Aubree Whitfield-Housing Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) an accreditation which recognizes good environmental and ecological building and design practices
  2. 3. Light type of built-in lighting enclosed in a box-like structure that directs light downward
  3. 5. a measure of insulation's capacity to resist winter heat loss and summer heat gain
  4. 7. a decorative strip at the area where the roof and the walls meet
  5. 9. the placing of glass in windows
  6. 10. the position of a home on its site and the direction the home faces
  7. 14. a modern style of architecture developed for sloping lots with multi-levels
  8. 15. stripping strips fastened along the edges of windows and doors to reduce drafts and heat loss
  9. 16. set of architectural designs drawings used in the construction of a building, using symbols to represent structural features
  10. 17. design philosophy that treats environmental attributes as design goals
Down
  1. 1. plan a diagram of a home or other structure that shows the arrangement of rooms
  2. 4. material used to restrict the flow of heat between a house's interior and the outdoors
  3. 6. the finished exterior appearance of a given side of a house
  4. 8. barrier materials added to walls and attic areas to help reduce drafts and prevent moisture from getting into a home
  5. 11. the lower portion of the roof that overhangs the wall
  6. 12. study of specific housing characteristics
  7. 13. the projecting area of a roof or upper story beyond the wall of the lower part