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NCIDQ Exam Glossary

The Qpractice NCIDQ Exam Glossary includes easy to understand definitions for popular NCIDQ vocabulary terms. Our goal is to provide simple explanations without all that academic double-speak.

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A

  • absorption
  • addenda
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • ANSI
  • anthropometrics
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B

  • base bid specification
  • BOMA
  • building commissioning
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C

  • candlepower
  • centerline
  • change directive
  • change order
  • coefficient of friction, COF
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D

  • dead end corridor
  • dedicated circuit
  • descriptive specification
  • diffusion
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E

  • evaporation
  • express warranty
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F

  • fire damper
  • flame resistant
  • flame retardant
  • flexible polyurethane foam (FPF)
  • flooring radiant panel test (ASTM E648)
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G

  • GFI
  • greenwashing
  • gross area
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I

  • IAQ
  • IFMA
  • illuminance
  • impact insulation class
  • implied warranty
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J

  • junction box
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K

  • kelvin
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L

  • laminated glass
  • laser scanning
  • LEED
  • low-voltage lighting
  • lumen
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M

  • master specifications
  • means of egress
  • modacrylic
  • MR16
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N

  • net area
  • NFPA
  • noise reduction coefficient
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O

  • on center
  • orthophotography
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P

  • parti diagram
  • performance specification
  • photogrammetry
  • plenum
  • plumbing trap
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R

  • radiation
  • rectified photography
  • reference standard specification
  • rentable area
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S

  • scoping provisions
  • septum
  • sequential flow
  • smoke damper
  • smoke density test (ASTM E662)
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T

  • tempered glass
  • tenant work letter
  • Trombe Wall
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U

  • UCC
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V

  • vertical ignition test (NFPA 701)
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W

  • white noise
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