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NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF HEALTH AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION : BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
QUALIFICATION CODE: 08 BOHS
LEVEL: 5
COURSE NAME: HOUSING AND HEALTH
COURSE CODE: HAH 5215S
SESSION: JANUARY 2020
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
SECOND OPPORTUNITY /SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINER
MS. CHARMAINE JANSEN
MODERATOR: | MR IIMMANUEL ZERIAPI
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer all the questions in Section A, B and C
2. Write clearly and neatly.
3. Number the answers clearly.
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 4 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A (30 MARKS)
QUESTION 1
(15 MARKS)
1.0
Assess the following statements and decide whether they are true or false.
1.1
The document shows the scheme area and the responsibility.
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1.2
The minimum height of a passage or entrance should be 2.5 meter.
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1.3
A hamlet is an isolated settlement consisting of one house.
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1.4
A site plan shows the South Point.
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1.5
Areas where the underground water lies close to the surface are suitable for
construction of a dwelling.
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1.6
All commercial buildings should have only natural lighting artificial lighting is not
necessary.
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1.7
Adaptation is the ability to distinguish between details that are very close.
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1.8
Bright lighting causes discomfort and fatigue.
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1.9
Storm water management protect health, welfare and safety of the public.
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1.10 Sash weights are heavy cast iron or lead weights inside the window frame.
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1.11 The structure of the houses in Havana informal settlement contributed to the high
Hepatitis E cases.
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1.12 The house should be at least three (3) meters away from the municipal road.
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1.13 Oil paint is a requirement at the informal settlement and formal houses.
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1.14
Building toilets for the community falls under secondary care for HIV AIDS patients.
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1.15 Overcrowding in an informal settlement increase the hypertension in the
community and decrease the tuberculosis in the community.
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QUESTION 2
(15 MARKS)
2.0
Match the term in Column A with the correct description/definition in Column B. (10)
COLUMN A
2.1 Proposed work ona building
plan.
2.2 Lumination
2.3 Storms water drains
2.4 Existing building plan should
be in the colour.
2.5 Full scale
2.6 ‘Visual outlines
2.7 Luminance
2.8 Plans
2.9 Detail drawings
2.10 Waste pipes
A. Grey
COLUMN B
B. These show members or portions of the structure
in a larger scale than the other drawings
C. Not coloured
D. Red
E. Is a view that shows a certain layer or horizontal
section of a building as if it were looked at from
above.
F. Bold continuous lines should stand out clearly.
G. Green
H. Object neither very large or very small and can be
drawn as it actually is.
|. Can be define as the process of lighting an object
J. Means brightness of the light.
2.11 Microorganisms
2.12 Floor plan
K. Evaluation tools which is used to measure change
directly or indirectly
L. Natural ventilation -air flow - windows and doors
2.13. Free atmosphere
M. Contains 0.03% carbon dioxide
2.14 Natural ventilation
2.15 = Indicators.
N. Show the builder the size of the building, the
verandah, the thickness of the walls, where to
place the doors and windows
O. Multiply or grow in a vacuumed pack.
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SECTION B (30 MARKS)
QUESTION 3
3.0
Define the following terms:
3.1
Health
3.2
Informal housing
3.2
Ventilation
QUESTION 4
4.1
Summarise what layout the drawings should contain on the site plan.
4.2
Mention the importance of working with drawings.
QUESTION 5
5.0 Explain the effects of poor lighting in a habitable room.
(10 MARKS)
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SECTIONC (40 MARKS) -
QUESTION 6
6.1 Compile a list of hidden cost during a construction.
6.2 Outline the advantages and disadvantages of zoning.
(20 MARKS)
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QUESTION 7
7.0 Discuss the elements which categorise a healthy house.
(20 MARKS)
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GOOD LUCK