VISUAL DICTIONARY VII Flashcards
Refers to the art, science, or business of building
CONSTRUCTION
Refers to the person who engages in the profession of architecture, usually trained and experienced in the design and construction of buildings
ARCHITECT
Refers to the person trained, skilled, or professionally engaged in any of various branches of engineering
ENGINEER
Refers to the person or organization hired to give professional or expert advice regarding a specific aspect of a project, such as acoustics or lighting
CONSULTANT
Refers to the person or organization that contracts to provide the materials and perform the work for a construction project at a specified time and rate
CONTRACTOR
Refers to the person on organization that contracts directly with an owner to manage and supervise a construction project, including the work performed by subcontractors
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Refers to the person or organization that contracts with a can general contractor to provide a portion of the work on a construction project
SUBCONTRACTOR
Refers to the person or organization having the legal right or title to a piece of property, usually the architect’s client and party to the owner-architect agreement
OWNER
Refers to the person or organization that invests in and develops the potentialities of real estate, esp. by initiating and implementing bldg projects for ownership, management, or resale
DEVELOPER
Refers to the institution, usually a commercial bank, providing the long-term financing for a construction project
LENDING INSTITUTION
A term used to refer to legally certified by a governmental or other constituted authority to engage in a business or profession in the state or jurisdiction in which a project is to be constructed
LICENSED
REGISTERED
A term referring to the insuring of property, life, or one’s person against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved
INSURANCE
A term referring to having a monetary commitment set aside to ensure that all obligations set forth in a contract are fulfilled
BONDED
Refers to the person or organization that contracts with an owner to advise on and coordinate all phases of a bldg project, from evaluating the construction cost and feasibility of design decisions to managing the bldg, award, and construction phases of the project
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Refers to a person or organization that develops and constructs bldgs for subsequent sale or Iease
SPECULATIVE BUILDER
A term pertaining to an arrangement under which a person or organization contracts directly with an owner to design and construct a bldg or project
DESIGN-BUILD
A term pertaining to an arrangement under which a person or organization designs and constructs a bldg for sale or lease when ready for occupancy
TURN-KEY
what is the process of bldg from site preparation through erection, assembly, and finishing operations?
CONSTRUCTION
Refers to install the highest structural member in a construction or complete the uppermost course in a masonry wall
TOP OUT
what is the temporary framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself?
FALSEWORK
What is a temporary structure or platform for supporting workers and materials at a height above the floor or ground during the construction or repair of a bldg ?
SCAFFOLD
STAGING
What is a detailed investigation and analysis conducted to determine the financial, technical, or other advisability of a proposed construction project?
FEASIBILITY STUDY
what is the competitive process of offering to perform the work described in a contract for a specified sum?
BIDDING
What is a formal acceptance of a bid or a negotiated proposal?
AWARD
What is a legally enforceable agreement, usually in written form, between two or more parties to do or not to do something specified?
CONTRACT
What is a written communication issued by an owner authorizing a contractor to proceed with the work and establishing the date of commencement of the work?
NOTICE TO PROCEED
What is a written authorization to proceed with construction of a bldg project in accordance with approved drawings and specifications, issued by the local gov agency having jurisdiction after plans have been filed and reviewed?
BUILDING PERMIT
What do you call the person designated by a gov authority to administer and enforce the provisions of a bldg code?
BUILDING CODE
What is a document issued by a bldg official certifying that all or a designated portion of a bldg complies with the provisions of the bida code, and permitting occupancy for its designated use?
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
What is the process of diagnosing the technical, functional and behavioral aspects of a completed bldg in order to accumulate information for future programming and design activities?
POSTOCCUPANCY EVALUATION
A term pertaining to project scheduling in which the design and construction phases of a bldg project overlap to compress the total time required for completion
FAST-TRACK
What is a method of planning, scheduling, and managing a project combining all relevant info into a flow chart, including the optimum sequence and duration of activities, the relative significance of each event, and the coordination required for timely completion of the project?
CRITICAL PATH METHOD
What is a construction process using a high degree of prefabrication in the manufacture of standardized units or components to speed assembly and erection bldg ?
SYSTEMS BUILDING
INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING
A term referring to fabricate or manufacture beforehand, esp. in standardized units or components for quick assembly and erection
PREFABRICATE
A term referring to construct by assembling diverse and usually standardized parts?
FABRICATE
What is a prefabricated section of a floor, wall, ceiling, or roof, handled as a single unit in the assembly and erection of a bldg?
PANEL
What is a structural panel consisting of a core of relatively light material enclosed between two sheets of a high-strength material, generally resulting in a high stiffness-to-weight ratio?
SANDWICH PANEL
What is a structural panel consisting of plywood facings glued to lumber stringers, used as floor, roof, or wall member subject to bending?
STRESSED-SKIN PANEL
what is planning and design utilizing prefabricated modules or modular coordination for ease of erection, flexible arrangement, or variety of use?
MODULAR DESIGN
What is a series of standardized, frequently interchangeable components used in assembling units of differing size, complexity, or function?
MODULE
What do you call correlating the dimensions of a structure and the unit sizes of its components, usually with the aid of a planning grid based on a 4-inch on 100 mm cubical module?
MODULAR COORDINATION
What is a technique in constructing multistory bldgs in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when cured, are raised into my position by hydraulic jacks?
