Green Digs

Renewable energy options

• solar

• nuclear

• wind

• geothermal

Architects use orthographic (a)   use floor plans to inform elevations.

Types of sustainable architecture.

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Architectural lettering is

• 1/6 inch tall

• read top to bottom and left to right on the sheet

• 1/8 inch tall

• written diagonally

Sustainable house styles

• passiv haus

• colonial house

• cargotecture

• rammed earth house

Sustainable house features

• electric heating system

• solar panels

• water harvesting system

• air conditioning unit

Parts of a construction set of blueprints

• elevators

• floor plan

• cover sheet

• roof plan

Isometric images are

• upside down

• 2 dimensional

• bird's eye view

• 3 dimensional

In architecture, bubble diagrams

• with isometric images

• help architects determine where rooms should be located

• show room pain colors

• help architects show how large or small rooms are compared to other room

A cross-section shows

• where the house will be located

• the exterior

• the outside

• the inside