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What is the title of a licensed professional trained in the art and science of building design?

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Architects

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What is the name or acronym of the accrediting organization or engineering colleges and university programs?

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ABET

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What specialty area of civil engineering focuses in the designs of things to support their own weight and the load that they carry?

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Structural

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What four things must someone do to become a registered professional engineer?

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  • Graduate from an ABET accredited school university
  • Fundamentals exam
  • work experience
  • Principles an practice if engineering exam
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What exam must architects pass to become a licensed architect?

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Architect Registration Exam

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What type of architect makes sure the drawing are put together correctly and the design meets code and zoning laws?

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Project architects

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What type of engineer uses technical an management skills to turn a design into a reality on time and in budget?

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Construction

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Who enters an architect’s design into a computer?

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Draftsperson

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What is the name of the professional organization for civil engineers?

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American Society of Civil Engineers

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After attending a four year university majoring in engineering and passing the EIT what title is earned?

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Professional Engineer (PE)

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What type of engineer analyzes the properties of soil and rock to determine engineering properties?

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Geotechnical

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What is the name of the horizontal board at the bottom of the wall?

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Sill

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Name the horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings, such as doors and windows?

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Header

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What material is used to restrict the flow if heat or sound?

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Insulation

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What horizontal structural are used to carry the floor and ceiling loads?

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Floor Joists

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What is the name of the ridged framework usually connected to form triangles?

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Truss

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What is the name of the vertical framing member in wood framing construction?

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Stud

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What engineered materials are designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration?

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Vapor barrier

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How far part are wood 2 x 4’s in wall framing?

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16 inches on center

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What is the covering placed over exterior studs or rafters, typically plywood or OSB?

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Sheathing

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What is the tar impregnated used for roof construction?

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Water protection under roofing materials

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What is the name of the structural floor joined to the joists supports and supports the finish floor?

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Subfloor

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What is the material called that is used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building?

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Siding

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What walls support the other walls and roof?

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Bearing walls

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What career profession used the art of science to design structures for human habitat?

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Architecture

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What is the term used to activities methods of construction that use locally available resources?

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Vernacular architecture

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Who is Imhotep?

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Egyptian, first architect

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What is the curved structure for spanning an opening designed to support vertical load?

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Arch

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That pantheon’s concrete mixture was made up of what components?

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Volcanic ash, lime, water

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What was the purpose of ancient pyramids?

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Tombs

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What is the name of the building system with vertical posts an a horizontal beam?

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Post and lintel

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What is the name of the wedged shaped units in the arch?

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Voussar

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What is civil engineering?

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The design and construction of public works

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What is the name of the structure created with a series of arches that form a continuous arches covering?

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Vault

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What is the crown or top of the arch called?

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Keystone

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What is the name of the structure created by arranging several arches whose bases for a circle and the tops meet in the center?

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Dome

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What type if cement do we use today?

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Portland

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_______ cement hardens by reacting with water and is water-resistant.

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Hydrolic

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What is added to concrete to make it stronger(reinforced concrete)?

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Steel rebar

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39
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Electrical power is measured in what unit?

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Watts

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What is the name of the item that connects electrical devices?

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Power outlets(wiring)

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What type of switch is used to turn on a light fixture on/off from two locations?

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3-way switch

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What type of outlet is typically used in the bathroom, kitchen, and sometimes garage area?

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GFCI

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What set of codes are used to design electrical systems?

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National Electrical Code (NFPA 70)

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What type of switch allows two circuits to be switched from one location?

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Double-pole

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What is the equation is used to calculate energy costs?

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Power(rate) x time

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What is used to show the location of switches, receptacles, and fixtures?

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Electrical plan

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What is the amount of electrical power used for most fixtures and appliances in a residential structure?

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120V

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What is used to distribute power throughout the building?

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Main circuitbreaker

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What is the use for lower quality water for the Romans?

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Public baths and latrines

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How were toilets created during the Roman era?

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By digging a hole into the ground that drained into a cesspool

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What is the large insulated tank that heats cold water to be distributed in the hot water supply?

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Water heater

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What is used to control water flow?

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What is used to carry waste water in a building?

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Drain pipe

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Insulating the water heater and exposed hot water pipes is an example of ________?

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Energy conservation

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What two code systems are used to design the plumbing system?

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What is the vertical pipe that provides circulation of air to and from the drainage system?

57
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What is the device that uses water? Sink, toilet, etc.

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What were the wastewater systems used by the Romans?

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Chamber pots, toilets, public latrines

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What are the principles of sustainability in architecture?

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Economy of resources, life cycle design, humane design

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LEED was developed by what organization?

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What does LEED represent?

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Leadership, Energy, Environmental, Design

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What are the phases of the sustainable building life cycle?

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Pre-building, building, post-building

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What is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs?

