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Construction / Environmental Issues Flashcards

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Platform framing (wood framing) is the…

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most common type of framing used in residential construction.

Platform framing is the industry standard for wood framing methods. It is a light-weight construction type for roof, wall and floor planes. Additional members like studs and joists are used and are spaced accordingly to account for various loads.

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Balloon framing is an alternative to platform framing; however, it is…

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considered illegal in New York State.

Balloon framing is a style of wood-house building that uses long, vertical 2” x 4”s for the exterior walls. These long “studs” extend uninterrupted, from the sill on top of the foundation, all the way up to the roof.

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A footing is a…

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horizontal concrete member, set in the soil, which supports a building’s foundation wall.

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The footing is located at the…

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bottom of the foundation wall.

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The footing is the…

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lowest structural member in a house/building.

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The sill plate is a…

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horizontal wood member that sits on top of the house’s foundation.

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A sill plate is used as a…

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nailing surface for the floor system.

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A sill plate is considered the…

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lowest horizontal beam and wood member in the frame of a house.

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Studs are…

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vertical wood members used to construct walls.

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Joists are…

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horizontal beams or timbers that support a floor.

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An eave is the…

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lowest part of the roof that projects beyond the wall of the structure.

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Soffit is the…

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area under the roof extension.

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Fascia is the…

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area of material facing the outer edge of the soffit.

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Pitch, also known as…

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the slope.

Typically used in describing the slope of a roof, driveway, sidewalk, etc.

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The slope of the roof is known as the…

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‘pitch of the roof’.

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Flashing is added at joints/bends/corners on the exterior of a house (typically made of metal and/or rubber materials), which…

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prevents water from entering the house.

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Sheathing refers to…

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panels that span between wall studs and cover the exterior wall or interior walls.

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Sheathing is typically made of…

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plywood on the exterior of the building, and gypsum board on interior walls.

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Sheathing on the exterior wall is typically covered with…

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wood, vinyl, or aluminum siding, or bricks.

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Sheathing on interiors walls (gypsum board) is…

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painted.

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21
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Siding materials on buildings can be…

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metal (such as aluminum), wood, or vinyl. Behind the siding is a layer of sheathing.

22
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Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation (UFFI) is a type of …

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foamed in-place insulation that releases formaldehyde gas.

23
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UFFI contains large amounts of…

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formaldehyde, which is why it has rarely been used by building contractors since the 1980s.

24
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R-value is a measurement of…

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the ability of insulation to slow the transfer of heat or cold. In other words, it is the degree of resistance to heat transfer of a wall.

25
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The higher the R-value…

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the greater the insulating power. Generally, the higher the R-value, the thicker the insulation.

26
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BTU stands for…

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British Thermal Unit.

27
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BTU is a measure of heat energy. It measures the…

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amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

28
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Specifications – A document provided by Architects that…

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describes the quality of construction.

29
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Blueprints – Architectural drawings that…

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describe the layout and construction of a house. These drawings describe the quantities used in construction.

30
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A forced warm air system consists of…

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a furnace that contains a fan, a heat source such as gas or oil, and filters.

31
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A forced warm air system extracts…

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cool air from in and outdoors and passes this cool air through the heat sources. The warmed air flows through ducts to the rooms.

32
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A forced warm air system provides both…

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cooling as well as heating through the same ducts.

33
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A fuse is a device used in…

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electrical systems to protect against excessive current.

34
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A fuse melts and…

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opens the circuit, causing electric power to stop when overheating occurs.

35
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Circuit breakers perform a similar function as a fuse but are…

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more convenient and safer than fuses.

36
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Circuit breakers trip; that is, they…

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switch off the electric power for a given circuit when the current increases beyond the system’s capacity.

37
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CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbon) are synthetic chemical substances used in…

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refrigerators and air conditioners, Styrofoam products, aerosol dispensers, and cleaning agents.

38
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CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbon) have been shown to lead to the…

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depletion of the ozone layer.

39
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Most home air conditioning units use HCFCs, known as…

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Freon.

40
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PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) were widely used as…

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dielectric and coolant fluids, for example in transformers, capacitors, and electric motors.

41
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PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) have been known to…

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leak into the ground from electrical transformers.

42
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PCBs (Polychlorinated biphenyls) appear in…

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groundwater and soil.

43
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Radon is a…

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colorless, odorless gas that is emitted from soils, rocks and water as a result of radioactive decay.

44
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Radon from surrounding soil enters a home through…

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small spaces such as cracks in concrete, floor drains, sump pump openings, wall and floor joints in basements, and pores in hollow block walls.

45
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Remember: radon typically enters the house through the…

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basement or cracks in the foundation.

46
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Asbestos is a…

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naturally occurring mineral fiber sometimes found in older homes.

47
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Asbestos is hazardous to health when a…

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possibility exists of exposure to inhalable fibers (also known as friable asbestos).

48
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An asbestos professional must be used to remove the asbestos if it is…

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friable.

Friable means when dry, or as the result of a work process, may be crumbled, pulverised or reduced to a powder by hand pressure.

49
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Asbestos was commonly used in…

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insulation (around boilers, ducts, pipes, sheeting, and fireplaces), floor tiles, ceiling tiles, roof shingles and flashing.

50
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Asbestos can lead to…

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asbestosis, which is a chronic lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.

51
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Lead can be present in…

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  • drinking water (from lead pipes),
  • exterior paint (from lead-based paint),
  • dust within a home, and
  • soil around a home.
52
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The Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 sets forth the…

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procedures in disclosing the presence of lead-based paint for sales of properties built before 1978.

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