We’ve all heard of green design as another term for sustainable design. Sustainable design seeks to meet the design requirements of a project while minimizing the environmental impact, while improving human health and well being. Sustainability is a component of both the IDFX and IDPX Exams.
read more…The NCIDQ Interior Design Professional Examination (IDPX)
The NCIDQ Interior Design Professional Exam (IDPX) is a 4-hour multiple choice exam that tests your knowledge of:
Integration of the Design with Building Systems
Codes and Standards
Preparation of Contract Documents
Professional and Business Practice
Project Coordination and Contract Administration
You are tested with 150 scored questions and an extra 25 pretest or unscored questions. See more recommended study resources for IDPX.
Here is an example of some of the content topics that are part of the IDPX Knowledge Areas:
What’s This About Programming and Site Analysis?
In interior design, programming is like detective work. It’s the process of gathering and analyzing information about a problem before trying to solve it with design.
read more…Acoustic basics for interior design on the NCIDQ Exam
The science of acoustics deals with sound in the built environment. Interior designers need to understand and be able to apply these basics for the NCIDQ Exam, on all three NCIDQ Exams.
read more…What do I need to know about life safety codes and standards?
Codes and Standards are an important part of the IDPX Exam, this section is one of the higher weighted sections of the test, with 27 scored items at 18% of the exam. Get an overview of what you need to know here.
read more…The Change in Flame Retardant Rules and the Impact on NCIDQ Exam
In 2013, California announced plans to transform its fire safety standards by dropping the 1975 law that required foam used in furniture cushions to withstand a 12-second exposure to small, open flame.
How does this requirement relate to designers planning to take the NCIDQ exam?
On the Interior Design Fundamentals Exam, this regulation change could apply to Content Area 4: Knowledge of and skill in sourcing and research as it relates to manufacturers’ and vendors’ information regarding furniture, fixtures, and equipment, For example: Life safety (e.g., flammability, toxicity)
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