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Sustainability

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What are the four levels of LEED certification?

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Certified, Silver, Gold, Platinum

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What phase of the building life cycle focuses on reducing construction waste by recycling and reusing material?

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Post-building

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What sustainably principal focuses in interaction between humans and nature?

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Humane Design

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What LEED certification encourages the placement if homes in socially and environmentally responsible ways?

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Location Linkages

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What is ID in LEED design certifications?

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Innovative in Design

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When was LEED developed?

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What prompted the insurance companies to demand building codes for structures?

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Fires in 1800s

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What is the name if a space in a building used for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking?

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Habitual space

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What legislation requires barrier-free access to state and local government projects, commercial facilities, and public accommodations?

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What are the principles of universal design?

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Equitable use, flexibility of use, simple and intuitive use

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What was the first model code group?

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What set of codes addresses design and construction of one- and two family dwellings and townhomes?

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What is the width for interior doors using Universal Design?

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What legislation required all facilities receiving federal fusing to be accessible to people with disabilities?

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Architectural barriers act if 1968

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What needs to be provided with adaptable cabinets?

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Space underneath countertops for wheelchairs

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What set of code conferences is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama?

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Southern Building Code Conference

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When was the first edition of the International Building Codes published?

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What is the uniform system of codes that were created in 1994 wit representatives from each code organization?

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What is BFE?

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Base Flood Elevation

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What is used to indicate the max pressure that a soil may be designed to support?

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Allowable soil bearing pressure

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What is live load?

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Weight of occupants, furniture, equipment, and snow

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What is the purpose of the foundation?

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Provides a level, stable surface to safely support a building.

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How wide is the footing?

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Double the width of the foundation wall

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What is used to determine how deep the foundation should be below grade?

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Frost depth

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What is FIRM?

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Flood Insurance Rate Map

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How high should the ground floor be above grade?

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What material is typically used to create residential foundations?

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What is the name of the reinforced concrete floor supported by the soil?

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Slab-on-grade

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What are the lateral loads of a residential structure?

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Wind, seismic activity, flood, and soil

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How is soil bearing pressure typically presented?

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Pounds per squared foot(psf)

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What is the unit if energy used in the US to define the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water by one degree?

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What is the equation for heat load or heat loss/gain?

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Q=AU(delta)T

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What is temperature differential?

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The difference between the ideal temperature inside and average coldest temperature outside

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What is the process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next?

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What is the common temperature scale used by engineers in heating, ventilation, and air cooling?

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Fahrenheit

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How does heat escape when the temperature outside is colder than it is inside?

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Through walls and openings

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What is the measurement if thermal resistance used to indicate the effectiveness of insulation?

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What value is referred to as a ton in most North American air conditioning applications?

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12000 Btu/h

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What are the three materials residential walls are typically made of?

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Wood, precast concrete, steel

103
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Wall cavities are filled with insulation after what items have been installed?

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Wiring and plumbing

104
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Concrete is strong in what way?

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Compression strength

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What material is used to increase the strength that concrete is poor in?

106
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What unit of measurement is used to sell concrete?

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1/2 cubic yards

107
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What material is most used for wall construction because it is strong, inexpensive, and easy to build.

108
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What length does rebar must be lapped in order to maintain strength?

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How is concrete measured to determine the amount needed to create a slab?

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Cubic yards

110
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What is the distance maintained around the edges of a concrete slab beginning with rebar?

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What type of wall is becoming more common in residential construction and has precut holes?

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Light gauge steel framed walls

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What is the name of the roof beam that slopes from the ridge beam to the top if the wall?

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Roof rafter

113
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How is roof pitch determined?

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Rise over run

114
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Name three materials commonly used as the finished product in roofs?

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Asphalt shingles, slate, wood shingles

115
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What are the two most common roof types?

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Hip, gable

116
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What is the name of the simple assembly of members forming a ridged framework usually connected to form triangular shapes?

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What is the purpose of a roof Ina residential structure?

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To protect the building and occupants from weather

118
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What materials are used in pitched roofs?

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Plywood sheathing and shingles

119
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What type of roof requires drains to remove run and snow?

120
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What is the name of the roof structural member that ties rafters together?

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Ridge beam

121
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What option can be used in roof construction to reduce energy costs?

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Reflective roofs

122
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What type of architect designs exterior areas to be functional, beautiful, an compatible with the natural environment? Parks, golf courses, parkways, etc.

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Landscape architects

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What is the accrediting organization for architectural colleges and universities?

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What type of civil engineering has the role projecting street patterns and deciding where parks are best located?

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Urban planning

125
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What is the largest and diverse field of engineering in the US?

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Civil engineering

126
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What specialty area of civil engineering designs, supervises, and evaluates systems for moving people, goods, and materials safely and effectively?

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Transportation

127
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How many architects are self-employed?

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