Construction Glossary
A comprehensive dictionary of construction industry terms, definitions, and jargon every subcontractor should know.
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- Cant Strip
- Capillary Break
- Cash Flow
- Cast In Place Concrete
- Castellated Beam
- Caulk
- Change Order
- Change Request
- Cleavage Membrane
- Cohesive Soil
- Collar Joint
- Collated Nails
- Collateral
- Column Tie
- Composite Column
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Concrete Finisher
- Consequential Damages
- Constructability Review
- Construction Contract Agreement
- Construction Documents (CD Phase)
- Construction Drawings
- Construction Management at Risk
- Construction Management Software
- Construction Manager
- Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
- Construction Specifications
- Contingency Fund
- Contract Specification
- Contraction Joint
- Cost Code
- Cost Estimate
- Cost-plus
- Cost-Plus Contract
- Crackage
- Credit Profile
- Credit Terms
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Crown Glass
- CSI Master Format
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- Painter
- Payment Applications
- Performance Specifications
- Plywood
- Precast Concrete
- Predictable Budgeting
- Preliminary Design (PD Phase)
- Project Architect
- Project Manager
- Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
- Project Programming
- Project-Based Credit Limit
- Punchlist
- Purchase Order (PO)
- Purchase Order Amendment (POA)
- Purchase Order Financing
- PVC