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UNIT TWO: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING CODES ________________________________
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YEAR TWO UNIT TWO: HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING CODES Table of Contents Lesson 1: Architecture Features Through the Ages (1-class period)
Lesson 2: Architectural Elements of Homes (1-class period)
Lesson 3: Housing Styles Through the Centuries (3-class periods)
Lesson 4: Building Codes Past to Present (3-class periods)
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Lesson #1: Architecture Features Through the Ages
Objectives
Students will be able to…
Summarize the architecture features through Stone Ages to Neo-Classical Time.
Common Core Standards
LS 11-12.6 RSIT 11-12.2 RLST 11-12.2 Problem Solving/Critical Thinking 5.4 Health and Safety 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12 Technical Knowledge and Skills 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway D2.1, D2.8, D2.9, D3.1, D3.2, D3.3, D3.4, D3.7 Responsibility and Leadership 7.4, 9.3
Materials
Architecture Features Through the Ages Power Point https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ab4f485df-0d78-4fa9-9509-0b9ea3e1952c Architecture Features Through the Ages Worksheet
Lesson Sequence
Introduce to students that a specific architectural style is characterized by a collection of design details. These details include size and shape of windows, the size and placement of a porch, and the presence or absence of columns.
Review the Architecture Features Through the Ages PowerPoint with students.
Have students fill in the Architecture Features Through the Ages Worksheet while reviewing the power point. Discuss and answer any questions students may have along the way.
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Assessment
Check for understanding while presenting PowerPoint. Grade student worksheets. Reteach and clarify any misunderstandings as needed.
Accommodations/Modifications Check for Understanding One on One Support Peer Support Extra Time If Needed
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Architecture Features Through the Ages Worksheet
As you watch the PowerPoint on Architectural Features Through the Ages fill in summary with the correct answers.
Paleolithic and Neolithic Era
1. What were the name of the traveling people who had first taken interest in building self-supported structures instead of the easily used, if available, caves? ________________________________
2. What was the first most common substance used to build more permanent structure? _______________________
3. As humanity learned to farm as well as hunt, more permanent structures begin to appear. They homes were made from _________________________________________.
4. What is one famous Neolithic structure made from megaliths? _________________________________________
5. Door and window openings in supporting walls were created, without losing structural integrity by what two methods? _______________________________________________________________________
Egyptian Architecture
6. Most of Egypt’s ancient towns have been lost because they built _____________________
7. What construction method was used most often in early Egyptian structures? _____________________________
8. Egyptians constructed with mudbrick as well, except the Egyptians added other components to their mudbrick, what was it? _______________________________________________________________________
9. These materials added tinsel strength. What is tinsel strength? ______________________
10. Egyptian people kept cool in hot weather by _____________________________________
11. Little attention was paid to buildings for everyday life. Egyptians paid more attention to building 3 other structures: _______________________________________________________________________
12. What were the Egyptians famous for constructing? ______________________________
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13. Who lived in the pyramids? __________________________________________________
Greek Architecture
14. Ever since the Geometric Period (900-725 BCE), the main task of the Greek architect was:___________________________________________________________________
15. Early Greek architecture employed wood, not stone. Timber was used mainly for roofing and was a very scarce commodity which affected a building _______________________
16. Greek temples, like Egyptian temples, used basic post-and-beam construction (column and lintel). This is sometimes referred to as ___________________________________
17. Once Greek designers became familiar with the Egyptian architect, Imhotep, they began the replacement of wood structures with stone. This was called ____________________
18. The use of stone led to 3 architectural systems for building with their strict rules. Describe them below.
Architectural system Description
19. In their homes, the Greek people built what to act as a natural air-conditioner? ___________________________
20. Why were burglars termed “wall piercers”? _________________________________
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21. The living arrangements in a Greek home were different than how we live. Explain the living arrangement for the Greeks.
