Glossary of Building Terms
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- A-frame
- A-weighted decibel, abbreviated dBA
- ABS plastic pipe
- Abutment
- AC
- Accelerated Curing
- Accent Lighting
- Acceptable product
- Acceptable Workmanship
- Acceptance testing
- Access
- Access Balcony
- Access Cover
- Access Door or Panel
- Access Flooring
- Access to the work
- Accessibility
- Accessible
- Accidental Load
- Accordion Door
- Accordion Partition
- Accouplement
- Accrued Depreciation
- Accuracy
- acid etch
- acid proof floor
- acid resistance
- acid resistant brick
- acid soil
- Acidity
- Acoustic Block
- Acoustic Insulation
- Acoustic Lining
- Acoustical Barrier
- Acoustical Board
- Acoustical Ceiling
- Acoustical Door
- Acoustical Enclosure (Acoustical Booth or Room)
- Acoustical Glass
- Acoustical Material
- Acoustical Panel
- Acoustical Partition
- Acoustical Plaster
- Acoustical Reduction Factor
- Acoustical Room
- Acoustical Sealant
- Acoustical Tile
- Acoustical Wallboard
- Acoustical Window Wall
- Acre
- acrylic resin (acrylate resin)
- Active Door
- Activity Bills
- Activity Space
- Activity-matrix
- Actual Cost
- Actual Dimension
- Actual size
- acute angle
- Adaptability
- Addenda
- addendum
- additive
- Adhesion
- adhesive
- Adjustable Door Frame
- Adjustable Square (Double Square)
- Adjustable Wrench
- Admixture
- Adobe Brick
- Aerated Concrete
- Aeration
- aerial photography
- Aerial Survey
- Aerobic action
- Aerosol
- Affidavit
- Agency
- Aggregate
- Aggregate (Abrasive)
- Aggregate (Coarse)
- Aggregate (Marble)
- aggregate (open-graded)
- Aggregate Panel
- Aggregate Spreader
- Aggregation
- Aggregrate (Concrete)
- AHD (Australian Height Datum)
- air brick
- air compressor
- Air Conditioning
- air curtain (air wall)
- Air Grating
- Air lock
- Alarm Diagram
- alcove
- Alkalinity
- All-in Labour rate
- All-in Material rate
- Allotment
- Allowable Bearing Value (Allowable Soil Pressure)
- Allowable Pile-Bearing Load
- Allowable Stress
- Allowances
- Alloy
- Alloy Steel
- Alteration
- Alternate
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
- Aluminum
- Aluminum Brass
- Aluminum Door
- Aluminum Window
- Ambient Lighting
- Anaerobic action
- anchor (anchorage)
- anchor bolt (foundation or hold-down bolt)
- anchor rod
- Ancillary Areas
- Ancillary Space
- Angle
- Angle Bar
- Annealed Wire
- Annex
- Anticipatory Breach
- Anticorrosive Paint
- Antislip Paint
- Apparent density
- Appliance
- Applique
- Approved alternative
- Approved Contractor
- Approved substitution
- Apron
- Aqueduct
- Arbitration
- Arc Welding
- Arcade
- Arch
- Arch Bar
- Arch Bridge
- Arch Centre
- Arch Stone
- Architect
- Architect of Record
- Architectural Area of Buildings
- Architectural Drawing
- Architectural Volume
- Archway
- Area
- Area Efficiency
- Area Percentage
- Art Deco
- artificial turf
- As-Built Drawing
- Asbestos
- Asbestos Cement Board
- Asbestos Cement Pipe
- Asbestos Roof Shingle
- Asbestos Roofing
- Asbestos Sheeting
- Ashlar
- Aspect
- Asphalt
- Assembly
- Assembly drawing
- Assembly Plan
- Associate Architect
- Astragal
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Attached Pier
- Attachment
- Attendance
- Attic
- Attic Stair
- Attribute
- auger
- Auger boring
- Australian Standards
- Authorities / Consent Authorities
- automatic sprinkler system
- awning
- Awning Window
- Backer Rod Foam
- Backfill
- Backfilling
- backhoe
- backing board
- Bag
- Bag Finish
- bakelite
- balcony
- ball cock
- Balsawood
- Balustrades
- Bank
- Bar
- Bar Bending
- Bar Clamp
- Bar Spacing
- Barbed Wire (Barbwire)
- Bargeboard
- Baroque
- Barracks
- Basalt
- Base
- Base bid
- Base bid price
- Base bid with alternatives or substitutions
- Base bid with requested alternatives
- Base Coat
- Base Course
- Base drawing
- Base Line
- Basement
- Basement Floor
- Basic materials
- Basin
- basket weave
- Batch
- Batch Mixer
- Batch Plant
- Batement Light
- Bathroom
- batt insulation
- Batten
- Batter Boards
- Battered Wall
- Battleaxe
- Bay
- Bay Window
- BCA (Building Code of Australia)
- bead
- Beam
- Beam Anchor (joist or wall anchor)
- Beam Form
- Beam Hanger
- Beam Haunch
- Beam-and-Slab Floor
- bearer
- Bearing
- Bearing Capacity
- Bearing Plate
- Bearing Pressure
- Bearing Wall
- Bed
- Bed Joint
- bedding coat (bed coat)
- Bedding Course
- Belcrete
- Bench Mark
- Benchmark workmanship
- Bend
- Beneficial occupancy
- Bent
- Bent Bar
- Bevel Joint
- Bid bond
- Bid documentation
- Bid documents
- Bid form
- Bid opening
- Bid peddling
- Bid price
- Bid revision
- Bid security
- Bid shopping
- Bidder
- Bidding documents
- Bidet
- Bifolding Door
- Bilateral contract
- Bill of Materials
- Bill of quantities
- Billet
- Bird Wire
- Bird's Mouth
- Bituminous Coating
- Bituminous Macadam
- Bituminous Paint
- Black Steel Pipe
- Blanket Insulation
- Blast-Resistant Door
- Blasting plan
- blind
- Blind Door
- Blind Header
- blind miter
- Blind Stop
- Blinding
- Blister
- Block
- Block Beam
- Block diagram
- Block plan
- Blockwork
- blueboard
- Blueprint
