Eraser 0 likes

A rubbery substance employed by drafters to eliminate pencil or ink marks from their drawings

Erasing Machine 0 likes

A hand-held electric motor device that rotates an eraser that drafters employ to remove pencil or ink marks

Erasing Shield 0 likes

A narrow metal stencil with holes of different sizes and shapes, enabling a drafter to erase ink and pencil marks with accuracy

Erect 0 likes

To construct or build by assembling parts

Vertical or upright

Erection 1 like

A structure or building

Ergonomics 0 likes

Applied science concerned with the effect of the physical environment on a person’s comfort and health; for example, ascertaining the correct chair height for office workers

Erode 0 likes

Gradual deterioration or destruction

Erosion 0 likes

Gradual deterioration of material due to abrasive activity

Deterioration due to wind or water motion

Degeneration of paint films

Errors and Omissions Insurance 0 likes

Insurance held by architects and engineers to indemnify their clients against losses due to an architect or engineer’s professional negligence; also called E and O Insurance, Malpractice Insurance, or Professional Indemnity Insurance

Escalation 0 likes

The acceleration of building expenses due to inflation or other issues

Escalator 0 likes

A power-driven stairway in an endless belt that goes up or down without interruption

Escheat 0 likes

The transfer of property to the state when a person passes away without a will or heirs

Escrow 0 likes

The handling of documents or funds by a third party on behalf of the buyer and/or seller that is released only after a specific condition has been met

Escutcheon 0 likes

A decorative plate surrounding a pipe that passes through a floor or wall to conceal the hole that has been cut

Essential Facilities 0 likes

Buildings, structures, or accommodations designated essential and projected to be secure and functional following an earthquake; includes hospitals and other medical facilities with surgery or emergency treatment areas, fire and police stations, or government communication and disaster facilities and accommodations

Essential Oils 1 like

Volatile, liquid compounds with an odor, usually derived from plants; not necessarily oils, but have low solubility in water; examples include cedar, bergamot, lavender, and camphor oil; used to flavor food, and in perfumery

Essential Services Act 0 likes

An act that that essential services buildings shall be ready to provide essential services to the public following a disaster; the building will be designed and built to minimize fire hazards, and to resist to the greatest extent, the forces created by an earthquake, gravity, water, and wind

Estate 0 likes

The entire ownership of property, possessions and monies

The assets of the deceased

A large property, normally with a large residence

Ester 1 like

Organic compound produced from an alcohol and an organic acid by removing water

Ester Gum 0 likes

Resin created synthetically by the reaction of rosin and glycerine

Estimate 0 likes

The material, labor, and other expenses that a contractor forecasts for a project, described in the contractor‘s proposal bid

To roughly calculate the amount, or value of something

Estimate of Construction Cost, Detailed 1 like

A calculation of expenses based on detailed material and labor analysis for all work items

Estimating 1 like

A process of calculating the essential quantity of materials, labor and equipment for a particular project; might be formal and precise, or quick and inexact

ET 0 likes

See Net Effective Temperature

Etch 0 likes

Transferring designs to metal or glass by using corrosive acidic action; employing acid to cut lines into metal or eliminate the surface of concrete

Etch Acid 0 likes

A chemical solution employed for etching

Etched Nails 0 likes

Nails, chemically treated in order to enhance their holding power for wood framing

Ethane 0 likes

A highly flammable colorless odorless gas

Ethanol 0 likes

A colorless alcohol

Ethyl Acetate 0 likes

Fast evaporating solvent produced from acetic acid and ethyl alcohol

Ethyl Alcohol2 likes

Alcohol produced by distilling fermented grain

Ethyl Chloride 0 likes

Toxic refrigerant, now rarely employed

Ethyl Lactate 0 likes

Solvent produced by combining lactic acid and ethyl alcohol

Ethylene Plastic 0 likes

Plastics based on resins produced by polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with at least one unsaturated compound

ETS 0 likes

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Eutectic 0 likes

A particular mixture of two substances, especially an alloy, providing the lowest freezing point of all combinations of the two constituents

Eutectic Point 0 likes

Freezing temperature for eutectic solutions

Eutectic Salts 0 likes

Materials that melt at low temperatures absorbing large amounts of heat; afterwards, during recrystallization, the heat is discharged

A method employed to store solar energy

Evaporate 0 likes

When a liquid changes into a gas or vapor below its boiling point; heat is absorbed in the process

Evaporation Rate 0 likes

Rate of evaporation of a solvent

Evaporation Rate, Final 2 likes

Time lapsed for the total evaporation of all solvents

Evaporation Rate, Initial 1 like

Time interval during which low-boiling solvents totally evaporate

Evaporative Condenser 0 likes

Device employing open spray or spill water to lower the temperature of a condenser; evaporation of some of the water cools down the condenser water and lowers water intake

