Introduction to the built environment 101

Solar farms produce electricity from:

• Wind.

• Sunlight.

• Nuclear power

• Tidal

Gabions are a versatile form of erosion protection. They are:

• a small dam designed to regulate flow of water.

• like a bund but is normally formed by a river.

• They are cages filled with bricks or stones and placed in areas prone to erosion.

• are raised structures that usually extend from the shore into the sea

A traditional building is one that was built before:

• 1989 using solid wall construction methods.

• 1919 using solid wall construction methods.

• 1900 using solid wall construction methods.

• 1991 using solid wall construction methods

Identify the image below.

• Clear cavity

• Filled cavity

• Clear cavity

• Solid

A link detached house is:

• A house that shares a single party wall.

• A single-storey house with no stairs.

• A house that is free-standing and shares no party walls.

• A house that adjoins another by sharing a garage party wall.

Churches normally face:

• east to west

• north to south

• west to east

• south to north

Building regulations approved document L covers:

• conservation of fuel and power

• ventilation

• access to and use of buildings

• structure

An aqueduct is:

• a long bridge with a series of arches to carry road and railway

• a simple method of constructing a shallow tunnel, where the ground is excavated

• a minor road often serving smaller towns and villages

• carries water from a source to a distribution point

A civic building often includes:

• chemist

• government offices

• theater

• super market

A domestic biomass boiler is fueled by:

• heat transfer from the air outside a building

• absorbing heat from the sun

• wood pellets or timber

• a ground heat exchange loop placed underground