Building Envelope
The physical separator between the interior and exterior of a building, including walls, floors, roofs, windows, and doors.
Building Envelope
The outer shell of a building.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
An intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure.
Building Management System (BMS)
A computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building’s mechanical and electrical equipment.
Building-Related Illness (BRI)
A diagnosable illness with identifiable symptoms that can be directly attributed to airborne building contaminants.
Business Continuity Management
A holistic management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realized, might cause.
Business Impact Analysis
A process that identifies and evaluates the potential effects of an interruption to critical business operations as a result of a disaster, accident or emergency.
Buyout Phase
The phase when subcontracts are awarded before construction.