| Flat sheet material made of insulative material to improve thermal resistance characteristics of assembly.
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| Flat sheet material of foil-faced insulative board material secured to the exterior side of exterior wall studs, used to create a rigid surface on the building superstructure and serve as base to receive siding or veneer construction.
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| A device designed and used to support a conductor and electrically separate it from other conductors or objects.
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| A ceramic fitting which insulates electrical wires.
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| The amount paid to an insurance company for protection against property or business losses and liabilities.
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| A contract whereby one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss from specified perils.
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| Covered by insurance.
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| A carving incised in hard material.
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| Assets having no physical nature, but having value derived from the rights conferred upon their owner, such as goodwill.
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| something that cannot be precisely measured or assessed; impalpable; not having physical substance.
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| A coved base produced by running a flooring material up the wall.
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| A solar heating or cooling system in which the solar heat is absorbed in the walls or roof of a dwelling and flows to the rooms without the aid of complex piping or ducts.
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| A strong, vivid color.
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| A measure of the acoustic power passing through a unit area expressed on a decimal scale.
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| A subjective measure of the force of an earthquake at a particular place as determined by its effects on persons, structures and earth materials; intensity is a measure of effects as contrasted with magnitude which is a measure of energy.
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| A drain that intercepts and diverts ground water before it reaches the area to be protected; also called a Curtain Drain.
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| Any device installed in the drainage system to prevent the passage of grease or other solid materials such as sand.
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| In painting, the presence of foreign matter between successive coats.
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| An Intercommunication System.
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| A local telephone system within a building or a group of rooms or offices.
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| The amount of interest, expressed as a percentage of the principal per period of time, for example, 8 percent per annum.
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| A charge for borrowed money; to calculate the amount of interest. Interest = Principal x Rate x Time.
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| 1. A surface forming a common boundary between two regions. 2. A point where interaction occurs between two systems or processes. 3. An electrical component that connects a computer to another piece of equipment.
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| High strength bolt with hardened steel ribs on bolts shank to facilitate driving of bolts in misaligned holes.
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| A knot whose rings of annual growth are completely intergrown with those of the surrounding wood.
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| A construction loan, to be paid off from the permanent loan upon completion of construction; also called Interim Loan.
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| see Interim Financing.
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| One who selects, and sometimes purchases, furniture, floor coverings, and fabrics, and designs interior color schemes.
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| One who designs interiors of buildings.
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| An architectural drawing showing the projection on a vertical plane of an interior surface of a building.
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