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Interior Design #4
Interior Design Unit 4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Topography | refers to the contour, or slope, of the land and its other physical characteristics |
| Orientation | the position of a home on the lot and the direction the home faces |
| Cross ventilation | the air flow created when air travels in one side of the home and out another |
| Windbreak | something that protects a housing side from strong wind |
| Footing | a continuous concrete base that supports the foundation walls below ground level |
| Veneer | an overlay material that provides an ornamental finish- is used to create the look of a masonry wall |
| Flashing | consists of strips of sheet metal |
| Flue | a vertical shaft through which smoke and hot gases are carried to open air |
| R value | a measure of its capacity to resist winter heat loss and summer heat gain |
| Contractor | a person who oversees a construction project |
| Subcontractors | worker hired by contractors or homeowners to perform a specific function in the construction of a home |
| Panel box | (a service entrance or fuse box) a device that controls the distribution of the electricity to the home wiring system |
| Ground fault circuit interrupters | receptacles that guard people against electric shock |
| Recovery rate | the average amount of water that will be heated in the tank in one hour |
| Septic tank | a tank usually buried underground that is used for solids to settle and eventually decompose due to bacterial action |
| Cesspool | a system that collects sewage and lets it gradually seep into the surrounding earth |
| Conduction | the transfer of heat from a body of higher temperature to one of lower temperature by direct contact |
| Convection | the transfer of heat by means of air flow |
| Radiation | the transmission of heat by means of rays traveling in straight lines from a source |
| Thermostat | a temperature-activated switch that turns the heating system on and off to keep the temperature of a home at a set level |
| Resource management | the wise use of natural resources |
| Fossil fuels | oil, coal, and natural gas |
| Geothermal energy | heat from the earth’s interior |
| Active solar heating systems | a device that collects and stores the sun’s heat |
| Passive solar heating systems | a device that makes direct use of the sun’s heat |
| U value | the measure of a window’s capacity to resist winter heat loss |
| Retrofitting | the process of making a home that is already built more energy sufficient |
| Energy audit | an inspection of the home to determine where heat loss may be occurring |
| Landscaping | refers to the ways people use plants and object to enhance or change the natural environment around the exterior of their homes |
| Xeriscaping | landscaping to conserve water |
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