Minimum Property Standards for One and Two Living Units: (Reprinted to Include General Revision No. 3, Dated December, 1960). |
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Page 13 - ... the process of treating air so as to control simultaneously its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution to meet the requirements of the conditioned space.
Page 21 - Existing or partially completed construction which indicates defective construction, poor workmanship, evidence of continuing settlement, excessive dampness, leakage, decay, termites, or other conditions impairing the safety or sanitation of the dwelling shall render the property unacceptable until the defects or conditions have been remedied and the probability of further damage eliminated.
Page 224 - In sandy soils (or other soils in which the first 6 inches of water seeps away in less than 30 minutes after the overnight swelling period), the time interval between measurements shall be taken as 10 minutes and the test run for 1 hour.
Page 8 - ... footings, piers or foundations, erection of temporary forms, the installation of piling under proposed subsurface footings, the installation of sewer, gas and water pipes, electric or other service lines from the street to the dwelling...
Page 15 - Flashing. Sheet metal or other material used in roof and wall construction to protect a building from seepage of water.
Page vii - To provide this assurance, these standards set forth the minimum qualities considered necessary in the planning, construction and development of the property which is to serve as security for an insured mortgage.
Page 69 - Crawl space plenum walls. When a crawl space is used as a supply or return plenum, the crawl space perimeter wall shall be insulated to provide a maximum heat loss of 35 Btuh per lineal foot of perimeter wall, assuming a crawl space air temperature of 70 °F for return plenums and 110 °F for supply plenums.
Page 13 - Areaway — An open subsurface space adjacent to a building used to admit light or air, or as a means of access to a basement or cellar.
Page vii - June 27, 1934, to encourage improvement in housing standards and conditions, to provide a system of mutual mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.
Page 14 - Conductance, Thermal: The time rate of heat flow through a unit area of a body, of given size and shape, per unit temperature difference.