building factor
1Building insulation — refers broadly to any object in a building used as insulation for any purpose. Whilst the majority of insulation in buildings is for thermal purposes, the term also applies to acoustic insulation, fire insulation, and impact insulation. Often an… …
2Factor (Scotland) — In Scotland a Factor (or property manager) is a person or firm charged with superintending or managing properties and estates sometimes where the owner or landlord is unable to or uninterested in attending to such details personally, or in… …
3Building society — Nationwide Building Society is the UK s and the world s largest building society A building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization. Building societies offer banking and related financial services,… …
4building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
5Building material — For other kinds of building materials, see Hardware, Biology, and Star formation. Concrete and metal rebar used to build a floor Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. Many naturally occurring substances, such …
6Building Heat-Loss Factor — A measure of the heating requirements of a building expressed in Btu per degree day …
7factor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. component, element, part, constituent, condition; agent. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A component part] Syn. portion, constituent, determinant; see circumstance 1 , part 1 . 2. [An agent] Syn. broker,… …
8building block — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One of the individual entities contributing to a whole: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, integrant, part. See PART …
9Building Overall Energy Loss Coefficient-Area Product — The factor, when multiplied by the monthly degree days, that yields the monthly space heating load …
10Scottish Parliament Building — The Scottish Parliament Building ( gd. Pàrlamaid na h Alba) [ [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/index.htm scottish.parliament.uk] , accessed 2 May 2007] is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO… …
