Construction Basics and Environmental Issues & Property Concerns Flashcards
Roof rafters are ____________ in orientation and establish the pitch or the ____________ of the roof.
Diagonal, Slope
What are the vertical wooden columns (usually 2x4) inside the walls and is part of the house frame?
Studs
The slope or angle of the roof is the _____________.
Pitch
Circuit breakers and ____________ both serve the same function. They are over-current protection devices.
Fuses
What is nailed on the outside of wall studs or roof rafters to begin to weatherproof the house? What is it often made out of?
Sheathing. Plywood or OSB
“A” for Amps, “A” for the ____________ of current available in a structure.
Amount
What is the minimum amperage for new construction in NYS?
100 A
“Voltage” is the ____________ or ____________ of the current in a particular electrical circuit.
Force, Pressure
What is the standard voltage in the United States?
110 V
The lower part of the roof which includes the soffit and fascia is called the ____________ or ____________.
Overhang, Eaves
Bent pieces of flexible metal (often aluminum) that serve to waterproof a house and cover cracks are called ____________.
Flashing
You would call a BTU, British Thermal Unit, a measure of ____________.
Heat Energy
What is the name of the refrigerant that leak out of air conditioners and was destroying the ozone layer of the atmosphere, the layer that protects us from the ultra-violet rays of the sun which give us skin cancer?
CFCs (Chloro-fluoro-carbons), Freon
What is the law that regulates CFC’s (Freon)? What does it set limits on?
Clean Air Act. Sets limits on pollutants in the air.
What are liquids used to cool power plans that can seep into soil or groundwater that were banned in 1979 because they were found to cause cancer?
PCBs
What is the law that regulates PCBs?
Clean Water Act
What is the law that sets nationwide standards for water quality? In NY, which department is responsible for following this law?
The Safe Drinking Water Act. NYS Dept. of Health
What does the Comprehensive Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA) give the government the power to do when there is uncontrolled hazardous waste / toxic spill? Why is it referred to as ‘Superfund’?
The power to see what to do (Response), pay for the cleanup (Compensation), and see who is responsible. Because the government budgets $250 million a year into helping with cleanups
What are USTs? Who regulates them? Who handles enforcement?
Underground storage tanks filled with gas, chemicals, propane, etc. Regulated by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation, enforcement by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
USTs under ____________ that hold gas or diesel are not regulated.
1100 gallons
What would you call the first wooden member to be laid down on the foundation wall? It serves to connect the concrete foundation to the flooring system of the house. It’s the ____________.
Sill Plate
When I build a house, I’m going to have an architectural rendering of it – what is that called?
Blueprint
And I’m going to spell out how it is to be built along the lines of the blueprints – what is that called?
Specifications
What material was used for insulating heating pipes, a naturally occurring mineral fiber, now banned from use because it is a carcinogen (cancer causing)?
Asbestos
What is the name of a colorless, odorless radioactive gas that is the byproduct of uranium in the soil?
Radon
Percolation rate is the rate ____________.
Of Water Movement through Soil
____________ causes neurological damage if you drink, eat, or breathe it. If ____________ it chips, children can eat it and if sanded people can breathe it.
Lead, lead paint
What does Title X say?
You must give the Lead Disclosure Form to buyers/tenants for homes/buildings built before 1978 n
