ID 1051 : Int Des Test 3 Vocab
Document Summary
Grab-bars = used in showers or handicapped restrooms to help facilitate activities for those with disabilities or aging. Aging in place = the ability to live in one"s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level. Ron mace = creator of the term universal design, was an articulate architect and determined advocate who influenced international thinking about design. Non-renewable resources = is a natural resource which cannot be reproduced, grown, generated, or used on a scale which can sustain its consumption rate, once depleted there is no more available for future needs. Linear approach = traditional design approach, the conventional model of the building life cycle. Cradle-to-grave = products are created, used, and discarded. Cyclical approach is the same as cradle to cradle products are reused either recycled if a technical nutrient or composted/consumed as a biological nutrient.
