LCA Craft and Design flashcards
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- Net-to-gross area ratio
- The ratio of usable (net) area to total (gross) area in a courthouse, typically 0.65 to 0.75, accounting for circulation, mechanical, and structural space.
- Sallyport
- A secure, controlled entrance for prisoner transport vehicles, allowing detainees to be transferred directly into holding cells without public exposure.
- Courtroom sightlines
- Unobstructed lines of sight ensuring judge, jury, witness, attorneys, and public can see and hear proceedings; no columns or furniture blocking views.
- Assistive listening system
- Technology such as induction loops or FM systems that transmit courtroom audio directly to hearing aids or receivers for individuals with hearing loss.
- CPTED
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design; a security approach using natural surveillance, access control, and territorial reinforcement to reduce crime and fear.
- Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
- A documented plan outlining procedures for evacuation, shelter-in-place, lockdown, and other emergency responses, including roles and drills.
- Universal design
- Design of environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without adaptation or specialized design, benefiting people of all abilities.
- ADA Standards
- The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, specifying minimum requirements for accessible routes, parking, entrances, and courtroom features.
- Digital evidence management system
- Software that securely stores, manages, and tracks digital evidence with chain of custody, metadata, and integration with case management systems.
- CJIS Security Policy
- FBI Criminal Justice Information Services security requirements for protecting criminal justice data, including access control, encryption, and auditing.
- Chain of custody
- Documented, unbroken record of evidence transfer from collection to disposal, including date, time, handler, and purpose at each step.
- Clean agent suppression
- Fire suppression using gases like FM-200 or Inergen that extinguish fires without water damage, suitable for records and evidence storage areas.
- Construction manager at risk
- A project delivery method where the construction manager guarantees a maximum price and assumes risk for cost overruns, collaborating with the owner and designer.
- Commissioning
- The process of verifying that building systems and components are designed, installed, and function according to the owner's requirements and design intent.
- Life-cycle cost analysis
- An economic evaluation comparing initial and future costs (operation, maintenance, replacement) over an asset's life, using present value discounting.
- Earned value analysis
- A project management technique using cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) to assess cost and schedule efficiency.
- LEED
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; a green building certification system with prerequisites and credits for sustainable site, water, energy, materials, and indoor quality.
- Retro-commissioning
- A systematic process to improve an existing building's performance by identifying and correcting operational and maintenance deficiencies, often every 3-5 years.
- Holding cell
- A secure temporary detention area in a courthouse for individuals in custody, with direct secure access to courtrooms and separate from public circulation.
- Jury deliberation room
- A private, secure room adjacent to the courtroom where the jury deliberates, with controlled access, restrooms, and communication to the court.
- Duress alarm
- A silent alarm activated by court personnel in emergencies, alerting security to respond to threats in courtrooms or chambers.
- Video remote interpreting
- Technology enabling remote sign language or spoken language interpreters to provide real-time services via video conferencing, improving access for limited-English-proficient or deaf individuals.
- Threat assessment team
- A multidisciplinary team that evaluates and manages potential threats of violence in the workplace, including court facilities, to prevent incidents.
- NFPA 101
- The Life Safety Code, specifying requirements for means of egress, fire protection, and emergency lighting to protect occupants in buildings including courthouses.
- Accessible route
- A continuous, unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces, with minimum clear width of 36 inches and compliant slopes and surfaces.
- WCAG 2.1 AA
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, level AA, ensuring digital court services and websites are perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for people with disabilities.
- Structured cabling
- A standardized telecommunications infrastructure using twisted-pair or fiber optic cables to support voice, data, and video systems in court facilities.
- Evidence presentation cart
- A mobile or fixed system with document camera, monitors, and annotation tools used in courtrooms to display digital evidence to judge, jury, and gallery.
- High-density mobile shelving
- Compact shelving units that move on tracks to maximize storage capacity for records, often used in court clerk offices and archives.
- VESDA
- Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus; an aspirating smoke detection system that provides early warning of fire in sensitive areas like records storage.
- Guaranteed maximum price (GMP)
- A contract provision where the contractor agrees not to exceed a set price for construction, assuming risk for cost overruns beyond that amount.
- Critical path method
- A project scheduling technique identifying the longest sequence of dependent tasks that determines the minimum project duration, used to manage courthouse construction schedules.