Ballast Collection

Question 1

Calculated as the reflected radiant energy divided by the total radiant energy.

Answer 1

Albedo

Question 2

A surface with an albedo of 1.0 is _____

Answer 2

A perfect mirror

Question 3

The minimum horizontal distance between the property line and the building

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setback

Question 4

The top of the full-width plane of a building facade, which defines the enclosure of public space relative to the distance between it and an opposite facade.

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Recess Line

Question 5

A temporary construction designed to filter water runoff from a construction site and trap sediment before it is washed into drains or nearby bodies of water

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Silt Fence

Question 6

An allowed deviation from zoning regulations

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Variance

Question 7

The right to use a portion of land owned by another for a specific purpose

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Easement

Question 8

The IBC specifically states that exits cannot pass through ______, ________, _______, or other spaces used for similar purpose

Answer 8

Kitchens, Storerooms, closets

Question 9

A _____ is when the contours points toward the lower elevation

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Ridge

Question 10

A ________ is when the contours points toward the higher elevation

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Valley

Question 11

The area surrounding a land development site, encompassing the population base that the development is meant to serve

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Catchment Area

Question 12

The belief that new buildings should be designed to harmonize with other buildings and development is meant to serve

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Contextualism

Question 13

The statistical data of a population, such as age, income, and so forth

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Demographics

Question 14

A relatively small area in which a number of people live and share similar needs and desires in housing, social activities, and other aspects of day to day living

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Neighborhood

Question 15

The interrelated observations and theories of man’s use of space as a specialized elaboration of culture

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Proxemics

Question 16

These types of streets have the lowest capacity and provide direct access to building sites

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Local Streets

Question 17

These type of streets connect local streets with large arterial streets

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Collector Streets

Question 18

These type of streets are major, continuous circulation routes that carry large amounts of traffic on two or three lanes

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Arterial Street

Question 19

These types of streets have limited access roads designed to move large volumes of traffic between, through and around population centers

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Expressways

Question 20

This region includes all of Canada, the northern part of the middle united states, and the mountainous regions of Wyoming and Colorado

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The Cool Region

Question 21

This region includes most of the middle latitudes of the united states, including the northwest and northeast areas of the country

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The Temperate region

Question 22

This region includes the southeastern parts of the country

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The Hot-Humid Region

Question 23

This region stretches from southern California across the desert southwest to portions of southern Texas

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The Hot-Arid Region

Question 24

A shallow grass-lined ditch or channel designed to detain storm runoff and removed sediments and other contaminants while allowing the water to seep into the ground through a process known as phytoremediation

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Bioswale

Question 25

Closed depression in the earth from which water can escape only into the soil

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Infiltration Basin

Question 26

The division of a city or other area into districts in order to regulate the use of land and the location and size of buildings with those districts

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Zoning

Question 27

The rate at which heat flows through a material

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Conductivity

Question 28

Expresses the relationship of programmed spaces to circulation, structural, and utility spaces

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Efficiency (Net to gross ratio)

Question 29

Uses information on similar-sized properties with similar amenities that are for sale in the area at the same time of valuation to determine the value of a property

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Comparison Method

Question 30

Used when the property may be subdivided for residential or commercial use

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The Development Method

Question 31

Used for properties in areas where there is no unimproved land and no market data against which to compare

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The Income Approach Method

Question 32

Used to determine the value of improved properties. This method determines the land value by deducting the value of site improvements from the total value of the property

Answer 32

The Allocation Method

Question 33

Net Usable Area _____________ Net-to-gross ratio

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Gross Area

Question 34

A common tool of developers and is used for the purchase of land that a developer intends to subdivide and resell

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A blanket Loan

Question 35

A short-term loan used to close quickly on a property or to finance a project that must begin immediately while waiting for another lender to approve a long term loan

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A bridge Loan

Question 36

Oftern used by developers, are large loans with a variable interest rate that increases substantially near the time that the repayment is due

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Mezzanine Loan

Question 37

This type of mortgage is secured by the property purchased

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A conventional Mortgage

Question 38

Construction costs tend to be the lowest in ______ areas

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Suburban

Question 39

__________ transmits the lateral forces to the foundation and must be continuous

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The Shear Walls

Question 40

The quality of physical environment that evokes a strong image in the mind of a given observer

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Imageability

Question 41

Schools, Shops, Fire Stations, Places of Worship, Post Offices, and Recreational Centers are examples of ______

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Public Facilities

Question 42

The overall climate of the region and is reflected in the weather data

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Macroclimate

Question 43

The site-specific modification of the macroclimate by such features as landscape, trees and other vegetation, bodies of water, and buildings

