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UTILITY CORE [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prefabrication
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Electrical Wiring (Building Elements)
DEF

Prefabricated pipes for hot and cold water supplies, wastes, drains, and gas, as well as prepared cable for electric services, all ready for installation with the minimum of site work in an industrialized building method.

CONT

A set of prefabricated elements... has had impact of various degrees upon prefabrication. The most important of these is the utility core in which kitchen, bath, and laundry are arranged along opposite sides of a common wall containing electric power, water, and drainage.

OBS

The terms "sanitary core" and "plumbing services" are given as synonyms of "mechanical core" by SCOBU (A dictionary of building), but actually they are more specific in scope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préfabrication
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Installations électriques (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Les noyaux (dits aussi cœurs techniques) distribuent sur la hauteur d'un niveau l'ensemble des fluides d'un bâtiment : alimentation en eau, évacuations, tuyauteries de vide-ordures, gaines d'aération contrôlée, distribution électrique, gaines de gaz, colonnes de chauffage, câbles téléphoniques et de télévision, fluides spéciaux, etc. [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Construction Methods
  • Ecology (General)
OBS

Sustainable Buildings Canada(SBC) was established in 2002 in Toronto in collaboration with the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance(CEEA). SBC is an NGO [non-governmental organization] and a not-for-profit, non-share, capital corporation. Leveraging the expertise of [the organization's] hands-on members as practitioners as well as [the] industry network, SBC offers fee-for-services to fund its core activities which include education, training, research, and program services to utility, government and agencies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Procédés de construction
  • Écologie (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prefabrication
  • Pipes and Fittings
DEF

Hot and cold water supply pipes, wastes and drains pipes, all prefabricated and ready for installation on site as a unit with minimum work.

CONT

There are many physical components to be considered within schemes. First, a utility wall may be provided which includes main service connections such as water supply, electricity and sewerage. Other projects may have a sanitary core while another solution is communal utilities with the option to provide individual connections.

OBS

This term is given as synonym of "mechanical core" by SCOBU, but the latter has a broader meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préfabrication
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
DEF

Gaine préfabriquée de canalisations groupant l'alimentation en eau ainsi que la vidange de plusieurs appareils sanitaires.

DEF

Gaine qui regroupe les canalisations montantes et descendantes d'alimentation et d'évacuation des eaux. Souvent, cette gaine est encastrée dans les murs.

OBS

Pluriel blocs-eaux.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le «bloc sanitaire» qui, en préfabrication, désigne une unité homogène rassemblant plusieurs appareils, leur coffrage ou leur habillage, leurs canalisations de raccordement, et leur robinetterie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A utility program core resident that blanks the screen or produce various types of figures, after a specified number of minutes without keyboard activity. Usually, pressing any key restores the screen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Infographie
DEF

Programme résidant qui éteint l'écran ou affiche certaines images (suivant le programme), lorsque l'utilisateur ne se sert pas de l'ordinateur pendant un nombre établi de minutes. Il suffit d'appuyer sur n'importe quelle touche pour rallumer l'écran et récupérer son contenu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Gráficos de computadora
DEF

Programa informático diseñado para variar la imagen que aparece en el monitor, evitando así que éste se deteriore.

OBS

salvapantallas: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • protector de pantalla
  • ahorro de pantallas
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