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A new system utilized in the Federal Housing Administration recommended criteria for impact sound insulation.

The diameter measurement taken from the inside of a pipe. A common method for sizing pipe.

Manufactured structural building component resembling the letter "I." Used as floor joists and rafters. I-joists include two key parts

A steel beam with a cross section resembling the letter "I." It is used for long spans as basement beams or over wide wall openings, such as a double garage door, when wall and roof loads are imposed on the…

An elevator where liquid is pumped under pressure directly into the cylinder by a pump driven by an electric motor without an accumulator between the pump and cylinder.

Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning.

Metal fasteners used to secure rafters in structures subject to hurricane winds.

Metal straps that are nailed and secure the roof rafters and trusses to the top horizontal wall plate. Sometimes called a Teco Clip.

A device designed to increase the humidity within a room or a house by means of the discharge of water vapor. They may consist of individual room size units or larger units attached to the heating plant to condition the…

In plumbing, the enlarged end of a pipe which is made to provide a connection into which the end of the joining pipe will fit.