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The Billd Glossary
Discover the definitions for construction terms, phrases, and acronyms in this comprehensive glossary created for the construction industry.
A-Z
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A
Addendum (Addenda)
Aggregate
Agile Project Management
Allowance
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
Architect-in-Record
Architectural Concrete
ArcMap
As-builts/Red-line Drawings/Record Drawings
Assignable Square Footage (ASF)
Authority Having Jurisdiction
AutoCAD
Automatic Frequency Controller
B
Barrier Wall
Baselines
Bid
Bid Selection
Bid Solicitation
Bill of Quantity (BOQ)
Build-Out/Fit-Out
Building Envelope (Building Shell)
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
C
Cant Strip
Capillary Break
Cash Flow
Cast In Place Concrete
Castellated Beam
Caulk
Change Order
Change Request
Cleavage Membrane
Cohesive Soil
Collar Joint
Collated Nails
Collateral
Column Tie
Composite Column
Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Concrete Finisher
Consequential Damages
Constructability Review
Constructability Review
Construction Contract Agreement
Construction Documents (CD Phase)
Construction Drawings
Construction Management at Risk
Construction Management Software
Construction Manager
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
Construction Specifications
Contingency Fund
Contract Specification
Contraction Joint
Cost Code
Cost Estimate
Cost-plus
Cost-Plus Contract
Crackage
Credit Profile
Credit Terms
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Crown Glass
CSI Master Format
D
Daily Report
Design Development
Design-Bid-Build
Design-Build
Digital Valve
Discounts
Drag Strut
Drift Pin
Drywall
DWV pipe
E
Electrician
ESRI
Estimator
F
Face Shell
Faying Surface
Feasibility Study
Fenestration
Field Work Order
Final Completion
Fixed-Price
Floorplan
Foreman
G
Gas Vent Valve
General Contractor (GC)
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Gray Shell/Cold Shell
Gross Square Footage (GSF)
Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
Gusset Plate
Gypsum Plaster
H
Head Joint
HVAC
I
Incising
Instantaneous Trip Circuit Breaker
Insulation
Insurance Coverage
Integrated Labor Delivery
Integrated Project Delivery
Interest Rate
International Building Code
Inverted Roof
Invoice Factoring
J
Job Costing
Job Order Contracting (JOC)
L
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Lean Construction
Light Commercial Construction
Liquidated Damages
Lump Sum Contract
M
Major & Minor Capital Improvement Project
Materials Financing
Mechanics Lien
MEP
Moment Connection
Mud Dlab
N
New Construction
Notice of Completion (NOC)
O
OAC (Owner, Architect, Contractor) Meetings
P
Painter
Payment Applications
Performance Specifications
Plywood
Precast Concrete
Predictable Budgeting
Preliminary Design (PD Phase)
Project Architect
Project Manager
Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
Project Programming
Project-Based Credit Limit
Punchlist
Purchase Order (PO)
Purchase Order Amendment (POA)
Purchase Order Financing
PVC
R
Reinforced Concrete
Reinstatement of commercial buildings
Remodeling
Renovation
Retrofitting
RFI (Request for Information)
RFP (Request for Proposal)
RFQ (Request for Quote)
Rough Carpentry
Rough-In
S
Scarf Joint
Schedule of Values
Schematic Design (SD Phase)
Shop Drawings
Slab On Grade
Spandrel Beam
Statement of Work
Subcontractor
Submittals
Substantial Completion Date
Supplier Terms
Supply Chain Disruptions
T
Target Value Design
Tenant Improvement (TI)
Time and Materials (T&M)
U
Unit Pricing
V
Value Engineering
Veneer
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC)
W
White Shell/ Warm Shell/ White Box
Working Capital
Z
Zoning Ordinance
