Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 25 v.6
Main Definitions
- building site / construction site |n| a place where something is being built.
- building |n| the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones.
- piece of land / tract / piece of ground / parcel of land / parcel |n| an extended area of land.
- demolition |n| the action or process of demolishing or being demolished.
- "The monument was saved from demolition."
Building Sites Elements
- building code |n| set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings.
- building line |n| the line, fixed by a local authority, beyond which buildings must not project.
- building material |n| material used for constructing buildings.
- building permit |n| a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot.
- foundation stone |n| a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building.
- foundation |n| a layer of brick, concrete, etc. that forms the solid underground base of a building.
- "Concrete foundations have been laid."
- slab |n| a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular.
- "Paving slabs."
People
- architect |n| a person who designs buildings and supervises their construction.
- civil engineer |n| an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors, etc.)
- building contractor |n| someone whose job is to organize the building of a house, office, factory etc.
- construction worker |n| a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.
- surveyor |n| a person whose job is to examine and record the details of a piece of land.
- "Chartered building surveyors will examine a property for structural damage such as subsidence, dry and wet rot and leaking roofs."
