- WET WALL – a structural wall used for housing plumbing pipes for fixtures like sinks, dishwashers, toilets
- TRUSS – a framework typically consisting of rafters, posts and struts, supporting a roof, bridge, or other structure
- CURTAIN WALL – the outer facade of a building that is a non structural, light weight material, that basically keeps the weather out and occupants in
- SHEAR WALL – structural system composed of braced panels to counter the effects of lateral loads on a structure
- LATERAL BRACING – structural support that aids in keeping a structure from twisting
- NODE – an area in which people can congregate in order to make a decision e.g a lobby, the area above or below a stair/escalator
- SMOKE CURTAIN – prevents smoke from spreading in an atrium from floor to floor
- GRANDFATHERED – the term given to a structure that can not meet current code since it was built to the code of its own time
- VARIANCE – when permission is asked to do something that is either not specified by code or goes against the code
- BLOCK – a command used in autocad that aids in the repeatation of an item e.g column, window, door
- CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM – this is a system that uses co-ordinates that determine the position of a point or geometry in space
- WORLD CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM – used in autocad it can not be altered by the user
- USER CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM – used in autocad it can be changed by the user
- NARROW STREET – is a street less than 75 feet wide
- WIDE STREET – is a street more than 75 feet wide
- LINTEL – the horizontal support of either timber, stone, or steel across the top of a door or window
- WEEP HOLE – or weep brick is a small opening that allows water to drain from within an assembly
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The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.
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