2. Attic Ventilation 1. Soffit Vents located at the eave of a roof, permit generous airflow to the rafter space as they act as the intake to the attic’s ventilation.

3. Attic Ventilation 2. Ridge Vent Ridge Vents, located at the highest point of a roof, allows air to be exhausted while still protecting the attic from weather.

4. Attic Ventilation 3. Gable Vent located high in the wall at opposite ends of an attic. Gable vents create a cross draft to help ventilate the attic.

5. Attic Ventilation 4. Roof Turbines Roof Turbines use wind to expel air out of the attic to ensure the moist air does not settle in the attic and begin to mold .

8. Brick Arch

9. Brick Arch

10. Brick Arch With Keystone

12. Brick Bonds Common

13. Brick Bonds Rowlocks

14. Brick Bonds Headers

15. Brick Bonds Soldier

16. Brick Bonds Shiners

18. Brick Size Utility Brick 3 5/8” x 3 5/8” x 11 1/2”

19. Bulldozer A heavy engineering vehicle that has a large vertically mounted blade in the front that is used to move earth, tree stumps etc.

20. Cladding - Brick

21. Cladding - EIFS

22. Cladding - Stone

23. Cladding - Wood Boards

24. Cladding - Wood Shingles Wood Shakes: a shingle split from a block of wood Wood Shingle: is sawn from a block of wood Wood Shakes

25. Code Requirements Window IBC Requirements: Sill height less than 44” Min. Width 20” Min. Height 24” Min. Area 5.7 sf Measurements: Sill Height: 20” Width: 31 1/2” Height: 37 1/2” Area: 8.2 sf This window meets all of the IBC requirements for window sizing.

26. Code Requirements Stair IBC Requirements: Min. Tread Depth 10” Riser Height 4”- 7 3/4” Actual Measurements: Tread Depth: 10” Riser Height: 7”

27. Concrete Joints Control Joint An intentional groove strategically placed to prevent cracking in a slab of concrete.

28. Concrete Joints Isolation A joint placed in such a way as to separate column bases and other structures to keep unwanted stresses from causing cracks along the slab.

29. Two Different Sized CMU’s

30. Decorative CMU Split Block

31. Decorative CMU Ribbed Split-Face Block

32. Doors Exterior Flush

33. Doors Exterior Panel Panel Stile Top Rail Lock Rail Bottom Rail

34. Doors Transom A window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door. Transom

35. Doors Sidelight A tall, narrow window alongside a door. Sidelight

36. Electrical Transformer An electrical device that changes the voltage of alternating current.

37. Electrical Service Head Where the three wires (two hot and one neutral) enter the house

38. Electrical Meter Measures power usage of the home.

39. Electrical Service Panel Houses the breakers, which act as fuses, for the electrical circuits in the home.

40. Electrical Duplex Receptacle Electrical outlet with space for two plugs

41. Framing Elements 1. Anchor Bolt

42. Framing Elements 2. Sill Plate

43. Framing Elements 3. Floor Joist

44. Framing Elements 4. Subflooring

45. Framing Elements 5. Sole Plate

46. Framing Elements 6. Stud

47. Framing Elements 7. Top Plate

48. Framing Elements 8. Ceiling Joist

49. Framing Elements 9. Rafter

50. Framing Elements 10. Roof Decking

51. Framing Elements 11. Sheathing

52. Framing Elements 12. Stringer

53. Front-End Loader Front-end loaders are used to move a material from one place to another. Unlike the bulldozer, the front-end loader can pick up material in its bucket whereas a bulldozer can only push the material. A front-end loader cannot dig into the ground like a backhoe can do.

54. Gypsum Board Wall board made of layers of fiberboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core

56. Insulation 1. Batt/Blanket Most popular type of insulation for wall cavities. Also used in some attics, roofs, and floors.

57. Insulation 2. Loose Fill Most commonly used in attics because it is inexpensive and leaves few voids with no gaps between pieces.

58. Insulation 4. Rigid Board Used where high R-value per unit thickness is necessary. Commonly found in roof assemblies, walls and ceilings where insulation thickness is limited, and in below grade areas with a special water resistant composition.

59. Lintel A beam that carries the load of a wall across a window or door opening.

60. Mortar #1 Tooled, Concave 3/8” wide Commercial Building Mortar Type: N

61. Mortar #2 Tooled, Flush 3/8” wide Residential Home Mortar Type: N

62. Oriented Strand Board (OSB) A non-veneered building panel composed of long shreds of wood fiber oriented in specific directions and bonded together under pressure. The strands of rectangular wood strips are held together by a wax and resin adhesive.

63. Plumbing Roof Vent The Vent Through Roof (VTR) maintains a system of plumbing drains and waste lines at atmospheric pressure by connecting them to the outdoor air.

64. Plumbing Sink Drop-In Sink

65. Plywood A wood panel composed of an odd number of layers of wood veneer and bonded together under pressure. Veneer – A thin layer, sheet or facing.

66. Radiant Barrier Placed adjacent to an airspace in roof or wall assemblies as a deterrent to the passage of infrared energy.

67. Rebar #5 Rebar, 5/8” Deformations in rebar are to help prevent slipping

68. Steep Roof Drainage Gutter a narrow channel which collects rainwater from the roof of a building and diverts it away from the structure, typically into a drain. The main purpose of a rain gutter is to protect a building‘s foundation by channeling water away from its base

69. Steep Roof Drainage Downspout Feeds the water collected by the rain gutter

70. Steep Roof Drainage Splashblock Used in order to prevent soil erosion/moisture problems around the foundation of a building or house. Leads the water away from foundation

71. Steep Roof Shapes 1. Gabel Roof

72. Steep Roof Shapes 2. Gambrel Roof

73. Steep Roof Shapes 3. Hip Roof

74. Steep Roof Shapes 4. Mansard Roof

75. Steep Roof Terms Ridge- level intersection of 2 roof planes in a gable roof Rake- sloping edge of steep roof

76. Steep Roof Terms Valley- trough formed by the intersection of 2 roof slopes

77. Steep Roof Terms Eave- horizontal edge at he low side of a sloping roof Soffit- undersurface of a horizontal element of a building Fascia- exposed vertical surface of an eave

78. Stone Random Rubble Pattern

79. Stone Coursed Rubble Pattern

80. Stone Coursed Ashlar Random Ashlar

81. Vapor Retarder Placed between insulation and sheathing, prevents condensation of water vapor

82. Waterproofing Impervious membrane applied to the outside of a foundation prevents penetration of water

83. Weep Hole A small opening whose purpose is to permit drainage of water that accumulates inside a building component or assembly.