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INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING SYSTEM [2 records]

Record 1 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Construction Methods
DEF

An arrangement of the building elements to form a connected whole. Box frame construction is one building system, loadbearing walls with timber floors and roofs another.

CONT

A building is usually thought of as an assembly of systems, such as structural; exterior skin; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; plumbing; power, signal, and lighting; walls; and ceilings. ... many building systems can be obtained as a package ...

OBS

Building systems. ... A system may be either open or closed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction modernes
DEF

Emploi d'éléments déterminés pour réaliser une construction, notamment de façon industrielle.

DEF

Combinaisons d'éléments composés qui se coordonnent de manière à former des sous-ensembles ou des ensembles.

OBS

«sous-système de construction» : employé par l'Ordre des architectes du Québec.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prefabrication
CONT

Among the most important contributing causes to the replacement of traditional hand methods by industrialized building systems were the shortage of manpower, especially skilled craftsmen; the extensive demand for housing units due to bombing destruction; the need to reduce costs while erecting buildings rapidly; and the participation of national governments in public housing programs.

OBS

See record for the term "industrialized building".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préfabrication
OBS

Voir les fiches consacrées aux termes "préfabrication" et "industrialisation".

Spanish

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