Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
for a bubble plan to evolve into a finished floor plan, the designer must
|
calculate square and cubic footage allotments
|
|
|
the typical amount of living space allotted per person in Hong Kong is
|
about 12-15 percent of what is allotted in the US
|
|
|
in housing industry, SFR stands for
|
single family residence
|
|
|
a one-and-one-half story plan consists of
|
a main floor and finished attic which usually contains the bedrooms
|
|
|
twin homes are
|
a pair of homes that share a wall; also called semidetatched houses
|
|
|
Condominium
|
a dwelling owned privately but maintained and governed by a homeowner's association
|
|
|
the typical scale used in drawing floor plans is
|
1/4 or 1/8 inch = 1 ft
|
|
|
Framing plans are
|
projections of the building from the lowest level up to the roof
|
|
|
it is advisable for homeowners to hire subcontractors directly if
|
they have the skills, time, and energy to serve as the general contractor
|
|
|
Critical path
|
a complex schedule specifying each phase of the job and when it needs to be done
|
|
|
before backfilling, builders usually waterproof the foundation with
|
a tar mixture coated with tar paper or plastic
|
|
|
the depth of the skeleton framework suitable for superinsulation is
|
up to 14 inches
|
|
|
the finish package consists of
|
built-in shelves and closet system, baseboard/door/window trim, and railings
|
|
|
HVAC
|
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
|
|
|
Insolation is also known as
|
incident solar radiation (batting?)
|
|
|
the simplest form of passive solar heating
|
direct solar gain
|
|
|
green design can and should be applied to
|
every decision in the building and systems selection process
|
|
|
curtain wall construction
|
a steel framework that allows the "skin" of the building to be all glass
|
|
|
sick building syndrome is characterized by
|
low air-volume exchange and poor air quality
|
|
|
the plenum is
|
a space above the suspended ceiling for life safety and comfort-control systems
|
|
|
furniture plan
|
shows placement of furniture to scale
|
|
|
floor plan
|
shows plane changes, exact sizes of rooms, walls, windows, anything built into the building
|
|
|
elevation
|
shows a 2D of a vertical cross-section
|
|
|
Section
|
cross-section to show specific characteristics such as insulation or how rooms relate
|
|
|
Title block
|
should include artist, the person who checked it, the name of the project, the company,
|
|
|
standard inside and outside wall thickness
|
inside: about 4 inches outside: 6-8 inches |
|
|
|
|
