Introduction
This Fourth Edition of the Dictionary of Architecture &
Construction defines more terms in architecture and building construction
than any other dictionary in the English language. Because there have been
significant changes, advances, and new developments in building materials and
services, construction techniques, engineering practices, specifications
writing, environmental concerns, community regulations, legal requirements, and
other areas over the last decade, a total of 2500 new terms, as well as 100 new
illustrations, have been added to this edition. This coverage provides an
up-to-date working tool for practicing professionals in the many fields and
numerous trades related to architecture and construction, as well as an
invaluable resource for conservationists, planners, architectural historians, and
students.
The Dictionary is designed to be comprehensive
in scope. Its range spans terms encountered in the practice of architecture
from Classical to green, from traditional materials to the latest products,
from precise definitions of architectural styles to the particulars of specifications
writing. Many of the new terms are associated with major expansions in the field
of building services, including air-conditioning systems, electrical supply
systems, gas supply services, illumination engineering, noise control
engineering, vertical transportation systems, security services, and waste
disposal, water supply, and fire protection systems. Other definitions pertain
to environmental concerns, conservation, building preservation, community
regulations, and recent applications of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Equivalent
values in Standard International units are given for U.S. Customary units.
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