Girder and Panel building sets — were a building toy that was created by Kenner Toys in the 50 s. This came about when Kenner President Albert Steiner witnessed the construction of a new office building in Cincinnati. This girder and panel construction method inspired Kenner to… … Wikipedia
Panel — can refer to:*A committee or jury used to decide some matter. In a legal context it may refer to a subset of a full set of appeal court judges, in contrast to an En banc hearing, which involves them all. In accident investigations, a full… … Wikipedia
Building Adjudication Victoria Inc — Building Adjudication Victoria Inc, a not for profit organisation which is authorised by the Building Commission, Victoria, Australia, as a Nominating Authority under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act… … Wikipedia
Building integrated photovoltaics — (BIPV) are photovoltaic materials that are used to replace conventional building materials in parts of the building envelope such as the roof, skylights, or facades. [http://www.wbdg.org/design/bipv.php] They are increasingly being incorporated… … Wikipedia
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
Building insulation materials — A selection of insulation materials can aid in building insulation. All of these are based on standard principles of thermal insulation. Materials used to reduce heat transfer by conduction, radiation or convection are employed in varying… … Wikipedia
building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… … English dictionary for students
Panel switch — The panel switching system was an early type of automatic telephone exchange, first put into urban service by the Bell System in the 1920s and removed during the 1970s. The Panel and Rotary systems were developed in parallel by Bell Labs before… … Wikipedia
Panel van — A panel van (or panelvan) is a form of van; in some national usages it is distinct from a purpose designed van in that it is based on a family car chassis; elsewhere in the world it applies to any solid (rigid bodied, non articulated) van,… … Wikipedia
Building material — For other kinds of building materials, see Hardware, Biology, and Star formation. Concrete and metal rebar used to build a floor Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. Many naturally occurring substances, such … Wikipedia
