Construction that uses preassembled panels for walls, floors, and roof.

Lumber made from lengths of wood veneer bonded to produce a solid member.

A panel that includes fuses or circuit breakers used to protect the circuits in a building from overloads.

Wooden platforms used for storing and shipping material. Forklifts and hand trucks are used to move these wooden platforms around.

The application of a portland cement plaster on masonry and concrete walls to make them less permeable to water.

A general term for papers, felts, and similar sheet materials used in buildings without reference to their properties or uses. Generally comes in long rolls.

A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.

A thin flat piece of wood, plywood, or similar material, framed by stiles and rails as in a door (or cabinet door), or fitted into grooves of thicker material with molded edges for decorative wall treatment.

A metal form used to form the cavities between joists in cast-in-place concrete floors and roofs.

Extension of an exterior wall above and/or through the roof surface.

A wall that subdivides spaces within any story of a building or room. A non-load-bearing interior wall.

A small wood piece used in the side and head jambs of double hung windows to separate the upper sash from the lower sash.

A wall built on the dividing line between two adjoining parcels, in which each owner has an equal share of ownership.

A sheet product manufactured from wood particles and a synthetic resin or other binder.

A heating or cooling system that collects and moves solar heat whiout using mechanical power.

Materials—commonly masonry—laid down to make a firm, even surface.

A thin brick used as the finished floor covering.

An infectious biological agent such as bacteria, virus and fungus that is capable of causing disease in its host. https://healthymaterialslab.org/tool-guides/hml-resources

Plywood substitute made of course sawdust that is mixed with resin and pressed into sheets. Used for closet shelving, floor underlayment, stair treads, etc.

- A pre-agreed upon schedule of payments to a contractor usually based upon the amount of work completed. Such a schedule may include a deposit prior to the start of work. There may also be a temporary 'retainer' (5-10% of the total cost of the job) at the end of the contract for correcting any small items which have not been completed or repaired.