- BMAS or Building Material Assessment Method
- boardwalk
- boatswain's chair
- Boilerplate
- Bolster
- Bolt
- Bond
- Bond Beam
- Bond Breaker
- bond stress
- bonding agent
- Bonds
- Bonus
- Bonus clause
- Boring (borehole)
- Boundary Survey
- Box Culvert
- Box Gutter
- Branch Drain
- Branch Sewer
- Branch Vent
- Brazed Joint
- Break Joints (Staggered Joints)
- Breakdown Voltage
- Breeze Brick
- Brick
- Brick Gauge
- Brick Trowel
- Brick Veneer
- Brick-and-half Wall
- Bricklayer
- Bridge
- Broach
- Broached Spire
- Broadloom
- bronzing
- broom finish concrete
- bubbling
- Bugle Head Screw
- Build Up
- Buildability
- Building
- Building Approval
- Building Area
- Building Codes
- Building Cost
- Building Drain
- Building Element
- Building Envelope
- Building Fabric
- Building Facility
- Building Floor Area
- Building Gravity Drainage System
- Building Height
- Building Inspector
- Building Line
- Building Line (Setback)
- Building Main
- Building Permit Document
- Building Price Index
- Building Rate
- Building Restriction
- Building Section
- Building Sewer
- Building Stormwater Drain
- Building Sub-System
- Building Team
- Built Environment
- Built In Wardrobe
- Built-up Beam
- Built-up Roofing (composition or gravel roofing)
- Built-up Section
- Bulk Excavation Plan
- Bulkhead
- Bullet-resisting Glass (bulletproof glass)
- bullnose (bull's nose)
- bullnose step (bull stretcher)
- Burnish
- Bushing
- Butcher Block
- Butt Hinge
- Butt Joint
- Butt Weld Joint
- Butterfly Roof
- Buttress
- Cabin
- Cabinet
- Cabinet Finish
- Cabinet Window
- Cabinet Work
- Cable
- Cable Duct (cable conduit)
- Cable Pulling Compound
- Cable Sheath
- Cable Tray
- Cable-Run Drawing
- Cable-Stayed Bridge
- Cable-supported Construction
- CAD
- CAD Drawing
- cadmium plating
- calcite
- calcium chloride
- Cam Handle (locking handle)
- Camber Beam
- Camber Diagram
- Camber Window
- Campaniform
- Canal
- Canopy
- Cantilever
- Cantilever Form
- Cantilever Retaining Wall
- Cantilever Steps
- Cantilever Truss
- Cap Plate
- capping
- capping brick
- Capstone
- Carcinogen
- Carpentry
- carpet backing
- carpet density
- carpet strip
- carpet underlay
- carport
- Casement
- Casement Moulding
- Cash allowance
- cast iron
- cast moulding
- cast stone
- cast-in-place concrete (concrete; in situ or in situ concrete)
- cast-in-place pile (bored pile)
- Caulk
- Caulking
- Caulking Gun
- causeway
- caustic
- caustic dip
- cavity door
- cavity fill
- cavity flashing
- cavity wall (cavity brick or hollow masonry wall or double brick)
- CCTV
- cedar
- Ceiling
- Ceiling Cornice
- Ceiling Diffuser
- Ceiling Drawing
- Ceiling Flange
- Ceiling Outlet
- Ceiling Plenum
- Ceiling Switch
- Cellar
- Cement
- Cement Grout
- Cement Gun
- Cement Mixer
- Cement Mortar
- Cement Paint (concrete paint)
- Cement Paste
- Cement Slurry
- Cement-aggregate Ratio
- Cementation
- Centre pivot
- Centric Load (concentric load)
- Ceramic
- Ceramic Coating
- Ceramic Glaze
- Ceramic Mosaic Tile
- Certificate
- Certificate of Occupancy
- Certification
- Certified Construction Specifier
- Cesspool
- Chain
- Chain Link Fence
- chair rail
- chalk
- chalk line
- chalking
- Chamfer
- chamfer bit
- chandelier
- Change
- Change request
- Changes to the work
- Channel Bar
- Channel Beam
- Channel Glazing
- Channel section
- Charge-out Rate
- Check Valve (back-pressure or reflux valve)
- Checkered Plate
- Checklist
- cherry picker
- chilled-water refrigeration system
- Chimney
- Chimney Apron
- Chimney Breast
- chimney flashing
- chimney flue
- Chimney Head
- Chimney Hood
- Chimney Lining
- Chimney Piece
- Chimney Shaft
- Chimney Stack
- chipboard
- chuck
- chute
- Circuit Breaker (Automatic Circuit Breaker)
- Circuit Diagram
- Circular Cutting and Waste
- Circulation
- Circulation Area
- Circulation Space
- Cistern
- Civil Engineer
- Civil Engineering Work
- Civil Engineering Works
- cladding
- Claim
- Clamping Plate
- Clamping Screw
- Class
- Class 1 Finish
- Class 2 Finish
- Class 3 Finish
- Class 4 Finish
- Class 5 Finish
- Class attribute
- Class definition
- Class hierarchy
- Class method
- Classification
- Classification Class
- Classification Item
- Classification Notation
- Classification Table
- Classification term
- Clear Span
- Clearing
- Clerk of the Works
- Closing pressure
- Cluster Housing
- Clustered Column
- Coaxial Cable
- Cobblestone
- Coefficient of friction
- Coffering
- Cold Room
- Cold-drawn Wire Reinforcement
- Cold-worked Steel Reinforcement
- Collateral contract
- Colonial Architecture
- Colonial Casing
- Colonial Panel Door
- Colonnade
- Colorbond
- Coloured cement
- Coloured Concrete
- Column
- Column Capital
- Column Clamp
- Column Footing
- Column Formwork
- Column Schedule
- Commercial (Zoning)
- Commissioning
- Commissioning record manual
- Common Circulation/Travel
- Common Gateway Interface
- Common Wall
- Compensatable Delay
- Competent authority
- Completion
- Completion certificate
- Complying Development
- Component
- Component drawing
- Component range drawing
- Component rate
- Component schedule
- Composite
