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fire assembly

June 11, 2013

The assembly of a fire door, fire window, or fire damper, including all required hardware, anchorage, frames, and sills. Also […]

June 11, 2013

Any area in a building, encompassed by fire walls and/or exterior walls, within which a fire would be confined because

June 11, 2013

See property insurance.

June 11, 2013

1. An electrical system which is installed in a building as a protective measure against fire; sounds an alarm when

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A small box, usually red, having a thin sheet of glass or plastic which, if broken, activates a fire alarm

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A softwood of the temperate climates including Douglas fir, white fir, silver fir, balsam fir, etc.; used for framing, interior

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A symmetrical truss, esp. used in supporting large sloping roofs; in the form of three isosceles triangles one in

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A cavity wall that obtains added strength by connections to a series of equally-spaced piers.

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Tile with a face that may be used as a finished wall surface.