This glossary is contains the words people can use to describe a building system.
Air-conditioning
noun
A system for controlling the humidity, ventilation, and temperature in a building or vehicle, typically to maintain a cool atmosphere in warm conditions.
Example: An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with contaminated AIR-CONDITIONING cooling tower.
en: Climatisation.
Boiler
noun
A fuel-burning apparatus or container for heating water.
Example: The steam quality is important, and contamination of the milk by steam pipe corrosion or BOILER feed water additives must be prevented.
en: Chaudière
Coil
noun
A length of something wound or arranged in a spiral or sequence of rings.
Example: A voltage in the same COIL of wire.
en: serpentin
Conception
noun
the forming or devising of a plan or idea.
Example: Irish poet Paul Muldoon included the sonnet 'October 1950,'in which he writes about his own CONCEPTION
en: Conception
Duct
noun
a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.
Example: At present he remains jaundice despite the placement of a stent in the right hepatic DUCT. has remained an inpatient since
en: Conduit
Gas
noun
A flammable gas used as a fuel.
Example: GAS storage.
en: Gaz
Glycol
noun
short for ethylene glycol. A colorless viscous hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze, in the manufacture of polyesters, and in the preservation of ancient waterlogged timbers.
Example: Transfers heat to the collector fluid, a water-GLYCOL mix.
en: Glycol
Heating
noun
equipment or devices used to provide heat, especially to a building.
Example: Industrial HEATING, The International Journal of Thermal Technology.
en: Chauffage
Humidity
noun
the amount of water vapor (gaseous water) present in the air, resulting from evaporation from oceans, lakes, and other water sources.
Example: Effiecient healing requires adequate microcirculation, oxygen tension and HUMIDITY.
en: Humidité
Materials
noun
the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
Example: their MATERIALS for building and decoration.
en: Matériaux
Pipe
noun
A tube of metal, plastic, or other material used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.
Example: The author also indicates that the innovation approach needs investments not only in the research that generates knowledge, "but in the quality and effectiveness of the PIPE, and in the processes, mechanisms and institutions that will use the knowledge once it emerges".
en: Tuyau
Pressure
noun
Pressure is defined as the force applied perpendicular to a surface per unit area
Example: Air masses which create areas of low and high PRESSURE.
en: Pression
Refrigerant
noun
a substance used for refrigeration.
Example: the expansion valve and the REFRIGERANT.
en: Réfrigérant
Refrigeration
noun
Refrigeration is the process of removing unwanted heat from a substance, object, or enclosed space and transferring it elsewhere to lower its temperature
Example: The transport time to the factory, REFRIGERATION, storage, and acceptance procedures for raw materials need to be considered.
en: Réfrigération
Regulation
noun
the action or process of regulating or being regulated.
Example: Using a greater degree of feed energy for temperature REGULATION.
