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Earthwork support
What does it mean?
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Earthwork support
Support at the sides of excavations (timbering, steel & hydraulic sheets
Plant (Cranes, Diggers, Mixers, Bulldozers)
Low rise construcion, (bungalows, buildings)
Services (gas, electricity, cables, water pipes)
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DPM
Large plastic membrane to prevent ground moisture rising up concrete floors
Desperately poor manager
Something to hold the roof on
Something to keep cavity walls together
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Sub structure work
Warm deck (insulation above flat roof)
Structure above ground level
Flat roof, cold deck insulation with insulation between joists
Structure beneath ground level
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DPC
A way of producing green energy
A small width of plastic to prevent moisture rising up courses in a wall
Desperately poor construction worker
Part of greenspace
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Site Based Pre Construction
Ordering materials
Purchasing signs
Clear vegetation, set up fencing, Locate Services, temp roads, demolition
Returning goods and materials
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Passive heating
Heating using the grounds warmth
Use of warming effect of the sun to heat houses
Blow heaters (electric)
Heating using coal, gas and electricity
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Construction Plant
JCB's, cranes, large construction machinery
Compartments, Fire barriers, Refuge areas
Smoke alarms, sprinklers, fire alarms fire escapes
Pens, pencils, rubber, planners
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Grey water harvesting and recycling
Reusing water from places like sinks for places like toilets
Solar water heating
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems
Collecting clean rainwater
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Bio Diversity
All different and diverse types of living things
Animal habitats
Relocating animals
Protecting trees with fencing
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Desk based construction
Locating services (gas, electricity, water)
Risk Assessments, Ordering goods, Schedule of work, Plan of construction
Demolishing and clearing vegetation on site
Model making
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Considerate Constructors Scheme
A type of cladding or rendering
A scheme for sustainable techniques
Excess electricity (from solar panels) returned to the national grid
A scheme to help local communities deal with construction work
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Fire resistant design
Brick, Block, Concrete, Plasterboard, Intumescent Paint
Hardcore, sand blinding, DPM, concrete, insulation, screed and laminate
Compartments, refuge areas, fire bar
Fire Alarm, Fire Sprinklers, Smoke Detectors
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Solid Floor construction
Beam and breezeblock suspended off ground
Footings, Foundation
Hardcore,Sand Blinding, Concrete, DPM, Insulation, Screed
Ridge board, Common rafters, Jack rafter
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Sustainability
Meet present generation's needs without affecting future generation's needs
A type of plant that can be grown
Painting something
Demolishing a wall
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Wheel washing facilities
Grey water harvesting (reusing water using tanks)
A way of keeping dirt down by washing tyres of construction vehichles
Wash areas for workmen
Welfare facilities
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Explain
Name something
Write sentences that decribe
Give a one word answer
Identify something
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Greenfield
A natural area with no history of any previous buildings there
A field
A place where there is demolished buildings
A place where there is existing buildings
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Fire resistant materials
Paper, wood, PVC, card
Clothing, oil, diesel
Concrete, intumescent paint, bricks
Gloss, emulsion, undercoat
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Eco Systems
Desk based Pre Construction (work done at the desk)
The amount of pollution created
Plants, insects, animals, living things
Traffic systems
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Welfare facilities
Wash areas, toilets and worker cabins
Savings from push taps
Dole money
Savings from low energy light bulbs
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Short Bored Piles
Waste management
Flat area of concrete across a wide area
Wind turbines
Large, Drilled and concrete filled circular holes for weak soil area
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Super structure works
Work above the ground level
Low wattage light bulbs
Collecting rainwater in tanks to save and use water
Work beneath the ground level
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Brownfield
A field with brown cows
A place that has, already been built on
Woodland areas of natural space
A muddy area to build