enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Punch list - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_list

    In the United States construction industry, contract agreements are usually written to allow the owner to withhold (retain) the final payment to the general contractor as "retainage". [3] The contractor is bound by the contract to complete a list of contract items, called a punch list, in order to receive final payment from the owner.

  3. Glossary of civil engineering - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_civil_engineering

    Also Abrams' water-cement ratio law. A law which states that the strength of a concrete mix is inversely related to the mass ratio of water to cement. As the water content increases, the strength of the concrete decreases. abrasion The process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away a substance or substrate. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using ...

  4. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_structural...

    Most of the terms listed in glossaries are already defined and explained within itself. However, glossaries like this one are useful for looking up, comparing and reviewing large numbers of terms together. You can help enhance this page by adding new terms or writing definitions for existing ones.

  5. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_construction...

    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  6. Construction - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction

    Construction along Ontario Highway 401, widening the road from six to twelve travel lanes. A construction project is a complex net of construction contracts and other legal obligations, each of which all parties must carefully consider. A contract is the exchange of a set of obligations between two or more parties, and provides structures to ...

  7. The final walk-through: Top tips for homebuyers - AOL

    www.aol.com/finance/final-walk-top-tips...

    The final walk-through lets homebuyers verify that the property is in the same condition as when the offer was made, and all agreed upon repairs have been completed. It is typically scheduled for ...

  8. Commissioning (construction) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioning_(construction)

    In construction, commissioning or commissioning process (often abbreviated Cx) [1] [2] [3] is an integrated, systematic process to ensure, that all building systems perform interactively according to the "Design Intent", through documented verification. The commissioning process establishes and documents the "Owner's Project Requirements (OPR ...

  9. My Life As a Homeless Man in America - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/life-homeless-man-america...

    The definition of homeless is we have no home, no place to go. If “I think, therefore I am” is true, we are people who are . We are, and we stand on this ground.