LIFT-SLAB CONSTRUCTION
what is a method of casting reinforced concrete wall panels on site in a horizontal position, then tilting them up into their final position?
TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION
What are the legal documents comprising a construction contract, including the owner-contractor agreement, conditions of the contract, and the construction drawings and specifications for the project, including all addenda, modifications, and any other items stipulated as being specifically included?
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
What are drawings and specifications setting forth in detail the requirements for the construction of a project?
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
What do you call the part of the contract documents consisting of a detailed description of the technical nature of the materials, standards, and quality of execution of the work to be placed under contract?
SPECIFICATIONS
What specification stipulates how a particular component or system must perform without giving the means to be employed to achieve the results?
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION
what specification stipulates the exact quantities and qualities of materials to be furnished and now they are to be assembled in a construction?
DESCRIPTIVE SPECIFICATION
What specification refers to a standard specification to indicate the properties desired in a material or component and the methods of testing required to substantiate the performance of products?
REFERENCE SPECIFICATION
what specification stipulates the use of specific products, systems, or processes without provision for substitution?
PROPRIETARY SPECIFICATION
What is the classification of a bldg’s construction according to the fire resistance of its major components: structural frame, exterior bearing and nonbearing walls, interior wearing walls, floors and ceilings, roofs, and enclosures of fire exits and vertical shafts?
CONSTRUCTION TYPE
CONSTRUCTION CLASS
What is a code regulating the design, construction, alteration, and repair of bldgs, adopted and enforced by a local gov agency to protect the public safety, health, and welfare?
BUILDING CODE
What is an ordinance regulating the division of land into zones, so as to restrict the height, bulk, density, and use of bldgs, and the provision of such ancillary facilities as parking; a principal instrument in the implementation of a master plan?
ZONING ORDINANCE
ZONING CODE
What is a covenant with a clause that restricts the action of any party to it, such as an agreement among property owners specifying the use to which a property can be put; racial and religious restrictions are legally unenforceable?
RESTRICTIVE COVENANT
What is a bldg code that sets minimum standards for energy conservation and the energy-efficient design of bldgs?
ENERGY CODE
A term pertaining to a material, type of construction, or occupancy or use not complying with the requirements set forth in a bldg code or zoning ordinance
NONCONFORMING
What is an official permit to do something normally forbidden by regulations, esp. by bldg in a way or for a purpose normally forbidden by a bldg code or zoning ordinance?
VARIANCE
what is a construction having a structure of steel, concrete, or masonry, and walls, floors and a roof of noncombustible materials?
NON COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
what is a noncombustible construction having a structure and major components with fire-resistance ratings at least equal to those specified by the appropriate authorities?
PROTECTED NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
What is a noncombustible construction having no fire-resistance requirements except for fire walls and enclosures of fire exits and vertical shafts?
UNPROTECTED NON COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
what is a construction that does not fulfill the requirements for noncombustible construction?
COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION
What is a construction type having noncombustible exterior walls and an interior structure wholly or partly of light framing?
ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION
what is an ordinary construction having a structure and major components with fire-resistance ratings at least equal to those specified by the appropriate authorities?
PROTECTED ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION
what is an ordinary construction having no fire-resistance requirements for the interior structure except for fire walls and enclosures of fire exits and vertical shafts?
UNPROTECTED ORDINARY CONSTRUCTION
what is a construction type having noncombustible exterior walls and an interior structure of timbers and decking of specified minimum sizes without concealed spaces?
HEAVY-TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
MILL CONSTRUCTION
what is a construction type primarily formed by a system of repetitive wood or light-gauge steel members and not meeting the requirements for heavy-timber construction?
LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
What is a light-frame construction having a structure and major components with fire-resistance ratings at least equal to those specified by the appropriate authorities?
PROTECTED LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
What is a light-frame construction having no fire-resistance requirements except for fine walls and enclosures of fire exits and vertical shafts?
UNPROTECTED LIGHT-FRAME CONSTRUCTION
What is the area within the surrounding exterior walls of a bldg, excluding vent shafts and courts but including unbounded areas within the horizontal projection of the floor or roof above?
BUILDING AREA
what is the vertical distance from the finished surface of a floor to the finished surface of the next floor above?
STORY HEIGHT
What is the vertical distance from the grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface?
BUILDING HEIGHT
What is a story having a finished floor surface above the grade plane, including the basement when the finished floor surface of the floor above the basement is more than 6 ft (1.8m) above the grade plane?
STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE
What is the horizontal reference plane used in determining bldg ht and number of stories, calculated as the average of finished grades adjoining a bldg along its exterior walls?
GRADE PLANE
What is an exterior bldg having direct access to a covered mall bldg but having its required means of egress independent of the mall?
ANCHOR BUILDING
What is a retail complex containing a variety of stores, restaurants, entertainment facilities, and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent bldgs or ina single large bldg ?
MALL
What is a bldg code term for a roofed or covered pedestrian way within a covered mall building serving as access for a number of tenants and not exceeding three open levels in height?
MALL
What is a single bldg enclosing a number of tenants, such as retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment facilities, and having access to one or more malls?
COVERED MALL
What is a common seating area in a mall that serves adjacent food-preparation tenants?
FOOD COURT
