SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
THE BUILDING
STRUCTURAL
AROUND THE HOUSE
SITE PLAN
100
Types of materials are reused materials used to eliminate waste
What are recycled materials?
100
Only 33 percent of a 650 foot long street has been paved. This much remains unpaved.
What is 435.5?
100
The distance between one step to another
What is a riser?
100
SIZE OF A TOILET DRAINAGE PIPE
What is 1-1/2 INCH?
100
A dark line that surrounds the property. It may be shown as dashed, phantom or center lines.
What is the property line?
200
The category that deals with enhancing comfort, productivity, and well-being by improving air and maximizing daylighting of interior spaces
What is Indoor Environmental Quality?
200
A diagram where bubbles are used to create a preliminary floor plan layout
What is a bubble diagram?
200
Boards nailed diagonally across studs or other boards to make framework rigid
What is cross bracing
200
A metal or wood trough for carrying water from a roof
What is a gutter
200
The distance between the property line and the building
What is a setback?
300
The number of LEED categories
What is 6?
300
Wood members that form the top of a framed wall are called the
What is the top plate?
300
The structural covering, usually wood boards or plywood, used over studs or rafters of a structure
What is sheathing?
300
The board or sheet material fastened to the roof rafters on which the shingles or other roof material is placed
What is roof sheathing?
300
The amount percentage that a house should be in relationship to the property
What is 20%?
400
A system holds rainwater for later re-use?
What is a cistern?
400
Sheet metal or other material used in roof and wall construction to protect a building from water seepage
What is flashing?
400
A horizontal structural member that supports the floor or ceiling system
What is a joist?
400
The area where two roofs meet.
What is a valley?
400
The length and bearing of each line of the site boundary
What is a property line?
500
The category that deals with increasing the efficiency of buildings and surrounding sites in regards to energy
What is energy and atmosphere?
500
Materials used for obstructing the passage of sound, heat, or cold from one surface to another
What is insulation?
500
Any fastener, usually metal, used to attach joists, trusses, posts, etc. to masonry or masonry materials
What is an anchor?
500
Height of the kitchen base cabinet and height of the wall cabinet
What is 34-1/2 and 30 inches?
500
A plan view drawing which shows the site, location, and orientation of the buildings on the property
What is a site plan?