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Roman Architecture
22. Roman architects borrowed ideas from the _____________________ and improved them.
23. The Romans did not invent the arch. Arches have been used since prehistoric times. What ancient groups of people used them? _______________________________________________________________________
24. The Romans perfected the use of three architectural elements:
1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
25. Draw the forces that are applied on each stone in an arch. Draw the forces that are applied in beam construction. Which construction allows for larger interior space in Roman buildings? ____________________________
26. What is a vault in Roman construction? _____________________________________ 27. With larger living spaces produced using arch construction, why were windows still
limited in buildings? _______________________________________________________________________
28. What are the ingredients in Roman concrete? _______________________________________________________________________
29. Explain hydraulic cement. _______________________________________________________________________
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30. Most Romans lived in insulas. Describe come characteristics of a typical insula and the quality of the building.
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31. If you were of a higher class you would live in a building called a domus. Compare and contrast an insula and a domus.
Insula Same Domus
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Architecture Features Through the Ages Worksheet – Answer Key
1. Neolithic architects 2. Mudbrick 3. Timber, straw, mud 4. Kermario Dolmen at Carnac North-west France 5. Post and lintel (beam) 6. Near the Nile Valley and were flooded 7. Post and beam style 8. Binding material like rice husks or straw 9. Resistance to bending or twisting 10. Sleeping on their roofs to catch the breeze 11. Pyramids, tombs, and temples 12. pyramids 13. pharaohs 14. To design temples honoring one or more Greek deities 15. Length and limited its use 16. Trabeated 17. Petrification 18. Doric-Simplest, rather sturdy, with plain, round capitals (top) Ionic-slender, fluted
pillars, two opposed volutes (scrolls) on capitals. Corinthian-most ornate, slender fluted column, capital carved with two rows of leaves and four scrolls
19. Courtyards 20. They broke through the walls to enter homes 21. Men and women lived in different parts of the house-men’s rooms were known as the
adrom and women were gynaikonitis 22. Greeks 23. Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Greeks 24. Arch, vault, concrete 25. Vault 26. Extended arches 27. Privacy 28. Mortar (cement), mixed water, lime, volcanic ash sand 29. Set and harden even under water-helped build sewers, baths, and harbors 30. Various answers
a. Built around a courtyard with building on 3 sides and a wall on the 4th b. 6-7 apartments
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c. Accommodates around 40 people d. Each apartment has 1 room, sometime 2 e. Made of wood or mudbrick and sometimes collapsed or caught on fire f. No heating, running water or toilet
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Insula Same Domus
No heating Courtyard or atrium Backyard – peristyle Underfloor heating
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Lesson #2: Architectural Elements of Homes
Objectives
Students will be able to…
Identify styles of windows, doors, and roofs.
Common Core Standards
LS 11-12.6 RSIT 11-12.2 RLST 11-12.2 Problem Solving/Critical Thinking 5.4 Health and Safety 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12 Technical Knowledge and Skills 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway D2.1, D2.8, D2.9, D3.1, D3.2, D3.3, D3.4, D3.7 Responsibility and Leadership 7.4, 9.3
Materials
History of Doors and Quick History of Window Glass Handout Main Idea and Support Details Worksheet
Lesson Sequence
Review the History of Doors and Quick History of Window Glass Handout (25 minutes).
Have students highlight important information and ask any questions as they have them.
Have students fill in the Main Idea and Support Details Worksheet (25 minutes)
Assessment
Informal observations through questioning during direct instruction Use students’ main idea and support details worksheet as formal assessment
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Accommodations/Modifications Check for Understanding One on One Support Peer Support Highlight Important Material Ahead of Time
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History of Doors and Quick History of Window Glass Handout
A specific architectural style is characterized by a collection of design details. These details include size and shape of windows, the size and placement of a porch, and the presence or absence of columns.
Roof Styles
One of the design details that is usually considered a major characteristic of a housing style is the roof. The illustrations below show several distinct roof styles.
Flat - Flat roofs are horizontal, or very near it. They have very little slope when compared to roofs on a home or residential building. Mansard - a style of hip roof that has four sloping sides, each of which becomes steeper halfway down. Gable - This is also a simple roof and the one most commonly used. It has two slopes meeting at the center or ridge and forming a gable. Gambrel - This type of roof occurs when the rafters rise to meet a flat surface or "deck" instead of corning together at the ridge Salt Box - a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, creating a one story in the back and two stories in the front. Hip - This roof consists of four sides, all-sloping toward the center of the building. The corner rafters run up diagonally to meet the ridge.
