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CAD Drawing – Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) is the production of drawing, specification, and other design-related elements using special graphics and computer programs. May be used to create floor plans and furniture system layouts.
Case Goods – (Case Furniture) Pre-assembled units which are joined together on-site with metal plates and/or fasteners by an office furniture installer.
Credenza – A long side cabinet used for storage often used to support a hutch.
Cubicle – A small self-contained workspace separated by wall panels. Cubicles can provide audio, visual, information, and territorial privacy to occupants.
Disassembly – Dismantling of existing systems furniture, modular workstations, wall paneling and cubicles into its components.
Ergonomic – Describes how furniture should adapt to human requirements for comfort and productivity.
External Move – Office relocation that usually involves trucking services between different buildings.
Furniture Installation – Planning, coordinating and building of all types of furniture including home and office furniture systems by trained furniture installers.
Furniture Installers – furniture expert who is uniformed and has been certified and/or trained to install, assemble, disassemble, reconfigure, relocate or repair all types of furniture.
Furniture Reconfiguration – Dismantling existing office furniture into its parts and reassembling the components into new arrangements for changing personnel needs.
Furniture Systems – Broad term encompassing modular workstations including panels, partitions, or dividers, work surfaces and storage. It is flexible in its set up and can be installed, reconfigured, and/or relocated.
Glides – Small adjustable feet found at the bottom panels, desks and workstations, used for leveling.
Hutch – Raised cabinet (enclosed or open) with shelves resting on a solid base such as a desk or credenza.
Internal Move – Relocation within an office or within a building.
Knocked Down (KD) – Flat-packed office furniture requiring full assembly by an office furniture installer.