General Building Envelope Vocabulary

Question 1

Condition(s)

Answer 1

Used to describe a point of contact between multiple systems/materials

Question 2

IGU

Answer 2

Insulating Glass Unit(s)

Question 3

Lite

Answer 3

Reference the piece(s) of glass in window units
- lite 1: exterior
- lite 2: interior

Question 4

Glazing

Answer 4

referring to the glass portions of window units

Question 5

details

Answer 5

the section of the drawings that breakdown larger sections of a project into smaller portions with notes and technical content

Question 6

assembly

Answer 6

a window unit (including caulking and tie in to wrb?)

Question 7

jamb

Answer 7

vertical section of an assembly, either between two lites or at an edge

Question 8

head

Answer 8

highest horizontal section of an assembly