3.1 Introduction to UK housing stock Quiz

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  1. 1. If embarking on a major retrofit project, maintenance and repair issues should be addressed:

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  2. 2. What has been the driver behind legislative changes to building standards since Victorian times?

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  3. 3. The main purpose of Building Regulations is to ensure…

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  4. 4. Which of the following appraises new products and techniques?

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  5. 5. Which of the following categories would be most likely to have modular building systems, maybe with concrete in-situ or prefabricated off-site?

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  6. 6. Which of the following categories would be most likely to have frame construction, cladding of asbestos, steel or concrete, and an open fire in the living room?

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  7. 7. Which of the following categories would be most likely to have solid brick walls, no damp proof course, no underfelt beneath roof tiles and open fireplaces?

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  8. 8. Which of the following categories would be most likely to have pitched roof with concrete tiles or flat roof, asbestos gutters, breeze block internal walls

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  9. 9. Which of the following categories would be most likely to have experienced significant issues as a result of various design or construction failings, to the point where some were demolished after only 20 years?

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