- Composite Construction
- Composite Door
- Composite Panels
- Composite Pile
- Composite Truss
- Composite Wall
- Composition
- Compressed gas
- Compressive Force
- Concept
- Concept Field
- Conciliation
- Concrete Block
- Concrete Bond
- Concrete Bucket
- Concrete Cover
- Concrete Mix
- Concrete Pile
- Concrete Slab
- Condensation
- Conditions of the contract
- Connection Diagram
- Consensus standard
- Conservation
- Constraint
- Construction
- Construction aid
- Construction analysis
- Construction appraisal
- Construction Certificate
- Construction change directive
- Construction Drawings
- Construction entity
- Construction entity lifecycle stage
- Construction entity part
- Construction industry
- Construction information
- Construction Joint
- Construction management
- Construction Manager
- Construction Process
- Construction Resource
- Construction Result
- Construction Specification
- Construction survey
- Construction Work
- Construction Works
- Constructor
- Consultant
- Consultant of record
- Contact Glue
- Containment nets
- Contaminated waste
- Contingency
- Contingency allowance
- Continuous beam
- Continuous Load
- Contract
- Contract administration
- Contract agreement
- Contract bonds
- Contract documents
- Contract drawings
- Contract Price
- Contract security
- Contract sum
- Contract time
- Contracting
- Contractor
- Corbel
- Core
- Corrective Maintenance
- Corridor
- Corrugated Aluminum
- Corrugated Metal
- Corrugated Roofing
- Corrugated Siding
- Cost Budgeting
- Cost Control
- Cost Plan
- Cost Planning
- Cost plus contract
- Counter Batten
- Coupled Window
- Coupling
- Courtyard
- Cove
- Covering
- Cowl
- Cradling
- Crane
- Crank
- Crash cushion
- Crimped Wire
- Critical temperature
- Cross Ventilation
- Cross-section
- Crushed Gravel
- Crushed Stone
- Cubicle Partitions
- Curtain Wall
- Cut
- Cut and fill
- Cylinder
- Damp Proofing
- Dampproofing
- Date of payment
- Datum Line
- DCPs (Damp Proof Courses)
- Dead Bolt
- Dead Load
- Deadlock
- Decorative Block
- Defective
- Deferred Maintenance
- Deformed Bar (Deformed Reinforcing Bar)
- Delay
- Delegation
- Delivery Plan
- Demand Load
- Demarcation
- Demolition
- Demolition Drawing
- Demolition Process
- Den
- Derivation
- Design
- Design Load
- Design Process
- Design Specification
- Design Strength
- Designation
- Designed element
- Detached Dwelling
- Detached Garage
- Detail
- Detail Drawing
- Detailed development plan
- Detailed excavation plan
- Deterioration
- Developed Area
- Development Application
- Development plan
- Diagram
- Dielectric strength
- Differential Leveling
- Dimensional Drawing
- Dining Room
- Direct Current
- Direct Leveling
- Direct Stress
- Discrete Element (Ifc)
- Displacement Pile
- Display Home
- Dissolved gas
- Distributed Load
- Distribution Bar Reinforcement
- distribution line
- Distribution Transformer
- Ditch
- Divider Strips
- Division Wall (Firewall)
- Document
- Documentation
- Dogleg Stair
- Dolly
- Dome
- Domestic Sewage
- Door Architrave
- Door Catch
- Door Cavity
- Door Clearance
- Door Frame
- Door Frame Anchor
- Door Guide
- Door Hand (door swing)
- Door Head
- Door Jamb
- Door Latch
- Door Opening
- Door Pivot
- Door Plate
- Door Rail
- Door Roller
- Door Schedule
- Door Stile
- Door Stop
- Door Strip
- Doorway
- Dormer
- Dormer Window
- Double Cylinder
- Double Door
- Double Glazing
- Double Rafter
- Double Return Stair
- Double T-Beam
- Double-acting Door (Swinging Door)
- Double-acting Frame
- Double-acting Hinge
- Double-fronted Lot
- Double-gable Roof
- Double-hung Window
- Double-pitched Roof
- Dovetail (Dovetail Joint)
- Dovetail Plane
- Dowel
- Dowel-bar Reinforcement
- Downpipe (Drainpipe)
- Downpipe Astragal
- Draft drawing
- Draftsperson
- Drain
- Drainage
- Drainage Drawing
- Drainage Fill
- Drainage Piping
- Drainage System
- Drainer
- Draw-in System
- Drawer Kicker
- Drawer Roller
- Drawer Runner
- Drawer Stop
- Drawing
- Drawings
- Dressed Timber
- Driftbolt
- Drill
- Drip Edge
- Driven Pile
- Driven Well
- Driveway
- Drop Ceiling
- Drop Edge Beam (DEB)
- Drum
- Dry Concrete
- Dry Construction
- Dry Glazing
- Dry Joint
- Dry Masonry
- Dry Mix
- Dry Mortar
- Dry Rubble Construction
- Dry Stone Wall
- Dual Duct
- Dual Flush Toilet
- Dual Occupancy
- Duct
- Dumpy Level
- Duplex
- Dutch Gable Roof
- Dwarf Wall
- Dwelling
- Dwelling Unit
- Dynamic Load
- Early Strength
- Earthwork drawing
- Eaves
- Eaves Board
- Eaves Fascia (Fascia Board)
- Eaves Flashing
- Eaves Gutter (Eaves Trough)
- Eaves Vent
- Eccentric Fitting
- Eccentric Load
- Edge Beam
- Edge Bore
- Edge Form
- Edge Strip
- Effective Area
- Egress
- Elastic
- Elastic Design
- Elbow
- Electric Arc Welding (Electric Welding)
- Electric Cable
- Electric Fixture
- Electric Lock
- Electric Meter
- Electric Outlet
- Electric Switch
- Electrical construction drawing
- Electrical Layout Plan
- Electrician
- Element
- Elevated Floor
- Elevated Slab
- Elevated Water Tank
- Elevation
- Elevation drawing
- Embedment
- Encapsulation
- Encased Beam
- Enclosed Space
- Enclosed Stair
- End Bearing Pile
