Glossary

A construction project in which the owner contracts with a single entity to be responsible for both design and construction.

On a building project, those services that the architect, engineers, and consultants agree to perform.

1. To compose a plan for a building. 2. The architectural concept of a building as represented by plans, elevations,

1. The use of a desiccant for drying. 2. The use of heated air to remove moisture, as from timber

Any absorbent or adsorbent, liquid or solid, that will remove water or water vapor from a material. In a refrigeration

In Hispanic architecture, a drainage channel on a wall that discharges rainwater down the side of a building.