The Construction Industry
The classification of construction for one and two family dwellings.
What is residential construction?
Minimum standards of construction that protect the life, health, property, and general welfare of the public.
What are building codes?
Mr. Jones has this many children.
What is 5?
Examples include use of formaldehyde-free finishes and products with minimum off-gassing or low volatile organic compounds.
What is indoor air quality?
This type of house takes the principles of air-tightness and energy efficiency to the highest level.
What is passive house
The classification of construction for retail, service, and other public buildings.
What is commercial construction?
A minimum setback requirement is an example of this type of regulation.
What is a zoning ordinance?
Mr. Jones served in what branch of the military?
What is the US Air Force?
Examples include reducing heat loss, high efficiency appliances, and switching from incandescent to LED lighting.
What is energy efficiency?
This is a comprehensive certification system used to verify how "green" a home was built.
What is LEED?
The classification of construction for airports, bridges, and dams.
What is heavy, infrastructure, or civil construction?
The document that gives permission to begin construction.
What is a building permit?
Mr. Jones' wife.
Who is Lindsay Jones?
Examples include using high-performance engineered wood, wood alternatives, recycled building materials, sustainably harvested lumber and more durable products.
What is resource conservation?
This type of house is built to a standard that yields 20% - 30% better energy efficiency than a standard new home.
What is EnergyStar?
The first physical step in the building process for a new home.
What is site preparation?
The full name of the organization known as OSHA.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
The brand of Mr. Jones' dream car.
What is Porsche?
Examples include using dual-flush toilets, low-flow fixtures, and rain collection systems.
What is water conservation?
The idea behind this type of home is that it saves as much in utility costs as it cost to build.
What is a Net Zero Home?
90% of new site-built homes in the US and Canada are build using this system of construction.
What is wood light-frame construction?
The law that mandates handicap accessibility on multi-family residential construction projects.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Mr. Jones began teaching building construction this year.
What is 2010?
Examples include techniques like minimizing soil disruption and preserving open space.
What is site design?
A common goal for this type of home is to eliminate the need for a conventional heating and cooling system.
What is a passive house?