- Endurance Limit
- Energy Conservation
- Energy Efficiency
- Engaged Column
- Engineer
- Engineer of Record
- Entry Function
- Environmental Planning Acts
- EPDM Roofing
- Epoxy
- Equipment
- Estimate
- Estimating
- Estimator
- Excavation
- Excavator
- Excusable Delay
- Exhaust Fan
- Exhaust Fume Hood
- Exhaust Grille
- Exhaust Ventilation
- Expanded Aluminum Grating
- Expansion
- Expansion Joint
- Expansion Joint Cover
- Expansion Tank
- Expediter
- Explosive Rivet
- Explosive-actuated Gun (Stud Gun)
- Exposed Aggregate
- Exposed Area
- Exposed Joint
- Exposed Masonry
- Exposed Roof
- Exposed Suspension System
- Express warranty
- Extension
- Exterior Panel
- Exterior Plywood
- Exterior Stair
- Exterior Wall
- Exterior-glazed
- External Wall Area
- External Works
- Extruded Section
- Extrusion Coating
- Eye
- Eye Bar
- Fabricator
- Facade
- Facade Drawing
- Face
- Face Block (Facing Block)
- Face Edge
- Face Grain
- Faced Plywood
- Faced Wall
- Factory Finished
- Fair Face Concrete
- Fallout Shelter
- False Ceiling
- False Door
- False Set
- Falsework
- Family Room
- Fascia (Facia)
- Fast Track Construction
- Feeler Gauge
- Fence
- Fenestration
- Fibreglass (Glass Fibre)
- Fibrocement
- Fibrous
- Fibrous Plaster
- Field Bending
- Field Welding
- Figured Glass
- Fill
- Filled Ground
- Filler Block
- Fillister
- Final certificate
- Final payment
- Fine Aggregate
- Fine-grained Soil
- Finish Carpentry
- Finish Flooring
- Finished Ground Level
- Finishing
- Fire Alarm System
- Fire Box
- Fire Brick
- Fire cell drawing
- Fire Door
- Fire Escape
- Fire Hazard
- Fire Load (Fire Loading)
- Fire Management Panel
- Fire Protection
- Fire Resistance
- Fire Screen
- Fire Separation
- Fire Shutter
- Fire Window
- Fire-alarm drawing
- Fire-door Rating
- Fire-hazard Classification
- Fire-protection Rating
- Fire-protection Sprinkler System
- Fire-rated System
- Fire-resistive
- Fire-resistive Construction
- Fire-retardant Finish
- Fireback (Chimney Back)
- Fireboard (Chimney Board)
- Firebreak
- Fired Strength
- Fireproof
- First Coat
- First Floor
- Fitch
- Fitting
- Fixed Assets
- Fixed Beam
- Fixed Costs
- Fixed Fee
- Fixed Light
- Fixed price arrangement
- Fixed to framing
- Fixed Transom
- Fixed-bar Grille
- Fixed-price Contract
- Fixing
- Fixing Out
- Fixture
- Fixture (Ifc)
- Flagging
- Flagstone
- Flaking
- Flame Treating
- Flameproof
- Flammable gas
- Flammable liquid
- Flammable solid
- Flange
- Flange Union
- Flap Valve
- Flapper
- Flaring Tool
- Flash point
- Flash Set (Quick Set)
- Flash Welding
- Flashing
- Flat
- Flat Paint
- Flat Rolled
- Flat Roof
- Flat Seam
- Flat Slab
- Flat Spot
- Flat-chord Truss
- Flemish Bond
- Flemish Diagonal Bond
- Flemish Double-stretcher Bond
- Flemish Garden Bond
- Fleur-de-lis
- Flexible Conduit
- Flexible Connector
- Flexible Metal Conduit
- Flexible Metallic Hose
- Flexible-metal Roofing
- Flexural Rigidity
- Flexural Strength
- Flight Header
- Flight Rise
- Flight Run
- Flitch
- Float Coat
- Float Finish
- Float Rod
- Float Valve (Float-controlled Valve)
- Floating Floor
- Floating Foundation
- Floating Wood Floor
- Flood Coat
- Floodlight
- Floor
- Floor Area
- Floor Batten
- Floor Beam
- Floor Box
- Floor Clamp
- Floor Clearance
- Floor Drain
- Floor Framing
- Floor Guide
- Floor Hatch
- Floor Joist
- Floor Load
- Floor Opening
- Floor Panel
- Floor Plan
- Floor Sealer
- Floor Slab
- Floor Span
- Floor Tile
- Floor Underlay
- Floor Varnish
- Floor-type Heater (Floor Furnace)
- Floor/Area Ratio
- Floorboard
- Flooring
- Flooring Nail
- Flow
- Flow Coat
- Flow Control Valve
- Flow Pressure
- Flow Promoter
- Flue
- Flue Lining (Chimney Lining)
- Flue Pipe
- Fluorescent Lighting Fixture
- Fluorescent U-lamp
- Flush Bolt
- Flush Door
- Flush Glazing
- Flush Joint
- Flush Moulding
- Flush Panel
- Flush Paneled Door
- Flush Pipe
- Flush Plate
- Flush Switch
- Flush Tank
- Flush Valve
- Flush-cup Pull
- Flushometer (Flushometer Valve)
- Flying Buttress
- Flying Shore
- Foam Concrete
- Foaming Agent
- Foil
- Folding Door
- Folding Partition
- Folding Rule
- Footing
- Footing Beam
- Footing Step
- Footprint
- Form Board
- Form Coating
- Form Hanger
- Form Lining
- Form Ply
- Form Pressure
- Form Scabbing
- Form Stop
- Form Tie
- Formed Plywood
- Formwork
- Formwork drawing
- Foundation
- Foundation Drainage Tile
- Foundation Engineering
- Foundation Vent
- Foundation Wall
- Four-way Switch
- Foyer
- Frame
- Frame Building
- Frame Construction
- Frame Pulley
- Frame Wall
- Framed Door
- Framed Panels
- Framed Partition (Trussed Partition)
- Framework
- Framing
- Framing Anchor
- Framing Plan
- French Door
- French Window
- Fresh-air Inlet
- Fret
- Fretwork
- Friction Hinge
- Friction Pile (floating pile foundation)
- Frieze
- Front Hearth (Outer Hearth)
- Frontage
- Frost Heave
- Full Glass Door
- Full warranty
- Full-flush Door
- Full-louvered Door
- Fully enclosed covered area
- Fully supported; surfacing
- Functional decomposition
- Furnish
- Furnishing Plan
- Furniture
- Furred
- Fuse
- Fuse Box
- G-clamp (G-cramp)
