G-J

GAGE (GA)

A

THICKNESS,

SIZE, OR

CAPACITY OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY

AS A STATNDARD MEASURE

GALVANIZED (GALV)

COAT

(IRON OR

STEEL) WITH A

PROTECTIVE

LAYER OF ZINC

GARAGE (GAR)

A

BUILDING

FOR

HOUSING

A MOTOR VEHICLE OR VEHICLES

GENERAL CONTRACTOR (GC)

RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY-TO-DAY

OVERSIGHT OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE,

INCLUDING VENDORS & TRADES, & THE

COMMUNICATION TO ALL INVOLVED PARTIES

THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERUPTER (GFCI)

A FAST-ACTING

CIRCUIT BREAKER

DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF

ELECTRIC POWER

GALVANIZED IRON (GI)

IRON OR

STEEL COATED

WITH ZINC TO

PROTECT IT FROM

RUST

GLASS, GLAZED (GL)

TRANSPARENT

MATERIAL (SUCH

AS GLASS) USED

FOR WINDOWS

GROUND (GND)

THE

SOLID

SURFACE OF

THE EARTH;

ELECTRICAL

CONNECTION OF A CIRCUIT

OR CONDUCTOR TO THE EARTH

GRADE (GR)

THE

LEVEL AT

WHICH THE

GROUND

INTERECTS

THE

FOUNDATION OF A BUILDING

GRANULAR (GRAN)

CRUSHED

STONE OR

OTHER

MATERIALS

USED AS AGGREGATE IN ROAD

CONSTRUCTION ETC

GRATING (GRTG)

ANY

REGULARLY

SPACED

COLLECTION OF ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL,

PARALLEL, ELONGATED ELEMENTS TO

PREVENT LARGE OBJECTS FROM

GETTING THROUGH

GYPSUM (GYP)

A SOFT

SULFATE

MINERAL

COMPOSED

OF CALCIUM

SULFATE DIHYDRATE THAT USED IN

PLASTER, CHALK, AND WALLBOARDS

GYPSUM BOARD (GYP BD)

DRYWALL

WHICH IS A

SPECIFIC

BOARD WITH A

GYPSUM

BOARD AND A

PAPER FACING

HALL (H)

AN AREA IN A BUILDING

ONTO WHICH ROOMS OPEN; A

CORRIDOR; A LARGE ROOM

FOR MEETINGS,

CONCERTS, OR

OTHER EVENTS

HOSE BIBB (HB)

AN OUTSIDE

SPIGOT OR

FAUCET LOCATED

ON THE EXTERIOR

OF YOUR HOUSE

HEATING COIL (HC)

CONVERTS

ELECTRICAL

ENERGY INTO

HEAT THROUGH

THE PROCESS

OF JOULE

HEATING

HARDWARE (HDW)

TOOLS,

MACHINERY,

AND OTHER

DURABLE

EQUIPMENT

HARDWOOD (HDWD)

THE

MOST

DENSE AND

RIGID

WOOD

OPTIONS

HEXAGONAL (HEX)

A

SIX-

SIDED

POLYGON WHERE THE

TOTAL OF THE INTERNAL

ANGLES IS 720 DEGREES

HEIGHT (HGT)

THE

MEASUREMENT

BASE TO TOP

OR THE

ELEVATION ABOVE

HOLLOW METAL (HM)

A FLUSH DOOR

FABRICATED SHEET OF STEEL

AND REINFORCED BY LIGHT

METAL CHANNELS

HORIZONTAL (HOR)

IN

CONSTRUCTION IT GENERALLY REFERS

TO ROADWAYS, SIDEWALKS, ETC AND IN

THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

HORSEPOWER (HP)

A UNIT OF

POWER EQUAL

TO 746 WATTS

OR GRAVITATIONAL UNIT OF 500 FEET

POINDS OF WORK PER SECOND

HOUR (HR)

A PERIOD

OF TIME EQUAL TO

60 MINUTES; IN

CONSTRUCTION,

IT’S THE PRODUCTIVITY OF LABOR

HEATER (HTR)

A DEVICE

FOR WARMING

THE AIR OR

WATER, ETC

HUMIDIFIER (HU)

DEF: A DEVICE FOR

WARMING THE AIR OR

WATER, ETC

DEF: A DEVICE, PRIMARILY AN

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE THAT INCREASES

HUMIDITY (MOISTURE) IN A SINGLE

ROOM OR AN ENTIRE BUILDING

HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)

A SYSTEM

USED TO

PROVIDE

HEATING AND COOLING SERVICES TO

BUILDINGS

HOT WATER (HW)

WATER THAT

HAS BEEN

HEATED FOR

COOKING,

FOOD

PREPARATION, PERSONAL WASHING OR

CLEANING PURPOSES

HEATING WATER RETURN (HWR)

A

CIRCULATION

PIPE THAT

PROVIDES HOT

WATER

THROUGH A

SYSTEM

HYDRAULIC (HYD)

OPERATED,

MOVED, OR

EFFECTED BY

MEANS OF WATER

HERTZ (HZ)

THE SI

OF

FREQUENCY,

EQUAL TO

ONE CYCLE

PER SECOND

INSIDE DIAMETER (ID)

THE SIZE OF

THE INSIDE OF A

TUBE, PIPE, OR

OTHER CYLINDRICAL

OBJECT

INSIDE FACE (IF)

A FRONT, UPPER,

OR OUTER SURFACE;

ANY OF THE PLANE

SURFACES THAT BOUND

A GEOMETRIC SOLID

INCANDESCENT (INCAND)

WHITE,

GLOWING, OR

LUMINOUS WITH

INTENSE HEAT

INCLUDE (INCL)

COMPRISE

OR CONTAIN AS

PART OF A WHOLE

INCREASE (INCR)

TO

BECOME

GREATER IN

SIZE, NUMBER,

OR AMOUNT

INSULATION (INSUL)

ANY OBJECT

IN A BUILDING

USED AS FOR ANY

PURPOSE

INTERIOR (INT)

THE

INNER OR

INDOOR

PART OF SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY A

BUILDING, THE INSIDE

INVERT (INV)

AN

ARCH

CONSTRUCTED IN AN UPSIDE-DOWN

POSITION TO PROVIDE LATERAL

SUPPORT LATERAL SUPPORT

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION (ISO)

A SYSTEM

USED TO PROVIDE HEATING AND

COOLING

JUNCTION (J)

AN

INTERSECTION OF

ROADS, PIPES, ETC

SPECIALLY WHERE

ONE TERMINATES;

SOMETHING THAT

JOINS

JANITOR (JAN)

A PERSON

EMPLOYED AS A

CARETAKER OF A

BUILDING

JUNCTION BOX (JB)

A BOX

CONTAINING A

JUNCTION OF

ELECTRIC WIRES

OR CABLES

JOIST (JST)

A LENGTH OF

TIMBER OR STEEL

SUPPORTING PART OF

THE STRUCTURE OF A

BUILDING, TYPICALLY ARRANGED IN

PARALLEL SERIES TO SUPPORT A FLOOR

OR CEILING

JOINT (JT)

A

PLACE

WHERE 2 SUCCESSIVE PLACEMENTS OF

CONCRETE MEET; A SEPARTAION

PROVIDED IN A BUILDING WHICH

ALLOWS ITS COMPONENT PARTS TO

MOVE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER