building design
61Design — De*sign , n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.] 1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan. [1913 Webster] 2. A plan or scheme formed in …
62Design, Build and Sell Scheme — (abbreviation: DBSS) was introduced by the Housing and Development Board in 2005. Flats built under the scheme are meant for public housing and developed by private developers. They are built with better designs and in sites such as Tampines, Ang …
63Building life cycle — refers to the view of a building over the course of its entire life in other words, viewing it not just as an operational building, but also taking into account the design, installation, commissioning, operation and decommissioning phases. It is… …
64building contractor — ➔ contractor * * * building contractor UK US noun [C] PROPERTY ► a person or company that organizes the building of houses, offices, etc. , for example, by supplying workers and buying materials: »Their building contractor continues to reject… …
65building regulations — UK US noun [plural] (also building regs) PROPERTY, LAW ► rules that should be obeyed when building houses, etc.: »They changed the design to conform to building regulations. »The new building regs aim to encourage better energy efficiency …
66design — I (construction plan) noun blueprint, chart, conception, delineation, depiction, descriptio, diagram, draft, drawing, forma, graph, layout, lineamenta, map, model, outline, picture, plan, preliminary drawing, projection, proof, rendering,… …
67Building indoor environment — covers the environmental aspects in the design, analysis, and operation of energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable buildings. Fields of specialization include architecture, HVAC design, thermal comfort, indoor air quality (IAQ), lighting,… …
68Building lifecycle management — or BLM is the adaptation of product lifecycle management (PLM) like techniques to the design, construction, and management of buildings. Building lifecycle management requires accurate and extensive building information modeling (BIM).ee… …
69Building Big (book) — Building Big is a book written by David Macaulay, author of the The Way Things Work books. The book details the design of about 25 famous structures, broken down into 5 categories: Bridges, Tunnels, Dams, Arches, and Skyscrapers. The buildings… …
70Design management — is the business side of design. Design managers need to speak the language of the business and the language of design …
