300+ Construction Terms To Know
Training a new employee? New to the industry? Expanding into a new trade? Want to sound smart in front of your friends?
Here is your guide to must know construction terms and definitions.
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- Back Charge
- Backer Rod
- Backfilling
- Barrier Membrane
- Beam
- Bearing Capacity
- Best Value Method
- Bid
- Bid Leveling
- Bid Package
- Bid Selection
- Bid Solicitation
- Bid-Hit Ratio
- Billing
- BIM (Building Information Modeling)
- Blocking
- Blueprints
- Bond
- BOQ (Bill of Quantities)
- Box Crib
- Budget
- Builder’s Risk Insurance
- Building automation system (BAS)
- Building Code
- Building Engineer
- Building management system (BMS)
- Building Permit
- Bulletins
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- CAD (computer-aided design)
- Cant
- Cantilever
- Catastrophic Failure
- Caulking
- Change Order
- Circuit breaker
- Civil Engineering
- Client Acquisition
- Closeout
- Commission
- Compliance
- Concrete Cover
- Concrete Slab
- Construction Build Out
- Construction Drawings
- Construction Estimate
- Construction Management at Risk (CMAR)
- Construction Management Software
- Construction Manager
- Contingencies
- Contract Formation
- Cost Codes
- Cost Control
- Cost-Plus Contract
- Course
- Cross Bracing
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
- Cut and Fill
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