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GROS-OEUVRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
DEF

The loadbearing part of a structure without windows, doors, plaster, or finishes.

OBS

carcass: designation standardized by ISO.

OBS

rough work: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
DEF

Ensemble des ouvrages d'un bâtiment qui composent son ossature et assurent sa stabilité [...]

OBS

[...] par opposition au second-œuvre, qui assure son étanchéité, son équipement, son isolation thermique, sa décoration, etc.

OBS

gros œuvre : désignation normalisée par l'ISO.

OBS

gros œuvre : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau Brunswick.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de edificios
  • Ejecución de los trabajos de construcción
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