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1. A sloping roof

2. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source

3. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area

4. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas

5. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object

6. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling

7. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures

8. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports

9. A user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture - age - size - weight - race - gender - and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health - safety - and welfare today and in the future

10. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product

11. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building

12. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch

13. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure

14. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves

15. Force per unit area

16. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure

17. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources

18. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member

19. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows

20. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil

21. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point

22. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure

23. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water

24. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant

25. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal

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