Glossary

One of a number of organizations in Britain that finance the purchase of a home in exchange for the purchasers

That part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system which extends beyond the ends of the building drain and

The utilities and services supplied and distributed within a building generally related to the building environment, including: heating, air-conditioning, lighting,water

A vertical or inclined tube or channel that conveys and controls the fall of objects such as mail, laundry, and

Any portion of a building, such as a room, floor, or floors, that is within the limits of fire divisions.