Housing and Interior Design Unit 1 Housing Needs and Decisions

Archeologist - scientist who studies history through the relics and remains of old civilizations.

Climate weather conditions of a region determined by temperature and meteorological changes over a period of years.

Condominium = individually owned housing units in a multi-unit development.

Culture = everything about the way a group of people live. Culture is what makes you who you are

Duplex = one building that contains two separate living units.

Earth Sheltered = houses that are partially covered with soil.

Efficiency Apartment = a unit with one main room, a small kitchen area, and a bathroom.

Eviction = a legal action that requires tenants to move out before the lease has expired

Exposure = the position of a house in relation to the sun and wind.

Green Building = designing, building, and operating homes to use materials, energy, and water efficiently.

Housing = any structure built for people to live in.

HUD = (The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development) - an agency that provides funding for housing for the elderly and disabled.

Lease = a legal document a lessee signs when agreeing to rent housing for a specified period of time.

Lessee = someone who pays rent to use or occupy property owned by someone else. YOU!

Lesser= a person who owns a property and rents it to someone else. OWNER

Manufactured Home = a transportable structure, constructed in a factory, designed to be used as a single family dwelling.

Modular Home = a home made up of separate boxlike sections that are built in a factory and assembled at the site.

Planned Neighborhood = a self-contained town, zoned for residential and business uses.

Security Deposit = a fee paid by a renter to cover the cost of any future damage that may be caused to the unit.

SMART House = simple and easy-to-use home automation system based on computer technology.

Sublet = to move out of a rental unit before the lease is up and rent the unit to someone else while retaining legal responsibility for the lease.

Technology = the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes such as reaching goals, meeting needs, and solving problems.

Townhouse = a series of individual housing units, usually identical in appearance, with a common wall between each dwelling.

Universal Design = designing interiors and products to accommodate all people with a variety of requirements, needs, and abilities.

Utilities = services such as electric power, gas, water, and telephone.