A hard, strong building material made by mixing a cementing material (e.g., Portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (e.g., sand, gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass. cp _cement and Portland cement_
A deposit of moisture droplets from humid air on surfaces that are cooler than that air. Condensation will form when warm, moist air contacts a cooler surface causing the air to be reduced to the dew point temperature. see _dew point?
The part of a building that is designed to be thermally conditioned for the comfort of occupants or for other occupancies or for other reasons.
Any area that has: limited openings for entry and exit; where escape would be difficult in an emergency; which lacks ventilation; which contains known or potential hazards, and which is not intended nor designed for continuous human occupation.
Limitations, complexities, or complications that result in a disagreement between the parties involved as to how the remediation is to be performed.
Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the eyeballs.
Loss of value that does not arise as a direct result of an event, but which is incidental to it.
The isolation of an area of contamination within a building in order to prevent the spread of contaminate materials, by erecting a barrier of plastic sheeting or similar material.
Any physical, chemical, biological or radioactive substance that can have an adverse effect on air, water or soil, or on any interior or exterior surface.
The presence of microbial growth and/or spores, which represents a shift in fungal ecology, and whose identity, location and amplification is not reflective of a normal microbial ecology for an indoor environment.