Evaporator 0 likes

A device that turns the liquid form of a chemical into a gaseous state

Evaporator (Dry Type) 0 likes

Evaporator where the refrigerant is in droplets

Evaporator (Flooded) 1 like

Evaporator that always contains liquid refrigerant

Evaporator Coil 0 likes

The component of a cooling system absorbing heat from air; see condensing unit

Evaporator Fan 0 likes

Fan that boosts airflow over an evaporator’s heat exchange surface

Evaporator Pressure Regulator 0 likes

Automatic pressure regulating valve that maintains a specified temperature and pressure in the evaporator in the suction line between evaporator outlet and compressor inlet

Eviction 0 likes

The legal process of forcing a defaulting tenant to leave a property

Evidence 0 likes

Testimony, documents, and items presented in a judicial proceeding to validate the assertions of either party

EVT 0 likes

Equi-Viscous Temperature

EWC 0 likes

Electric Water Cooler

EWWF 0 likes

Electrically Welded Wire Fabric

EWWM 0 likes

Electrically Welded Wire Mesh

Ex Parte Proceeding 0 likes

When a party in a dispute appears before a judge without the other person’s presence

Excavation 0 likes

A hole formed by digging, hollowing out, or scooping

Excelsior 0 likes

Wood wool

Exclusive Agency 0 likes

A listing agreement to sell or lease property during a given period with a real estate broker that excludes other brokers; the owner still has the right to sell the property without paying commission

Exclusive Listing 0 likes

Exclusive Agency listing

Exclusive Right to Sell 0 likes

A listing agreement to sell or lease ones property during a specified period with a real estate broker, excluding other brokers; the broker will still receive a commission if the property is sold by the owner

Excrete 0 likes

To isolate and discharge waste matter produced during the metabolic process

Exculpatory Clause 0 likes

A provision in a contract relieving a party of liability in executing the contract; usually issued by the party seeking to absolve itself of liability

Execute 0 likes

1.To carry out some intention, action, or work

To authenticate a legal document through signature

Executive Ability 0 likes

The ability to manage and delegate people and tasks, and deal with the various responsibilities involved in running a business; management ability

Executor 1 like

A person or entity designated to carry out the provisions of a will

Executri 0 likes

A female executor

Exemplary Damages 0 likes

Damages awarded to a plaintiff and against a defendant in a lawsuit to punish the defendant’s wrongdoing when the acts were willfully malicious, oppressive, fraudulent, violent, or extremely negligent; also called punitive damages

Exercise Bicycle 0 likes

A stationary bicycle employed for fitness and health

Exfiltration 0 likes

Gradual flow of air from indoors to the exterior

Exfoliate 0 likes

Abrasion and elimination of fine layers or flakes from a surface

Exhaust Fan1 like

An electrically driven device that extracts dust, fumes, or odors from an area

Exhaust Hood1 like

A hood, generally square or rectangular, that accommodates an exhaust fan which extracts dust, fumes, or odors from an area

Exhaust Port 0 likes

An aperture that conveys fluid through to the downstream pressure of a system

Exhaust Valve 0 likes

A portable port which serves as a vent for cylinder gases in an engine or compressor

Exhaust Ventilation 0 likes

Mechanical extraction of air from a section of a building

Exhibit 0 likes

A document or item presented as evidence in a court of law

Exit 0 likes

A passage, door through which a person or object may leave a room or building; egress

Exit Device2 likes

Panic hardware

Exit Light 0 likes

A light device mounted above an exit door that remains illuminated in the event of a power outage; independently powered and deliberately positioned to guide those who want to leave a building or structure

Exit Lock 0 likes

A dead bolt unit installed in an exit door

Exit Sign1 like

A sign that points the way out of a building or room

Exothermic Reaction 0 likes

A reaction which radiates heat

Expansion 0 likes

An increase in dimensions, often when heat is applied

Expansion Coefficient 0 likes

The increase in volume or length per unit for each temperature rise of one degree Fahrenheit

Expansion Joint 0 likes

Fibrous material, 1/2 inch thick, mounted in and surrounding a concrete slab to enable it to move vertically along the stationary foundation wall

Expansion Screed 0 likes

A sheet metal plaster screed allowing for some movement of adjacent panels of external plaster

Expansion Shield 2 likes

Device placed in predrilled concrete or masonry holes that gets bigger while a bolt or screw is inserted tightly; employed to secure items

Expansion Valve0 likes

Pressure-operated, device in a refrigerating system that lowers the pressure from the high to low side

