Infiltration
- March 5, 2021
- Mike
The passage of air from indoors to outdoors and vice versa; term is usually associated with drafts from cracks, seams or holes in buildings.
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Index
- March 5, 2021
- Mike
The interest rate or adjustment standard that determines the changes in monthly payments for an adjustable rate loan.
Incandescent lamp
- March 5, 2021
- Mike
A lamp employing an electrically charged metal filament that glows at white heat. A typical light bulb.
I-joist
- March 5, 2021
- Mike
Manufactured structural building component resembling the letter “I”. Used as floor joists and rafters. I-joists include two key parts: flanges and webs. The flange of the I joist may be made of laminated veneer lumber or dimensional lumber, usually formed into a 1 ½” width. The web or center of the I-joist is commonly made of plywood or oriented strand board (OSB).… Continue reading I-joist
I-beam
- March 5, 2021
- Mike
A steel beam with a cross section resembling the letter I. It is used for long spans as basement beams or over wide wall openings, such as a double garage door, when wall and roof loads bear down on the opening.
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