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METAL CEILING [9 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

pressed metal ceiling tile : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

carreau de plafond de tôle embossée : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

Corrugated metal roofing. This is used primarily for roofing for factories and industrial plants. The material often combines the function of both roof covering and ceiling.

OBS

corrugated metal roofing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Couverture en tôles ondulées métalliques. Le document technique unifié n° 4032 d'avril 1967 définit les règles d'emploi des plaques ondulées métalliques (acier galvanisé, acier inoxydable, de zinc ou d'aluminium).

CONT

Les constructions (poteaux verticaux en bois, murs de torchis de paille de riz et de terre, couverture de tôle ondulée) se sont toutes effondrées lors de la montée des eaux.

OBS

couverture en tôle ondulée : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • couverture en tôle ondulée métallique
  • couverture en tôles ondulées

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
DEF

A suspended ceiling system with an acoustical ceiling assembly, in which the metal pan contains and protects a separate pad or layer of sound-absorptive material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
DEF

A metal suspension structure which supports the metal pan of an acoustical ceiling assembly, by engaging its flanges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
OBS

Suspente. Accessoire métallique d'accrochage des rails et éléments de soutien des plafonds suspendus.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Covering Materials
DEF

A metal ring set in a plaster ceiling to guide the plastering to a given thickness, or to serve as a fastener for trim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Revêtements intérieurs

Spanish

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Record 6 1999-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

A movable partition of dry construction, assembled from prefabricated components, which may be full height, from floor to ceiling, or partial height.

CONT

Movable partitions are made from metal or wood and are easily erected, dismantled and relocated. They are prefabricated or factory finished... Various heights, ranging from the railing to the ceiling are available.

Key term(s)
  • moveable partition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Cloison démontable [...] cloison dont les éléments arrivent finis ou préfinis sur le chantier. Leur démontage s'effectue sans détérioration [...] et les éléments [...] sont [...] réutilisables ou facilement adaptables.

DEF

Cloison amovible. Cloison permettant lors de modifications ultérieures, une élimination sans détérioration de l'environnement, et le réemploi des panneaux.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
DEF

A passive solar collection system in which plastic bags of water on the roof are appropriately exposed or insulated during the day and night depending on the thermal requirements of the building for summer and winter operation. Heat transfer (into or out of the bags) to the structure is directly through the ceiling.

CONT

Horizontally positioned collectors that hold a reservoir of water on the roof of a building are called roof ponds or Hay collectors, after Harold Hay, who developed the system.

OBS

Principle same as the water Trombe wall... but placed on the roof. The only means of heat distribution is by radiation through a metal ceiling. Moveable insulation is necessary to reduce unwanted heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
CONT

Un bassin de toiture est constitué d'un réservoir en plastique transparent rempli d'eau et placé sur un toit métallique peint en noir. Ce système, breveté sous le nom de Skytherm, a été développé pour combiner le chauffage solaire d'hiver et la climatisation d'été par rayonnement nocturne.

Key term(s)
  • Skytherms

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Heating
CONT

ESWA heating foils... operate at low temperature throughout the ceiling area. They are electrically powered and radiate heat downward, warming not the air in the room but furniture, floor and other surfaces of the room.... ESWA heating panels are thin metal heating elements embedded in a strong plastic laminate. Each element is electrically insulated and waterproof and is produced in a variety of widths, lengths and loads per square metre.... The elements are fastened to the underside of ceiling joists by means of an ordinary stapler. Between the joists and above the ESWA elements, thermal insulation should be installed.

OBS

Information from a pamphlet of NOVATHERM INC., Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac (Quebec).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage électrique
CONT

Le film chauffant est constitué par une feuille conductrice (alliage à base d'étain) (...) comprise entre deux films, l'un de nylon, l'autre de polyester. L'épaisseur de l'ensemble est de 0,014 mm environ (...) Livré en plaques ou en rouleaux (...) le film chauffant se fixe en plafond par agrafage dans ses parties neutres sur des lattes espacées de 30 cm. Le vide entre lattes est préalablement rempli de laine de verre (...) Ce calorifuge placé en contact avec le film polyester permet au rayonnement de s'effectuer exclusivement, par l'autre face, vers l'espace à chauffer.

OBS

Pellicule chauffante : terme tiré d'un dépliant publicitaire de NOVATHERM Inc., Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac (Québec), tél. (514) 445-3985.

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Hardware
DEF

a metal covering used to enclose wiring where an electric fixture protrudes(as from a ceiling).

CONT

Ceiling fixtures. How to install a chandelier .... 1. Turn off power. Loosen and remove the chains. Holding canopy in one hand, loosen setscrew or locknut at bottom of canopy. Lower canopy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
CONT

Les lustres. L'installation d'un lustre (...) 1. Coupez le courant. Dégagez et enlevez les chaînes. Tenez la garniture d'une main. Desserrez la vis de pression ou l'écrou sous la garniture.

Spanish

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