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Microclimate

Question 44

Wind speeds on top of a hill can be about ______% higher than a flat ground

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20

Question 45

In the ___________ Hemisphere, the south-facing slopes tend to be warmer, especially in the winter than any other slope orientations

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Northern

Question 46

The ability of surface to emit stored energy

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Emissivity

Question 47

A measure of a roof's ability to rejfect solar hear, defined so that a standard black surface has an SRI of 0, and a standard white surface has an SRI of 100

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Solar Reflectance Index (SRI)

Question 48

A perfectly reflective surface would have an SRI of about ______

Answer 48

122

Question 49

An area whose soil is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater frequently enough that it can support plants that are adapted to living in saturated soil

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Wetland

Question 50

The legal right of one party or the public to traverse land belonging to another

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Right-of-way

Question 51

Requires a buyer to perform a specific duty in the future

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Affirmative Covenant

Question 52

Permits the title to the property to revert to the original owner if the restrictions prescribed in the deed are not followed

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Conditional Covenant

Question 53

The angle above the horizon

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Solar Altitude

Question 54

The angle north or south from a east-west line

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Solar Azimuth

Question 55

Utilizes the concepts of shading, natural ventilation, radiative cooling, evaporative cooling, and ground coupling

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Passive Solar Cooling

Question 56

Use thermal mass to store heat during the day and release heat to the outside at night

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Radiative Cooling

Question 57

Uses the stable coolness of the earth to cool a building, typically by using a ground-source heat pump

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Ground Coupling

Question 58

The underground level below which the soil is saturated with water

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Water Table

Question 59

The fraction of total precipatation that is not absorbed into the ground

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Runoff Coefficient

Question 60

The pulverized upper layer of the earth, formed by the erosion of rocks and plant remains and modified by living plants and organisms

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Soil

Question 61

______ and _____ are excellent for construction loads, drainage, and sewafe drain fields, but they are unsuitable for landscaping

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Gravel and Sands

Question 62

______ is stable when dry or damp by unstable when wet. It swells and heaves when frozen and compresses under load

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Silt

Question 63

________ expands when wet and is subject to slippage. It is poor for foundations unless it can be kept dry. It is poor for landscaping and unsuitable for sewage drainage fields or other types of drainage

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Clay

Question 64

___________ are excellent for landscaping but unsuitable for building foundations and road bases

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Peat and Other Organic Materials

Question 65

Attempts to retian all historic fabric through conservation, maintenance, and repair

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Preservation

Question 66

Emphasizes the retention and repair historic materisla, but gives more latitude to replacement, typically because the property is more deteriorated before works begin

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Rehabilitation

Question 67

Focuses on the retention of materiald from the most significant time in a property's history, while permitting the removal of materials from other periods

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Restoration

Question 68

The least historically accurate approach. It allows the opportunity to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or objects in new materials

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Reconstruction

Question 69

The stage of defining the problem and establishing all the guidelines and needs on which the design process can be based

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Programming

Question 70

An abstract solution for the client's problems that do not define the specific, physical means that will be used to achieve those solutions

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Programmatic Concepts

Question 71

Land values are generally most influenced by three factors:

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Location, local market conditions, and the potential for generating profit

Question 72

The surrounding neighborhood or region is investigated to find similar properties that have recently sold or are on the market

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The Market Approach

Question 73

The value of the land is calucated based on the potential the property has to yield a profit

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The Income Approach

Question 74

The values of the land is estimated at its highest and best use

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The Cost Approach

Question 75

Issued by a city or state and backed by general tax revenue and issuer's credit

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General Obligation Bonds

Question 76

Are similar to general obligation bonds in that they are issued by a local government to pay for a facility or improvement

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Revenue Bonds

Question 77

Are bonds issued by cities or counties to finance facilities for revenue-producing public enterpries

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Public Enterprisr Revenue Bonds

Question 78

Can be used to pay for improvements that will encourage private development in an area and generate increased taxes due to increased property values

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Tax-increment financing

Question 79

Imposed on developers in order to pay for the improvements to off-site infrastructure that the new development makes necessary

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Development Impact Fees

Question 80

Used to purchase property. In exchange for the loan, the borrower grants the lender a lien on the property until the loan is repaid

Answer 80

Mortgage Loan

Question 81

A type of debt security issued by a government entity to raise money for a construction project

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Bond

Question 82

Used to finance the building of a project and is in effect only for the duration of construction

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Construction Loan

Question 83

A relatively short-term loan used when there is a distressed financial situation such as foreclosure, bankruptcy, or nonpayment of a previous loan

Answer 83

Hard Money Loan