A. Flat
E. Salt Box
D. Gambrel
C. Gabled
B. Mansard
F. Hip
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Lesson #3: Housing Styles Through the Centuries (3 Days)
Objectives
Students will be able to…
Identify styles of homes.
Transform a current architectural style to another by changing key elements.
Common Core Standards
LS 11-12.6 RSIT 11-12.2 RLST 11-12.2 Problem Solving/Critical Thinking 5.4 Health and Safety 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12 Technical Knowledge and Skills 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway D2.1, D2.8, D2.9, D3.1, D3.2, D3.3, D3.4, D3.7 Responsibility and Leadership 7.4, 9.3
Materials
Housing Styles from The Different Centuries Worksheet
Lesson Sequence
Look over the Housing Styles from the different Centuries Worksheet. Discuss building materials and styles. (30 minutes)
Have students brainstorm reasons why housing styles have changed over time and why people do not all live in the same type of house. Support your opinion by using information from this unit. (20 minutes)
Choose three homes using the paper “housing styles through the centuries” and create a front elevation of three homes of your choice. (2 days)
Review rubric with students so they are aware with grading criteria.
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Assessment
Use rubric to grade student’s front elevation of homes.
Accommodations/Modifications Check for Understanding One on One Support Extra Time If Needed
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Housing Styles from the Different Centuries Worksheet
Why Do Housing Styles Change Over Time?
Either individually or with a partner, quickly brainstorm 2-3 reasons for why housing styles change over time, and why people do not all live in the same type of house. Support your opinion using information from this unit. Record your reasons below for each question. Be prepared to share your ideas with the class.
Why do housing styles change?
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Why do people not live in the same type of house?
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Housing Styles Through the Centuries
Choose 3 homes, using the paper ‘Housing Styles Through the Centuries’. Using a piece of paper, pencil and ruler create a front elevation of the 3 houses of your choice. Then draw a door and 2 windows, using selections from the design elements fact sheet. After you have drawn them in with pencil, they may also be colored. When they are completed, you’ll need to write a description of the housing style, roof style,
window and door styles that were used. You will share your designs with the class in the form of a poster.
Extra credit can be earned by creating changes from the styles (basically creating your own style).
POSTER RUBRIC
Proficient Basic Below Basic
Overall neatness
and presentation
on the poster.
House is free of smudges and drawn neatly with pencil and
ruler.
Picture labeled accurately with architectural writing and
guidelines erased.
House has small smudges and drawn by hand with pencil.
Picture not labeled accurately with architectural writing and
guidelines not erased.
House has smudges.
It is drawn by hand.
Picture is not labeled accurately with architectural
writing.
No guidelines were used.
Roof style
1 roof style neatly drawn with pencil and ruler, and accurate
description of roof style.
1 roof style drawn without ruler. Description is not accurate for roof style.
No roof style or description of roof style used.
Window Styles
2 different window styles, drawn neatly with pencil and ruler. An accurate description
of window styles used.
1 window styles, drawn without ruler. An inaccurate description of window style
used.
1 different window style not drawn neatly. Description is
missing or inaccurate of window style used.
Door Styles
1 door style, drawn neatly with pencil and ruler. An
accurate description of door style used.
1 door style, drawn without ruler. An inaccurate description
of door style used.
No door style or description of door style used.
House Style
House style drawn neatly with pencil and ruler. An
accurate description of the house style used.
House style drawn without ruler. An inaccurate description
of the house style used.
House style not drawn accurately and description
incorrect or missing.
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Housing Styles
Native American
17th Century
Indian Tepee Indian Pueblo
Indian Longhouse Eskimo Igloo
Half timbered with thatch roof Cape cod
Garrison Saltbox
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Tile roof and stucco exterior
Stone exterior and partial roof between floors Dormers and flared roof
Log cabin
Steep roof, small windows, and heavy wooden shutters
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18th Century
Side-gabled roof, cornice and central chimney
Distinguished by portico (porch) and columns Gabled roof, cornice and fan light
Central Section and wings on both sides
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19th Century
Greek Revival – elaborate entry including porch with columns
Gothic Revival – gables decorated with Gingerbread trim
Victorian Period – Mansard Style
Victorian Period – fanciful with irregular roof line and wide porch
Italian Style – square shaped with long narrow windows
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20th & 21st Century
Split-Level – levels separated by short flights of stairs Ranch - one-story
Contemporary -
Solar-
Geodesic dome
Earth sheltered
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Prairie – Frank Lloyd Wright design with long low lines
Craftsman - Bungalow
International – functional with flat roof and little decoration
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Lesson #4: Building Codes Past to Present (3 Days) Objectives
Students will be able to…
Trace the history of building codes.
