When working with the plumbing systems, there are three types of water that go through the systems: the potable water that is drinkable, the second type is black water that contains sewage, and lastly gray water that is waste water from sinks, bathrooms, and the washing machine. There are many different types of pieces used in plumbing systems, such as septic tanks, which often have a sewer treatment plan. Plumbing fixtures, such as toilets, are the largest users of water in the plumbing system. There are many different types of toilets, such as low-flow toilets, high-efficiency toilets, and dual-flush toilets, that are found in various restaurants. This type of toilet allows for the option of using more or less water if required. Some urinals used in men's bathrooms come in two different types: waterless u...

 Electrical Systems & Lighting      Most of the electricy that goes to the houses come from electrical companies that home owners or business owners pay to get electricy sent to them monthly or yearly depending on the contract that they sign and the impacts that it has in interior design is that amount of lights that the designers chooses for the space or since light causes heat how much air conditioning is neeeded in the space and the sustainability of the building. the psychology of lighting is effects that it can have on people sinse their many different types of light bulds that have diiferent effects light color can can change the brightnessn such as having low overhead lights with warm color help people relax you can see this in some spas when being massage which help people relax. The proper terminology ing light is Lamp plus fixture equals luminaire when deciding the type of designers used the Simple Lumen Method that helps designers known how many light ...

  Mechanical Systems      There different types of fuel or energy that can be used and the debate of fossiel fuel engery versus renewable energy of if it is afforable and reliable for daily use and what are the pros and cons of using this type of fuels or energy, The talk about using renewable energy has been going on for a while like using Solar panels in homes that mostly be attached to the roofs of houses this is on type of renewable energy the other types are wind, water and geothermal energy this are types that can be found anywhere but some of the cons of it is that relability since the types of energy realay on the type of weather conditions like the wind energy and water energy. The types of non renewable energy is Coals, Oil and natural gas pros of this that people already know that the effective and is used by many people for years such as Oil that us used on 99% of vehicles and natural gases that people used on the stoves for cooking but is very dangerous ...

  Ceilings      The types of ceilings, such as cathedral ceilings, directly applied ceilings, and SAPC (suspended acoustical panel ceilings), are options designers can choose when building. The directly applied ceilings use the Gypsum board or plaster; this type of ceiling is mostly used in residential homes. The plaster version of the directly applied ceilings is applied only after a three-coat system is laid over, and in the past, this type of plaster ceiling was used for crown moldings and medallions. This is a type of plaster ceiling      The SAPC, also known as Suspended Acoustical Panel Ceilings, is used in commercial buildings since it provides noise control, and it is easy to work with electrical wiring and Sprinkler lines, so it is more commonly used in commercial buildings since they deal with more maintenance than resi...