Design

• What is an architect?

  A person who designs buildings.
• What is a brownfield site?

  A site that has had previous buildings.
• What does a carpenter do?

  A person who makes objects from wood.
• What is the role of a civil engineer?

  An engineer who designs infrastructure.
• What is cladding?

  A protective layer on a building's exterior.
• What is a conservation area?

  An area with building restrictions for protection.
• What does construction refer to?

  The process of making a building or structure.
• What is the role of a contracts manager?

  Someone who manages site progress and resources.
• What does demolition mean?

  Knocking down or destroying a building.
• What is a dwelling?

  A building or place of shelter.
• What is the electrical grid?

  A network of electrical lines across the country.
• What are external walls?

  The outside walls of a building.
• What is a green belt?

  An area of open land with building restrictions.
• What is the historic built environment?

  A building with historic value needing maintenance.
• What does infrastructure refer to?

  Basic things needed for society's operation.
• What is a lintel?

  Horizontal support above a door or window.
• What is the national grid?

  A system of electricity across the country.
• What is a pitched roof?

  A sloping roof.
• What is planned maintenance?

  A series of tasks to keep a building usable.
• What does a plasterer do?

  Someone who applies plaster to walls.
• What are purlins?

  Parts of a roof frame.
• What is a quantity surveyor?

  A person who calculates material costs.
• What is a rafter?

  A beam forming part of a roof's frame.
• What is raw material?

  A material in its natural state.
• What does refurbishment mean?

  Redecorate and improve a building.
• What does renewable refer to?

  A resource that will not run out.
• What is a risk assessment?

  A study into possible hazards and precautions.
• What does rural mean?

  In the countryside.
• What is sanitation?

  Systems that protect our health.
• What are sewerage systems?

  Where waste and rainwater are carried away.
• What does single storey mean?

  A building with only one level.
• What does SIP stand for?

  Structural Insulated Panels.
• What do solar panels do?

  Convert heat and light into electricity.
• What is a superstructure?

  The part of a building above ground.
• What does a surveyor do?

  Analyzes a specific site in detail.
• What is timber?

  Wood from trees.
• What does telecommunications refer to?

  Long distance communications systems.
• What is traditional work?

  'Old fashioned' jobs in construction.
• What is ventilation?

  A system that allows air to circulate.
• What does a wind turbine do?

  Converts wind energy into electrical energy.