- Gabion
- Gable
- Gable Dormer
- Gable End
- Gable Moulding
- Gable Post
- Gable Roof
- Gable Shoulder
- Gable Springer
- Gable Vents
- Gable Wall
- Gable Window
- Gallon
- Galvanic Corrosion
- Galvanized Iron
- Galvanized Pipe
- Gambrel Roof
- Garage
- Garage Door Opener
- Gas Vent
- Gate
- Gate Pier (Gate Post)
- Gate Valve
- Gauged Arch
- Gauged Brick
- Gazebo
- General Foreman
- Generator
- Geo-Technical Engineer
- Geodesic Dome
- Geometrical Stair
- Georgian Architecture
- Georgian Wired Glass
- Glass Block
- Glass Tile
- Glass Wool
- Glazed Door
- Glazing
- Glazing Bar
- Globe Valve
- Gooseneck
- Grab Rail
- Grade
- Grade Line
- Grade Stake
- Graded Aggregate
- Grader
- Grading
- Grain
- Grain Size
- Grain Slope
- Graining
- Grandmaster Key
- Granolithic Concrete
- Granolithic Finish
- Graphite Paint
- Grate
- Gravel
- Gravel Board
- Gravel Roofing
- Gravity Wall
- Grease Trap
- Green Concrete
- Grid
- Grid Ceiling
- Grille
- Grillwork
- Groin
- Groove
- Gross Floor Area
- Gross Project Cost
- Grotto
- Ground Beam
- Ground Course
- Ground Floor
- Ground Level (finished)
- Ground level (natural)
- Ground Plan
- Ground Planning Drawing
- Ground Pressure
- Ground Wire
- Grounded
- Grout
- Grouted Masonry
- Grouting
- Grub
- GST (Goods and Services Tax)
- Guarantee
- Guaranteed Maximum Price
- Guarantor
- Guide Wire
- Gusset
- Gusset Plate
- Gutter
- Gutter Bracket
- Gutter Spikes
- Guy
- Gypsum Block
- Gypsum Board
- Gypsum Cement
- Gypsum Panel
- Gypsum Plaster
- Gypsum Wallboard
- H-moulding
- H-pile
- Habitable Room
- Hacksaw
- Hairline Cracks
- Hall
- Hallway
- Handover
- Handrail
- Handrail Scroll
- Handrail Wreath
- Hard Plaster
- Hardboard
- Hardwall
- Hardwood
- Hatch
- Haunch
- Haunched Beam
- Haunched Floor
- Hazard Category
- Hazard Class
- Hazardous substances
- Hazardous Waste
- Head Room
- Header
- Header Course
- Headstone
- Headwall
- Heat Pump
- Heat Transfer
- Heating, Ventilation and Airconditioning (HVAC) Drawing
- Helical Reinforcement
- Heritage
- Heritage Adviser
- Heritage Architect
- Heritage Consultant
- Heritage Officer
- Heritage Qualifications
- Heritage Reports
- Herringbone Bond
- Herringbone Work
- High-strength Reinforcement
- Highway, Street, or Road
- Hinge
- Hinge (Brass)
- Hinge (Cabinet)
- Hinge (domestic)
- Hinge (fixed)
- Hinge (Loose pin)
- Hinge Jamb
- Hinge Stile
- Hinge Strap (Hinge Plate)
- Hip
- Hip Bevel
- Hip Jack
- Hip Rafter
- Hip Roof
- Hip Tile
- Hip-and-valley Roof
- Hipped End
- Hipped Gable (Jerkin Head)
- Hod
- Hole
- Hollow Block
- Hollow Brick
- Hollow Core Door
- Hollow Metal Door
- Hollow Metal Frame
- Honed Finish
- Honeycomb
- Honeycomb Wall
- Hooked Bar
- Hoop Iron
- Hopper Window
- Hose Cabinet
- Hose Cock
- Hose Coupling
- Hot
- Hot Mix
- Hot Rolled
- Hot-dip Galvanized
- Hours of Work
- House Connection
- House Drain
- House Sewer
- Housed
- Housed Joint
- Housed Stair
- Hung Ceiling
- Hung Door
- Hung Sash
- Hung Window
- Hydraulic Engineer
- Hydraulic Pile Driving
- I-beam
- Impedance
- Imposed Load
- Impost
- Impregnated Timber
- Improvement
- Inclination
- Inclusions
- Indemnification
- Indemnify
- Indemnity agreement
- Indent
- Index of Plasticity
- Indoor / Outdoor Carpet
- Inductance
- Industrial waste
- Industry standards
- Inertia
- Infiltration
- Inheritance
- Initial boiling point
- Install
- Installation Diagram
- Installer
- Insulate
- Insulated Conductor
- Insulated Metal Roofing
- Insulating Glass
- Insulating Plasterboard
- Insulation
- Insulator
- Integral Waterproofing
- Integrated Ceiling
- Interface
- Interface drawing
- Interim certificate
- Interior Decoration Drawing
- Interior Door
- Interior Finish
- Interior Plywood
- Interior Span
- Interior Wall
- Internal Inings
- Invitation to bid
- Invitation to tender
- Isometric Drawing
- Item list
- Itemized price
- Jack Rafter
- Job Site
- Joint
- Joint Reinforcement
- Joint Sealant
- Joint Tape
- Joint Tenancy
- Jointing Compound
- Jointing method
- Joist
- Joist Hanger
- Judas
- Junction Box
- Keyed
- Keyed Beam
- Keyed Joint
- Kibble
- Kilovolt
- Kilovolt-ampere
- Kilowatt
- Kilowatt-hour
- Kiosk
- Kit home
- Kitchen
- Kitchen Cabinet
- Kitchenette
- Knee
- Knee Brace
- Knee Bracket
- Knee Rafter
- Knee Wall
- Kneeboards
- Knob
- Knob Top
- Knotty Pine
- Labelled Door
- Labour
- Labour and materials payment bond
- Laminated Glass
- Laminated Plastics
- Laminated Safety Glass
- Landscape Drawing
- Latent conditions
- Lateral Load
- Lateral Reinforcement
- Lateral Support
- Lateral Thrust
- Latex Paint
- Lath
- Lathing
- Lattice
- Lattice Truss
- Lattice Window
- Laundry
- Laundry Chute
- Lavatory
- Lay
- Lay-in
- Lay-up
- Layout
- Layout Drawing
- Layout Plan
- Lazy Susan
- Leaching Well (Leaching Pit)
- Lead Roof
- Lead-lined Door
- Lead-lined Frame
- Leaded Glass
- Leaded Light
- Leader
- Leading Edge
- Lean Mortar
- Lean-to
- Lean-to Roof
- Ledger Board
- Ledger Strip
- Left-hand Stairway
- LEPs (Local Environmental Plans)
- Level
- Level Control
- Leveling
- Levelling Drawing
- Lever Tumbler
- LGAs (Local Government Authorities)
