Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

by Lisa Godsey
Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card

by Lisa Godsey

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Overview

This complete guide to the selection of materials for interiors has been updated to reflect the most recent materials on the market and contemporary awareness on industry movements like sustainability. Written from the viewpoint of the working designer, Interior Design Materials and Specifications, 4th Edition, describes each material’s characteristics and teaches students how to evaluate, select, and specify materials, taking into account factors including code compliance, building standards, sustainability guidelines, human needs, and bidding processes. Students will learn how to communicate with suppliers and vendors to achieve the results they envision and how to avoid some of the pitfalls common to material selection and specification.

New to this Edition:
-Removed laminated materials chapter and dispersing information into related materials chapters.
-Inclusion of a Smart Materials chapter and sustainability information throughout.
-Updated all case studies throughout text.

STUDIO Features:
-Self-Assessment Quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips.
-Review key concepts with Flashcards of essential vocabulary.
-Watch Videos to tour materials plants.

Instructor Resources:
-PowerPoint Slides for each chapter.
-Instructor’s Guide with sample course outlines for teaching and tools for integrating the STUDIO with the course.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781501360893
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 02/11/2021
Edition description: New Edition
Sales rank: 276,501
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Lisa Godsey, MID, has been a practicing interior designer for over 30 years. She has been involved with interior design education for 20 years, as an instructor and recently as an Interior Design Department Chair for a CIDA-accredited program. A registered interior designer and LEED AP, she has served two accrediting agencies as a site visitor reviewing interior design programs across the US. She has also served as a juror for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ). She is the author of two textbooks that cover material which helps prepare students to take the NCIDQ.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

1. Making Material Selections
2. Acoustics
3. Paints, Coatings, and Wallcovering
4. Textiles, Window Treatments, and Soft Goods
5. Carpeting and Area Rugs
6. Wood
7. Resilient Flooring
8. Plastic
9. Glass
10. Metals
11. Tile and Brick
12. Stone
13. Terrazzo, Similar Composites, and Concrete
14. On the Horizon: New Materials

Glossary
Basic Metric Conversions Table
Index

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