Describe the ICC, IBC, IRC, and CBC.
Identify the three dominant model codes of the past century.
Common Core Standards
LS 11-12.6 RSIT 11-12.2 RLST 11-12.2 Problem Solving/Critical Thinking 5.4 Health and Safety 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.12 Technical Knowledge and Skills 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 Residential and Commercial Construction Pathway D2.1, D2.8, D2.9, D3.1, D3.2, D3.3, D3.4, D3.7 Responsibility and Leadership 7.4, 9.3
Materials
PowerPoint Introduction to Building Codes Past to Present https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Ad6b906ac-9f45-43ae-9547-ac37035d7322 Mapping Main Ideas Worksheet Evolution of Building Codes Handout and Graphic Organizer Building Codes and Building History Test
Lesson Sequence
Review the PowerPoint Introduction to Building Codes Past to Present presentation with the class. Have students take notes on the Mapping Main Ideas Worksheet. Students should identify main ideas and then support main ideas with facts. (50 minutes)
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Pass out the evolution of building codes handout and graphic organizer. Have students read the evolution of building codes hand out and fill in graphic organizer with a partner.
Review graphic organizer as class. (50 minutes)
Answer any questions about building codes and building history. Then pass out the Building Codes and Building History Test. (50 minutes)
Assessment
Informal assessment through questioning and checking for understanding Building codes and building history test
Accommodations/Modifications
Check for Understanding Highlighted Material Selective Partners One on One Support Extra Time If Needed
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Mapping Main Ideas Worksheet
While reviewing the PowerPoint “Introduction to building codes past to present” decide upon 6 main ideas (topic sentences) and 3 sentences that clarify the main idea you chose.
Topic- Ancient Building Codes
supporting examples
supporting examples
supporting examples Main Idea #1
Main Idea #3
Main Idea #2
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Sum up what you read in 2 sentences; what are the most important points that were made about the evolution of Building Codes.
Conclusion
supporting examples
supporting examples
supporting examples Main Idea #4
Main Idea #6
Main Idea #5
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Evolution of Building Codes Handout and Graphic Organizer
The underlying principle of any building code is to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public in the construction and use of buildings and other structures. To this end, building codes establish the minimum standards that structures, and the materials used to construct them must meet. ‘Minimum’ is the operative word when discussing code requirements. This is because minimums ensure that enough has been done to ensure that the bridge won’t collapse, or your electrical system won’t electrocute you, etc. This is important in the construction industry because you can exceed the minimum, (within reason) but you are never allowed to fall short of the minimum. What you build must “meet code,” i.e., meet the minimum requirements for safety.
In order to protect the safety and welfare of the general public, building codes address all facets of constructing a structure. From Framing to fire protection, concrete to roofing, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc., it is all addressed in the code.
It is also important to remember that while codes help reduce the hazards faced by those who will use a given structure, no building code is perfect, and therefore cannot completely eliminate all potential hazards. However, effective codes in combination with sound design, engineering, and construction methods can virtually eliminate all reasonable risks posed by any structure to those who use them.
Around 1905 one of the first real building codes would be developed (up to this point, the country ran on local [municipal] codes). It was developed/published by the Fire Underwriters Association (made up of insurance companies), the “National Building Code” as it was called, focused on protecting the building rather the people occupying the building! It wouldn’t be until the late 1920’s before building codes were developed that focused on the safety of a building’s occupants rather than the building itself.
In 1915, code officials from all over the country met to discuss the problems and concerns that they shared. Immediately following these meetings, the first of three-model code writing organizations was formed.
