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| see Insulation Equipment.
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| The implements used in an operation or activity.
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| A lien that is given to an improver of property to prevent the unjust enrichment of a property owner or a construction lender.
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| 1. The value of a firms assets in excess of its liabilities. 2. The prevention of injustice that might result from strict enforcement of law.
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| A method by which a dynamic force is translated into an equivalent static force that produces a similar effect.
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| The critical temperature at which asphalt reaches the optimum state of viscosity for adhesion to roofing felt.
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| A rubber-like substance used by drafters to remove pencil or ink marks on drawings.
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| A small hand-held electric motor that rotates an eraser, used by drafters.
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| A thin metal stencil with various sizes and shapes of holes to enable a drafter to erase with precision.
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| 1. To build or construct by fitting parts together. 2. Vertical.
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| A building or structure.
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| A unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one dyne when its point of application moves one centimeter in the direction of action of the force.
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| Applied science that investigates the impact of peoples physical environment on their health and comfort; for example, determining the proper chair height for computer operators.
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| Gradual wearing away or destruction.
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| 1. The gradual wearing away of material as a result of abrasive action. 2. Wear caused by moving water or wind. 3. Wearing away of paint films; heavy chalking tends to accelerate erosion.
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| Insurance carried by architects and engineers to indemnify their clients against losses caused by the professional negligence of the architect or engineer; also called E and O Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance, or Malpractice Insurance.
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| Increase in building cost due to inflation or other factors.
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| A power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously.
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| The reversion of property to the state when a person dies without heirs and without a will.
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| A neutral facilitator who follows the instructions of parties to a transaction.
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| The protective, sometimes ornamental, plate around a door lock or pipe.
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| structures or buildings which have been determined essential, and are intended to be safe and usable after an earthquake; such facilities include, but are not limited to. hospitals and other medical facilities having surgery or emergency treatment areas, fire and police stations, and government disaster and communication centers.
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| Oils which have an odor, such as cedar oil or camphor oil.
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| An act that provides that essential services buildings shall be capable of providing essential services to the public after a disaster, shall be designed and constructed to minimize fire hazards, and to resist, insofar as possible, the forces generated by earthquake, gravity, and winds.
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| 1. The degree, quality, nature, or extent of ones ownership in property. 2. The assets of a deceased person. 3. Landed property, usually with a large house on it.
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| Resin produced synthetically by rosin reacting with glycerine.
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| Organic compound formed from an alcohol and an organic acid by eliminating water.
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| 1. A prediction of the cost of performing work; compute; calculate cost of a job. 2. A value judgement based on experience. 3. An approximation of construction costs.
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| The doctrine that a person may not contradict ones own positive representations.
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