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TOIT METALLIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-01-09

English

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

It seems strange that metal roofs should leak as much as they do. The metal roof panels don't necessarily leak, but the problems always come at the penetrations and the seams.

OBS

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

French

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

La maison écologique de Waterloo présente les caractéristiques suivantes [...] Un toit métallique en matériaux recyclés. On s'attend à ce que ce toit dure trois fois plus longtemps qu'un toit asphalté traditionnel.

OBS

toit métallique : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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