It was known as BOCA or Building Officials and Code Administrators International. (The BOCA National Building Code, or NBC) Created in 1915, BOCA represented code officials from the East and Mid-Western portions of the United States.
In 1922, the second organization was formed. It was known as the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference. This group permanently changed their name to the International Conference of Building Officials, or ICBO, upon the publication of their first code in 1927. (became known as Uniform Building Code or UBC) This organization represented code officials from the western states. Among these states was California.
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The Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) was formed during 1940-41; this group first published its Southern Standard Building Code in 1946. In 1973 the name of the code was changed to the shorter Standard Building Code (SBC). The SBCCI represented code officials from the southern states.
In 1994, BOCA, ICBO, and SBCCI agreed to work together to form the International Code Congress (ICC).
The codes developed by the ICC are known as the International, or I-Codes. There are 14 different codes published by the ICC, covering all facets of building various structures. From framing to fire protection, houses to HVAC, bridges to balusters, and everything in between, it is all addressed in the I-Codes.
Who can submit new codes, or make changes/revisions to the code?
Anyone can submit a new code or addendum.
If you reason that there should be code to address some aspect of the construction process that currently is not included in the code, or there is a code already in place, but you don’t feel it goes far enough to properly ensure the public’s safety, you can submit to have that code added to, or changed.
If your concerns and/or data are considered valid, the new code will be added, or the existing code changed.
Since codes are published in three-year cycles, it will be three years from the latest published version of the code to which you are submitting for change before your addition or revision is added to the published code. In the meantime, your addition or revision will be issued as a “supplement” to the code. The process of adding to, and/or revising the code was highly evident in the aftermath of the1994 Northridge earthquake.
Engineers, architects, builders, etc. analyzed the bridges, freeways, homes, and other structures that were either damaged or destroyed by the quake. Their analyses and subsequent recommendations were submitted to the ICBO, with many becoming “supplements” to the 1994 Uniform Building Code. In 1997, these supplements became part of the published code with the last publication of the UBC. These codes can now be found throughout the current (2006) publication of the International Building Company.
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Evolution of Building Regulations
Refer to the reading handout and use the Word Bank to fill in the organizer below.
Word Bank
BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators - East Coast and Midwest specific
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials - West Coast specific
SBCCI Southern Building Code Conference International - Southeast specific
NBC National Building Code
Local Building Codes
State Building Codes
County Building Codes
IBC International Building Code family
IFC International Fire Code
IRC International Residential Code
IECC International Energy Conservation Code
Other Codes: Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, Sewage disposal, Wild land-urban interface
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Evolution of Building Regulations – Answer Key
Local Building Codes
State Building Codes County
Building Codes
IBC International Building Code
IFC International Fire Code
IRC International Residential Code
IECC International Energy Conservation Code
Other Codes: Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, Sewage disposal, Wild land-urban interface
ICC
International Code Council
BOCA
Building Officials and Code Administrators
ICBO
International Conference of Building Officials
SBCCI
Southern Building Code Conference International
NBC
National Building Code
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Building Codes and Building History Test
Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Simply put, a building code is… a. Only available to those who pay. b. A series of numbers that represent verbal instructions. c. A set of rules that makes sure a structure is built correctly. d. An optional set of rules ensuring structural integrity.
2. What are the three building codes that we use in the United States?
a. Residential, Commercial, Industrial b. National, Model, Municipal c. Literal, Figurative, Probable d. Primitive, Modern, Futuristic
3. The purpose of any building code is a. For the insurance company so the basis of my claims can be approved b. Tell me how to build, so I know short cuts c. Peace, safety, and punishment d. Health, safety, and general welfare of the public
4. What were the first most commonly used structures? a. glass house b. concrete walls c. straw hut d. caves
5. Industrial grade construction was first introduced by the use of: a. mud brick b. electrical c. fire d. sunlight
6. Who lived in the pyramids?
a. Pharoah b. It was not for living, they were tombs. c. Servants d. The family of the Pharaoh
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7. What is tensile strength? a. How easily it can wrap a Christmas tree. b. A structures temperature cap, c. A human’s ability to lift heavy weight d. An objects ability to resist pulling, bending, stretching or twisting forces.