Expansive Soils 0 likes

Earth that expands and contracts based on its water content; Betonite is considered an expansive soil

Expendable Refrigerant System 1 like

See Chemical Refrigeration

Experimental Analysis 0 likes

Analysis characterized by empirical observation of measurable behavior which is predictable and controllable

Expert Witness 0 likes

A witness whose skill, experience, education, or knowledge of a subject is recognized as qualified to give an informed opinion on issues pertaining to that subject

Explosive 0 likes

A volatile material employed to dislodge or loosen certain formations of rock and earth; dramatic and sudden

Explosive Limits 0 likes

The ratio of solvent vapor to air range where the mixture will explode if lit; at atmospheric pressure, the critical ratio spans from about 1 to 12 percent of solvent vapor by volume

Exposed Aggregate Finish 1 like

A way of finishing concrete that cleans the cement–sand mixture from the uppermost layer of the aggregate, normally gravel; commonly employed in patios, driveways and other outdoor surfaces

Exposed Grid 0 likes

A suspended acoustic ceiling framework that can be seen below, after construction is completed

Exposure 0 likes

Being in contact with an environmental or social situation that has consequences, beneficial or detrimental

Publicity

The plate or film subjected to light when taking a photograph

Wooden shake or shingle component that is subjected to the elements

Expressway 0 likes

Multi-lane superhighway for fast moving vehicles that has entrance and exit ramps at specified distances, no cross roads, and no pedestrians; also known as a Freeway

Extender 0 likes

Low cost pigment that enhances flow, decreases gloss, and stabilizes the suspension

Extension Ladder1 like

A flat ladder that can be lengthened by sliding one part over another to add more height

Extension Link 0 likes

A device employed to increase a bored lock’s backset

Exterior Door 0 likes

A door fabricated to endure the elements; facilitates entry and exit from a building or structure to the exterior

Exterior Elevation 0 likes

Architectural drawing that illustrates the projection on an upright plane of a building’s exterior surface

Exterior Fixture 0 likes

An electrical lighting fitting that may be installed outside, due to its capacity to endure the elements

Exterior Painting 0 likes

Adding sealer or paint to an outside surface

Exterior Plywood 0 likes

Plywood that is bonded with adhesive and is highly resistant to the elements, water at varying temperatures, microorganisms, dry heat, and steam

Exterior Tile 0 likes

Tile used in outside functions

Exterior Veneer 0 likes

Veneer added to surfaces exposed to the elements

Exterior Wall 0 likes

Any external wall other than a party wall serving as a vertical enclosed area of a building

Exterior Wood Door Trim 0 likes

Finish parts of wood, such as moldings, applied around the openings of exterior doors

Exterior Wood Trim 0 likes

Finish components of wood including moldings, mounted around varying openings on outside surfaces

External Drive1 like

A drive with its own separate power supply and fan outside the computer system enclosure that can be connected to a computer by a cable

External Vibrator 0 likes

Vibrating device connected to formwork in order to strengthen fresh concrete; mainly employed in precast construction

Extinguisher, Fire1 like

See Fire Extinguisher

Extra Work 0 likes

Work performed by a contractor that was not within the scope of the work specified in the original contract

Extract 0 likes

To get something with effort

To separate from a mixture by physical or chemical means

To obtain something from its source

A concentrated product

Copy or take a passage of text from a larger piece of text

Obtaining a natural resource from the earth

Extractive Bleeding 0 likes

Stains appearing on the surface of wood as a result of extractives leached out by moisture or water

Extractor 0 likes

A laundry mechanism that eliminates water from laundered fabrics via high speed centrifugal spinning so they are damp and prepared for tumble drying with hot air

Extrados 0 likes

The outside curve in a vault or arch

Extraordinary Flood 1 like

A deluge of water of greater volume than is anticipated in a given place; overflow from a source such as a broken pipe or river

Extrapolate 0 likes

To employ known facts from which to draw inferences or conclusions about the unknown, assuming that existing trends will continue or similar approaches will be pertinent

Extras 0 likes

Additional work asked of a contractor that was not included in the original contract; invoiced separately but does not change the original contract, although building costs are increased

Extrusion 0 likes

Something that bulges out or protrudes from its surroundings; also forcing soft material through a mold or nozzle

Eye 0 likes

Organ of sight

Center of a tropical cyclone that has completely calm light wind and no rain; calm area at the center of a storm

A loop that receives a small hook

A metal through which a rod or rope can be inserted

When a person pays attention by gazing

Eyebolt, Forged1 like

A heavyweight metal bolt with an eye at its end that may be employed as a fastening mechanism

Eyebrow 0 likes

A small roofed protrusion that extends from a building or structure