Civil Engineering and Architect Unit 2.1.1 VOC ure Quiz

A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials.

• Still

• Header

• Floor Joists

• Felt

Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads.

• Floor

• Floor Joists

• Solar Orientation

• Stud

A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows.

• Siding

• Stud

• Header

• Sheathing

Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home.

• Still

• Floor

• House Wrap

• Stud

Material used to restrict the flow of heat, cold, or sound from one surface to another.

• Subfloor

• Still

• Stud

• Insulation

A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials.

• Solar Orientation

• Sheathing

• Truss

• Sustainability

Material, such as boards or shingles, used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building.

• Truss

• Siding

• Felt

• Siding

A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls.

• House Wrap

• Still

• Top Plate

• Siding

Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building.

• Solar

• Header

• Solar Orientation

• Orientation

Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption.

• Siding

• Source Reducaion

• Top Plate

• Felt