CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

Vocabulary

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CONSTRUCTION• make by combining materials

and parts

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FACADE

• is generally one side of the exterior of a building, especially the front, but also sometimes the sides and rear

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FOUNDATION• the lowest support of a

structure

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FRAMEWORK

• the arrangement of support beams that represent a building’s general shape and size

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DUCTWORK• system of metal or flexible

tubing by which air is transported

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CONTRACTOR

• a person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects

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PLOTTER• an instrument (usually driven

by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures

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BLUEPRINTS

• something intended as a guide for making something else

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