Chapter 6 - Technology Shaping our World
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- What are the 4 types of single family homes?
- Bungalow, one and 1/2 story, split-level and two story
- What are the four major systems in a house?
- Communication, Electrical, Plumbing and Heating
- What are the 3 functions used when grouping rooms?
- Eating, Living, Sleeping
- The circuits that carry electricity in a product or for light, heat and appliances throughtout the home
- Electrical System
- Boards that support the lines set up to locate the building so excavating can begin for the foundation
- Batter Boards
- A system that includes a feedback device to provide control
- Closed-loop system
- A building system that involves basic room units of different sizes and shapes that can be combined on site
- Modular Construction
- A means of transmitting and/or receiving information between two or more points.
- Communication Sytstem
- Material used in the walls and ceiling of a building to help control heat loss and heat gain.
- Insulation
- A drawing that shows the arrangement of rooms in a building
- Floor Plan
- The footing and foundation wall that support a building and spread its load over a large ground area
- Foundation
- A mixture of clay and straw used as a structural material in the southwestern United States.
- Adobe
- The furnace and associated ducts or pipes used to distribute heated air or water to the different rooms of a home.
- Heating System
- A series of parts or objects connected together for a particular purpose
- System
- Horizontal member of a house framework that supports the floor
- Joist
- A vertical framing member to which gypsum board, paneling, or other wall coverings are attached
- Wall Stud
- The means used to bring in clean water and dispose of waste water in a home
- Plumbing System
- The simplest form of a framed structure, with horizontal framing members supported by vertical members
- Post and Lintel
- The lowest portion of a building's foundation. The foundation wall rests on top of it.
- Footing
- A system of building in which components (such as wall framing) are built in a factory, rather than on the job site.
- Prefabrication
- A horizontal structural member, usually used to support floor or roof joists.
- Beam
- The land on which a building is to be built.
- Site
- Designing the exterior space that surrounds a home.
- Landscaping
- A covering over joists that supports other floor coverings
- Subfloor
- A system that is not controlled through the use of a feedback device
- Open-loop System