- Library
- Life Cycle Costing
- Lift Slab
- Light Framing
- Light Well
- Light-reflective Glass
- Lighting
- Lighting drawing
- Lighting Fixture
- Lighting Outlet
- Lighting Panel
- Lighting Unit
- Lightning Arrester
- Lightning Conductor (Lightning Rod)
- Lime Mortar
- Limits of Construction
- Line
- Line Drilling
- Line Item
- Line Level
- Line Marking
- Line of Sight (Sight Line)
- Lineal Metre
- Linear Measurement
- Linen Cupboard
- Link
- Linked Switch
- Linoleum
- Lintel
- Lintel Block (U-block)
- Liquefaction
- Liquid Roofing
- Liquid Waste
- Liquidated Damages
- List of defects
- Live
- Live Load
- Living Room (Lounge Room)
- Living Unit
- Load
- Load Factor
- Load-bearing Wall
- Loader
- Loading Hopper
- Location drawing
- Location Plan
- Location Survey
- Locking Pliers
- Loft
- Loft Ladder
- Longitudinal Bar
- Longitudinal Reinforcement
- Longitudinal section
- Loose Material
- Lot
- Louvre
- Louvre Door
- Louvre Window
- Low Impact
- Low Tender
- Low-heat Cement (Type IV Cement)
- Luminaire
- Luminaire Shielding
- Luminous Paint
- Lump Sum Firm Price
- Machine Finish
- Machine Stress-rated Timber
- Machined
- Magnesite Flooring
- Magnetic Bearing
- Magnetic Switch
- Mahogany
- Mail Chute
- Mail Slot
- Main
- Main Bar (Main Reinforcement)
- Main Beam
- Main Reinforcement
- Main Sewer
- Main Stack
- Main Vent
- Mains chart
- Maintenance
- Maintenance Period
- Maintenance Plan
- Make good
- Male Connector
- Male Nipple
- Male Plug
- Male Thread
- Manhole
- Manhole Cover
- Manhole Frame
- Manhole Step
- Mansion
- Mantel (Mantelpiece)
- Manufacturer's certification
- Manufacturer's warranty
- Manufacturing drawing
- Maple
- Marine Paint
- Marine Plywood
- Mark Up
- Marquee
- Mason
- Masonry
- Masonry Block
- Masonry drawing
- Masonry Pointing
- Masonry Reinforcing
- Masonry Tie
- Masonry Unit
- Masonry Veneer
- Mass Concrete
- Mass Foundation
- Master Builder
- Master guide specification
- Master Key
- Master Plan
- Master schedule
- Master specifications
- Master-keyed Lock
- Mat
- Match existing
- Match original
- Material
- Matt
- Maximum Rated Load
- MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard)
- Measurement
- Measurement Standard
- Measuring-in drawing
- Mediation
- Member
- Membrane
- Membrane Roofing
- Membrane Waterproofing
- Mesh
- Metal Curtain Wall
- Metal Deck
- Metal Framing
- Metal Gutter
- Metal Pan
- Metal Primer
- Metal Valley
- Metal Wall Ties
- Metal Window
- Metallic Paint
- Meter Box
- Meter Stop
- Method of Construction
- Method of measurement
- Metre
- Metric
- Metric Modular Brick
- Middle Rail
- Middle Strip
- Mild Steel
- Mineral Fibre Insulation
- Mineral Fibre Tile
- Mitre Box
- Mitre Clamp
- Mitre Cut
- Mitre Gauge
- Mitre Joint
- Mitre Saw
- Mix
- Mix Design
- Mix Proportions
- Mixed in Place
- Mixed Occupancy
- Mixer
- Mixer Truck
- Mixing Valve
- Mobile Scaffold
- Model
- Modular Construction
- Modular Ratio
- Modulation
- Module
- Modulus of Compression
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Modulus of Resilience
- Modulus of Rigidity
- Modulus of Rupture
- Modulus of Toughness
- Modulus of Volume
- Moist Room
- Moisture Barrier
- Moisture Content
- Moisture Proofing
- Moisture-resistant Board
- Moment
- Moment Connection
- Moment of Inertia
- Momentum
- Monolithic Concrete
- Monolithic Construction
- Mortar
- Mortar Bed
- Mortar Mixer
- Mortarboard
- Mortise and Tenon Joint
- Mortise Gauge
- Mortise Machine
- Moulding
- Movable Partition
- Mullion
- Multifolding Door
- Multiple Dwelling
- Multistory
- Multizone System
- Narrow Light Door
- Natural Finish
- Natural ground level
- Net Cross-sectional Area
- Net floor area
- Net habitable floor area
- Net Load
- Net Weight
- Network diagram
- Neutral Axis
- Newel
- Newel Cap
- Newel Drop
- Newel Post
- Niche
- Night Latch
- Nipple
- Noggin
- Nogging
- Noise Insulation
- Nomenclature
- Nominal
- Nominal Diameter
- Nominal Mix
- Nominal Size
- Non-cohesive Soil
- Non-compensatable Delay
- Non-excusable Delay
- Non-load Bearing Wall
- Nonconductor
- Nonconforming
- Nonslip Floor
- Normal Weight Concrete
- Nosing
- Notching
- Notice of award
- Notice to proceed
- Nozzle
- Nylon Fibre
- Oblique Section
- Obscure Window
- Occupancy
- Occupancy Permit
- Occupancy Rate
- Occupant Load
- Odorless Paint
- Off-centre
- Offset
- Offset Stakes
- Ogee
- Ogee Moulding
- Ohmmeter
- One-hour Rating
- One-pipe System
- One-way Joist Construction
- One-way Slab
- Open Circuit
- Open Cut
- Open Excavation
- Open Plan
- Open Riser
- Open Shelving
- Open Space
- Open Stair (Open-string Stair)
- Open Stairway
- Open System
- Open Web Joist
- Open-riser Stair
- Open-web Steel Joist
- Opening Size
- Operable Partition
- Operable Wall
- Operable Window
- Orient
- Orientation
- Original drawing
- Other contractor
- Outlet
- Outline drawing
- Outlooker
- Output
- Outside Finish (Exterior Finish)
- Overdesign
- Overflow (Overflow Pipe)
- Overhand Work
- Overhang
- Overhead Balance
- Overhead Concealed Closer
- Overhead Door (Overhead-type Garage Door)