8. The Romans invented a material that is indispensable to the construction process. What is it? a. Adobe b. Hydraulic concrete c. Cat 5 d. Gasoline
9. The Parthenon is made of post and lintel construction. What was the name of another structure that was made of post and lintel construction?
a. Pyramids b. Mud Brick huts c. Stonehenge d. The Titanic
10. Three modern United States structures that were influenced by Greek architecture are: a. The U.S. Mint in San Francisco, 2nd Bank of the U.S., U.S. Supreme Court b. Bank of England, British Museum, Paris Opera House c. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Luxor Casing, Louvre Pyramid d. SIS Building, The Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, MGM Grand Hotel
11. With our new technologies should building codes be proactive and change before a catastrophe hit? Answer on a separate sheet of paper. You must have at least 5 sentences: Main idea (thesis statement), 2 support details of your stand, and a concluding sentence. You will also be graded on Grammar and Mechanics- 16 total points.
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Building Codes and Building History Test – Answer Key
Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Simply put, a building code is… a. Only available to those who pay. b. A series of numbers that represent verbal instructions. c. A set of rules that makes sure a structure is built correctly. d. An optional set of rules ensuring structural integrity.
2. What are the three building codes that we use in the United States?
a. Residential, Commercial, Industrial b. National, Model, Municipal c. Literal, Figurative, Probable d. Primitive, Modern, Futuristic
3. The purpose of any building code is a. For the insurance company so the basis of my claims can be approved b. Tell me how to build, so I know short cuts c. Peace, safety, and punishment d. Health, safety, and general welfare of the public
4. What were the first most commonly used structures? a. glass house b. concrete walls c. straw hut d. caves
5. Industrial grade construction was first introduced by the use of: a. mud brick b. electrical c. fire d. sunlight
6. Who lived in the pyramids?
a. Pharoah b. It was not for living, they were tombs. c. Servants d. The family of the Pharaoh
7. What is tensile strength?
a. How easily it can wrap a Christmas tree. b. A structures temperature cap, c. A human’s ability to lift heavy weight d. An objects ability to resist pulling, bending, stretching or twisting forces.
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8. The Romans invented a material that is indispensable to the construction process. What is it? a. Adobe b. Hydraulic concrete c. Cat 5 d. Gasoline
9. The Parthenon is made of post and lintel construction. What was the name of another structure that was made of post and lintel construction?
a. Pyramids b. Mud Brick huts c. Stonehenge d. The Titanic
10. Three modern United States structures that were influenced by Greek architecture are: a. The U.S. Mint in San Francisco, 2nd Bank of the U.S., U.S. Supreme Court b. Bank of England, British Museum, Paris Opera House c. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Luxor Casing, Louvre Pyramid d. SIS Building, The Chet Holifield Federal Building in Laguna Niguel, MGM Grand Hotel
11. With our new technologies should building codes be proactive and change before a catastrophe hit? Answer on a separate sheet of paper. You must have at least 5 sentences: Main idea (thesis statement), 2 support details of your stand, and a concluding sentence. You will also be graded on Grammar and Mechanics- 16 total points.
BUILDING INDUSTRY TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY: YEAR TWO CURRICULUM
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Grading Rubric
4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point
Thesis
(Main Idea)
Correctly identifies the main idea in a
clear and accurate manner.
Correctly identifies most of
main idea in a complete sentence.
Identifies an important idea
but not the main idea in a complete sentence.
Identifies a detail but not the main
idea.
Supporting
Details
Clearly states 2 or more
important details using own words or statements.
States at least 2 important details
with some paraphrasing of
information.
States at least 1 important detail. Demonstrates
little if any paraphrasing.
Includes unnecessary
details. Does not demonstrate any
paraphrasing.
Conclusion
Writes a clear and specific concluding statement.
Writes an adequate concluding statement.
Writes a weak concluding statement.
Does not include a concluding statement.
Mechanics and
Grammar
Contains few, if any spelling or grammatical
errors.
Contains several errors in
punctuation, spelling or
grammar that do not interfere with
meaning.
Contains many errors in
punctuation, spelling and/or
grammar that interfere with
meaning.
Contains many errors in
punctuation, spelling and/or
grammar that make the piece illegible.