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Open Building (OB)
Construction; Building/real property
Is the international movement based on organizing buildings and their technical and decision-making processes according to levels. In the West, Open Building was a partial ...
ordering principles
Construction; Building/real property
Are rules of three-dimensional positioning. In Open Building, they serve to minimize interference among subsystems and define interfaces between them, thereby enabling separation ...
parcellation
Construction; Building/real property
Refers to the allotment or subdivision of available floor area within a Support.
plug-and-play
Construction; Building/real property
Is an electronics term that refers to products that can be safely installed without professional and immediately used, like electronic consumer products. By implication, such ...
plumbing tether
Construction; Building/real property
Refers to drainage performance requirements that effectively limit the positioning of plumbing fixture away from vertical waste stack.
residential Open Building
Construction; Building/real property
Is a multi-disciplinary approach to the design, financing, construction and long-term management of buildings. It is based on the separation of base building and infill.
resource systems
Construction; Building/real property
Refers to supply systems, mechanical/electrical/plumbing systems or utilities.
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