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BUILDING SPECIAL TRADES INDUSTRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Construction
- Various Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- building industry
1, record 1, English, building%20industry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- building and special trades industry 2, record 1, English, building%20and%20special%20trades%20industry
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first world war had a notable effect on the building industries of the various countries engaged in or closely affected by it. 3, record 1, English, - building%20industry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Construction industry. ... Industry structure. According to the work they do, contractors are classified as highway, heavy construction, general building (including home builders as a subdivision), and special trade contractors. ... Special trade contractors confine themselves to a specialty, such as plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical work, painting, tile setting, roofing, plastering, glazing, or pipe fitting. 4, record 1, English, - building%20industry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Construction
- Industries diverses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- industrie du bâtiment
1, record 1, French, industrie%20du%20b%C3%A2timent
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La complexité doit certainement être retenue comme l'une des caractéristiques majeures de l'industrie du bâtiment, et la multiplicité des intervenants [...] est étroitement reliée à cette caractéristique. 2, record 1, French, - industrie%20du%20b%C3%A2timent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la source DUCON 1968, vol. 1 (première page de l'avant-propos), le terme est employé au pluriel : "Les industries du Bâtiment ..." 3, record 1, French, - industrie%20du%20b%C3%A2timent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Construcción
- Industrias varias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- industria de la construcción
1, record 1, Spanish, industria%20de%20la%20construcci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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