Zonation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Two types of dispersal - Answer-active and passive What are the three ways species know how/when to disperse? - Answer-innate, learned or environmental cue response physical barriers - Answer-ocean, mountain Behavioural barriers - Answer-competition, zonation Anthropogenic barriers - Answer-human caused - roads, dams, poaching What is the most prominent thing preventing dispersal - Answer-Barriers range expansion - Answer-the idea that the geographic areas occupied by species change over ...

A building code regulates a. the design of the building. b. the construction of the building. c. the aesthetics of the building. d all of the above. e. both (a) and (b). - ANSWER-Both a and b In a building code, some life safety provisions are contained in fire safety provisions and the remaining ones in structural safety provisions. a. True b. False - ANSWER-False The building code requirements for the dimensions of treads and risers of a staircase are a. fire safety issues. b....

The first building law on record in the U.S. - ANSWER-1625 International Code Council - ANSWER-ICC International Building Code - ANSWER-IBC International Code Council Performance Code - ANSWER-ICCPC National Fire Protection Association - ANSWER-NFPA International Code Council - Evaluation Services - ANSWER-ICC-ES Life Safety Codes - ANSWER-LCS American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers - ANSWER-ASHRAE Department of Energy - ANSWER-DOE Am...

International Building Code (IBC) - ANSWER-it is the primary building model code, published by the International Code Council (ICC). A model building code is one that is written without reference to any particulary geographical area. The IBC is a prescriptive code Life Safety Code - ANSWER-it is used in conjunction with the building codes by some jurisdiction but it is not a legal code. It addresses construction, protection, and occupancy features necessary to minimize danger to life from fir...

On average, how much of the price for a newly built, single family home goes towards regulations imposed by the government? 10% 25% 15% 30% - ANSWER-25% Studs used to frame the roofing system are called rafters. slabs. girders. sill plates. - ANSWER-rafters. What do we call anything attached to a piece of land or building such that it becomes a part of that property and is passed on to a new owner when the property sells? An appurtenance An easement An encumbrance Personal prop...

standard - ANSWER-- a definition, a recommended practice, a test method, a classification, or required specification that must be met. -developed by trade associations, gov't agencies, and standards-writing organizations - referenced by cods - become law when the standard is accepted by a jurisdiction - a standard by itself has no legal standing - referenced with acronym of standards organization and standard number (i.e. ASTM E84) - new standards to address sustainability are being creat...

Blood Vessels and Circulation - Study Guide 1. Illustrate the most common circulatory route -heart --> arteries --> arterioles --> capillaries --> venues -->veins 2. Describe a portal system and list some areas where they are found in the body- Blood flows through 2 consecutive capillary networks before returning to the heart. Found in: hypothalamus- anterior pituitary, kidneys, small intestine- liver. 3. Define and illustrate an arteriovenous shunt, venous and arterial anast...

If any portion of the code is held to be invalid, the remaining portion is what? - ANSWER-Not affected Unless an extension is granted, a permit expires after how long if no action is taken? - ANSWER-180 days Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, which should apply? - ANSWER-The specific requirement Buildings and uses lawfully established and in existence at the time of adoption of the code may continue that use, provided such condition is wh...

construction documents - ANSWER-Drawings and specification comprise the zoning ordinances - ANSWER-laws that regulate the types of use allowed of property in certain areas model building codes - ANSWER-standardized codes that local jurisdictions may adopt for their own use as a simpler alternative to writing their own international building code - ANSWER-IBC stands for international residential code - ANSWER-IRC stands for IBC - ANSWER-the building code applied to all buildings ot...

(T/F) Federal buildings such as VA hospitals and military office buildings are usually not subject to state and local building codes - ANSWER-True (typically, each federal agency sets it own requirements. In some cases, an agency may require the use of an ICC ir NFPA code; however, their use would then be refulated at a federal level {not a state or local level}) (T/F) If it is decided that performance codes will be used on a project, the entire project must be designed using performance ...