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Recruiter's Glossary

Examples: Formwork • Certificate of Occupancy • Means and Methods

Construction Terms

Understanding these terms will help you better evaluate candidates and communicate with hiring managers

Building Envelope

As-Built Drawings

Structural Load

Punch List

Cantilever

R-Value

Porosity

Lean Construction

Slab on Grade

Bearing Wall

Pre-Cast

Scaffolding

PSI (Pounds per Square Inch)

Rebar

Means and Methods

Curing

Slump Test

AutoCAD

Waterproofing

Expansion Joint

Submittal

Parapet

Submittals

Take-off

RFI (Request for Information)

Vapor Barrier

Gantt Chart

Falsework

Shop Drawings

Certificate of Occupancy

Shear Wall

Change Order

Control Joint

Formwork

Critical Path

Post-Tension

Value Engineering

Grade Beam

BIM (Building Information Modeling)

Substantial Completion

U-Value

Commissioning

LEED Certification

CMU (Concrete Masonry Unit)

Thermal Bridge

Footing

Revit

Tilt-Up

Mockup

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