- Overhead expense
- Overhung Door
- Overlaid Plywood
- Overlap
- Overlay
- Overload
- Overload Capacity
- Overload Relay
- Overview diagram
- Ovolo
- Oxidizer
- P-trap
- Packaged Air-conditioner
- Paddle Wheel Scraper
- Paint Base
- Paint Grade
- Paint Remover
- Paint Roller
- Paint System
- Paint Thinner
- Pallet
- Pan Construction
- Pan Formwork
- Pane
- Panel
- Panel Construction
- Panel Door
- Panel Heating
- Panel Pin
- Panel Wall
- Paneled Door (Colonial Door)
- Paneling
- Parallel
- Parallel Chord Truss
- Parallel Siding (Square-edged Siding)
- Parameter
- Parapet
- Parapet Gutter
- Parapet Wall
- Parcel of Land
- Parking Garage
- Parking Lot
- Parliament Hinge
- Parquetry Flooring
- Parting Bead
- Parting Slip
- Parting Stop
- Partition
- Partition Plate
- Partition Stud
- Party Wall
- Passage (Passageway)
- Passive Design
- Passive Solar Design
- Passive Solar Energy System
- Patch
- Patio
- Patten
- Pattern
- Pavement Base
- Pavement Concrete
- Pavement Sealer
- Pavement Structure
- Paver
- Paving
- Paving Asphalt
- Paving Brick
- Peak Load
- Pebble Dash
- Pedestal
- Pedestal Floor
- Pedestal Lavatory
- Pedestal Pile
- Pedestal Urinal
- Pediment
- Peg
- Pegboard
- Pelmet
- Pelmet Lighting
- Penalty
- Penalty clause
- Penetrating Finish
- Penthouse
- Perceived Project Description
- Percentage Fee
- Percolation
- Percolation Test
- Percussion Drill
- Perforated Hardboard
- Performance Bond
- Performance Specification
- Pergola
- Period of delay
- Permanent Form
- Permanent Shore
- Permeability
- Permit
- Perpend
- Personal Property
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Perspective
- Perspective drawing
- Pervious Soil
- Petroleum Asphalt
- Phantom Line
- Photogrammetry
- Piano Hinge
- Picked Finish
- Picket Fence
- Pictogram
- Picture Window
- Pier
- Pigeonhole
- Pilaster
- Pile
- Pile Cap
- Pile Core
- Pile Driver
- Pile Extractor
- Pile Foundation
- Pile Hammer
- Pile Head
- Pile Load Test
- Pile Shoe
- Pile-bearing Capacity
- Piling
- Pillar
- Pilot Hole
- Pilot Nail
- Pin Hinge
- Pincers
- Pipe
- Pipe Bend (Pipe Elbow)
- Pipe Bracket
- Pipe Chase
- Pipe Column
- Pipe Coupling
- Pipe Cross
- Pipe Cutter
- Pipe Die
- Pipe Elbow
- Pipe Expansion Joint
- Pipe Fitting
- Pipe Gasket
- Pipe Hanger
- Pipe Insulation
- Pipe Pile
- Pipe Plug
- Pipe Reamer
- Pipe Reducer
- Pipe Ring
- Pipe Saddle
- Pipe Sleeve
- Pipe Strap
- Pipe Tee
- Pipe Thread
- Pipe Wrench
- Pipelayer
- Piping
- Pit
- Pitched Roof
- Pivot
- Pivot Hinge
- Pivoted Door
- Pivoted Window
- Place of the work
- Plain Ashlar
- Plain Bar
- Plain Concrete
- Plan
- Plan Detail
- Plan View
- Plane
- Planer
- Planer Heads
- Plank-and-beam Construction
- Plans
- Planted Moulding
- Planted Stop
- Plaster
- Plaster Bead
- Plaster Ceiling Panel
- Plaster Cornice
- Plaster Cove
- Plaster Ground
- Plaster Lath
- Plasterboard Construction
- Plasterers Putty
- Plastic
- Plastic Wood
- Plasticizer
- Plate
- Plate Compactor
- Plate Glass
- Plate Vibrator (Plate Compactor)
- Platform
- Platform Framing
- Plenum
- Plinth
- Plot
- Plot Ratio
- Plug
- Plug Cutter
- Plumb
- Plumb Bob
- Plumb Cut
- Plumb Level
- Plumb Line
- Plumb Rule
- Plumbing
- Plumbing Fixture
- Plumbing System
- Ply
- Plywood
- Pneumatic Hammer
- Pneumatically Applied Mortar
- Point Load
- Point of Support
- Pole Plate
- Polished Finish
- Polycarbonate
- Polychloroprene (Neoprene)
- Polychromatic Finish
- Polyester Resin
- Polyisobutylene (PIB)
- Polysulfide Coating
- Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA)
- Ponding
- Porch
- Portal Frame
- Portico
- Portland Cement
- Post
- Post and Beam Construction
- Post and Beam Framing
- Post and Lintel Construction
- Post-tensioned Concrete
- Post-tensioning
- Pouring of Concrete
- Power
- Power Consumption
- Power Drill
- Power Float
- Power Panelboard
- Power Sander
- Power Shovel
- Power Transformer
- Power Trowel
- Pre-condition
- Preboring
- Precast
- Precast Concrete
- Precut
- Predesign Services
- Predrilled
- Prefabricate
- Prefabricated Construction
- Prefabricated Wall
- Preferred term
- Prefinished
- Preframed
- Preliminaries
- Preliminary drawing
- Preliminary project description
- Premises
- Premium Grade
- Preparation
- Prequalification Of Tenderers
- Preselection
- Press Brake
- Pressed Brick
- Prestress
- Prestressing
- Prestressing Cable
- Prestressing Steel
- Pretensioned Concrete
- Pretensioning
- Primary Branch
- Primary Member
- Prime Coat
- Prime cost item
- Primer
- Primer / Sealer
- Priming
- Principal
- Principal Reinforcement
- Procure
- Project
- Project Architect
- Project Cost
- Project Designer
- Project Engineer
- Project Home
- Project Manager
- Project Plan
- Projecting Brick
- Projection
- Property Line
- Proportioning
- Proposed change
- Provisional Quantity
- Provisional Sum
- Public Sewer
- Public Water Main
- Public Way
- Pull Switch
- Pumped Concrete
- Purlin
- Purlin Cleat
- Purlin Roof
- Purpose-made
- Putlog
- Putlog Hole
- PVC
- Pyramid Roof
- Quad Gutter
- Quality assurance
- Quality control
- Quantity Survey
- Quarry Tile
- R.A.I.A.
- Radial Brick
- Rafter
- Rafter Tail
- Rainwater Head
- Raked Joint
- Ramming
- Rapid-hardening Cement
- Rated Load
- Reaction
- Ready-mixed Concrete
- Real Estate
- Real Property (Real Estate)
- Realignment
- Rebar
- Recessed Fixture
- Reconstruction
- Recycled Concrete
- Recycled Timber
- Reduced Flush Toilet
- Reducer
- Reducing Joint
- Reducing Pipe Fitting
- Reflected Plan
- Reflective Tube Skylight
- Reflux Valve
- Refractory Brick
- Refrigerated liquefied gas
- Reinforced Brickwork
- Reinforced Concrete
- Reinforced Masonry
- Reinforced T-beam
- Reinforcement
- Reinforcement Drawing
- Reinforcing Plate
- Relative Humidity
- Release Agent
- Relief Valve
- Relief Vent
- Remodeling
- Removable Mullion
- Removable Stop
- Render
- Rendered Brickwork
- Rendering
- Renovation
- Replacement
- Repudiation
- Resealing Trap
- Residential (Zoning)
- Residual Deflection
- Residual Stress
- Resilient Flooring
- Restoration
- Resurfacing
- Retaining Wall
- Retempering
- Retention
- Retrofit
- Return Bend
- Return Grille
- Return Mains
- Return Pipe
- Return System
- Return Wall
- Revent Pipe
- Reverse-swing Door (Reversed Door)
- Reversed Door
- Revet
- Revetment
- Revolving Door
- Revolving Shelf
- Ridge
- Ridge Roll
- Ridge Vent
- Ridgeboard
- Ridgecap (Ridge Cap)
- Right-of-way
- Rigid Frame
- Rim Latch
- Rim Lock
- Ring-shank Nail
- Ripsaw
- Rise and Fall
- Riser
- Riser Board
- Riser Pipe
- Rivet
- Riveting
- Rockwell hardness
- Rod Bender
- Rod Cutter
- Rod Dowel
- Rodding
- Roll Insulation
- Roll-up Door (Rolling Shutters)
- Rolled Beam (Rolled Steel Beam)
- Rolling Grille Door
- Roof
- Roof Area
- Roof Covering
- Roof Deck
- Roof Decking
- Roof Drain
- Roof Flange
- Roof Framing
- Roof Hatch
- Roof Insulation
- Roof Live Load
- Roof Overhang
- Roof Pitch
- Roof Plan
- Roof Plan Elevation
- Roof Slope
- Roof Space
- Roof Span
- Roof Structure
- Roof Truss
- Roof Valley
- Roof Vent
- Roofing
- Roofing Square
- Roofing Tile
- Room
- Room Relation Drawing
- Rose Window (Wheel Window)
- Rough Estimate
- Rough Floor
- Rough Flooring
- Rough Grading
- Rough Opening
- Rough Timber
- Rough-in Dimensions
- Roughing-in
- Roughing-out
- Round
- Round Moulding (Round)
- Rout
- Router
- Router Gauge
- Row House
- RSJ
- Rubbed Finish
- Rubber Tile
- Rubber-emulsion Paint
- Rubbish Chute
- Rubble
- Ruff Sawn
- Rule of Thumb
- Rumpus Room
- Run
- Rung
- Runner
- Running
- Running Bond
- Rust
- Rust-inhibiting Paint
- Rustic Brick
- Rustic Finish (Washed Finish)
- Rusticated
- Rustication
- Rustication Strip
- Rutile
- S-trap
- Saddle
- Saddle Bend
- Saddle Fitting
- Saddle Flange
- Saddle Joint
- Saddle Piece
- Safe Load
- Safety Factor
- Safety Nosing
- Safety Switch
- Safety Tread
- Safety Valve
- Samples
- Sand
- Sand Filter
- Sand Filter Trenches
- Sand Finish
- Sandblast
- Sander
- Sanding Block
- Scaffolding
- Schedule
- Schedule of values
- Scheduling
- Scope
- Seal
- Secondary Reinforcement
- Section
- Sector
- Selective Tendering
- Self-heating substance
- Self-reactive substance
- Setting-out Drawing
- Severe deterioration
- Shading
- Shear Force
- Shellac
- Site
- Site assembly
- Site coverage
- Site layout plan
- Site measurement drawing
- Site plan
- Site Supervisor
- Sketch
- Skirting
- Slab Wall Construction
- Soffit
- Space
- Specific conditions of contract
- Specification
- Specified product
- Specifier
- Sprayed Finishes
- Squares
- SS
- Stakeholder
- Standard
- Standard Plans
- Standards
- Storey Height
- Structural Engineering Drawing
- Structural Frame
- Structure
- Subclass
- Subcontractor
- Successful bidder
- Survey Drawing
- Tanking
- Tear resistance
- Tempered glass
- Tender
- Tender Construction Program
- Tender Documents
- Tender Finalisation
- Tender Sum
- Tender Timetable
- Tenderer
- Tendering Process
- Tensile Force
- Termination
- Termination for cause
- Termination for convenience
- Thermal expansion
- Thermal Mass
- Threshold Plate
- Tiles for Surface Finish
- Torque
- Transverse Reinforcement
- Trombe wall
- Upper Floors
- Usable Floor Area
- Valuation
- Vents
- Viscosity
- Visibility
- Wall to Floor Ratio
- Walls
- Water closet
- Water Supply and Sewerage Drawing
- Waterproofing
- WC
- Welded Reinforcement
- Windows
- Woodwool Board
- Work Package
- Workmanship