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See Basic/National Building Code. ...
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The total noise floor from all sources of interference in a measurement system, independent of the presence of a data signal.
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See Best Available Control Measures. ...
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A data communuications protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks. Developed and maintained by ASHRAE, it is an American national standard, a European pre-standard, and on track to becoming a global standard....
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A substance that inhibits or prevents the growth of bacteria. Some finish materials must be bacteriostatic....
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A large, single-celled microorganism found in air, soil, water, and living in the bodies of other organisms.
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A method of introducing and
removing items from a contaminated enclosure that prevents the spread of
contamination or opening of the contaminated space to the atmosphere
through the use of plastic bagging material....
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Large fabric bag, usually made of
glass fibers, used to eliminate intermediate and large (greater than 20
microns in diameter) particles. This device operates like the bag of an
electric vacuum cleaner, passing the air and smaller particles while
entr...
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A business performance measurement system developed by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton that analyzes organizational success by reviewing the combination of financial, customer, internal business process, and employee learning and growth perspectives....
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A device that modifies incoming voltage and
controls current to provide the electrical conditions necessary to start
and operate electric discharge lamps....
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The ratio of the lumen output of a
lamp operated by a commercial ballast with respect to the lumen output
of the same lamp operated on a reference circuit. ...
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The term ballroom in laboratory planning refers to a large, clear area of universal space that provides for the maximum flexibility in the placement of equipment or furniture systems. See also Dance Floor.
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A device that is used to interconnect
dissimilar cable types....
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In terms of a single frequency, the range between the lowest and highest frequencies used to transmit a signal from one site to another. Bandwidth is a measure of an analog signal and is measured in Hertz (Hz). The broader the bandwidth, the better the qu...
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A bench-like upholstered seat used in
restaurant booths and facility dining areas....
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Housing for research animals that
protects them from outside contamination through both procedure and
facility design. In contrast, containment housing protects the outside
environment from contaminants within the animal housing facility....
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Building Automation System...
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A structural design of a building in
which the building's major support columns are separated from the
foundation or piers by flexible couplings. The design changes the
resonant frequency of the building/foundation system and isolates the
building fro...
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A communications channel in which signal
transmission takes place without modulation. Also used to describe
conductors with a bandwidth capability of less than 300 kHz. See also
Broadband....
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The services provided by an architect during the five phases of a project: 1) schematic design, 2) design development, 3) construction documents, 4) negotiation, and 5) contract administration....
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The B/NBC and
the Standard Building Code (SBC) are the model building codes
predominately adopted and used in the eastern half of the United States....
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The annual interest rates on financial
instruments. Defined as the fraction of one percent per annum expressed
in hundredths. For example, 35 basis points means 0.35 percent. Two
hundred basis points means 2 percent....
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The spacing between the structural
elements of a building....
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The vertical and horizontal
displacement of a beam of light in degrees, bounded by the angle at
which 10 percent of maximum candlepower occurs. (Maximum candlepower is
the highest intensity in the beam.)...
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A thick paper with a terry cloth-like
nap and plastic coating on one side used to cover lab countertops. The
bench coat absorbs spills and provides an abrasive surface to reduce the
movement of countertop instruments during an earthquake....
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A standard sized (relative to the project) laboratory module....
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The continuous process of measuring a company's performance, products, services or practices against world-class companies and adapting that information to produce superior performance within your own organization.
Benchmarking concentrates more on pro...
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A continuous bank of earth....
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A term used
to refer to the most effective measures (according to EPA guidance) for
controlling small or dispersed particulates from sources such as roadway
dust, soot and ash....
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Beverage containers with steel bodies and
aluminum tops; must be processed for recycling differently than pure
aluminum....
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The tendency of certain elements or
compounds to accumulate or build up in the tissues of living organisms.
Bio-accumulation is a health concern, particularly with respect to
elements such as heavy metals....
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Capable of decomposing under natural
conditions....
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The manufacture or production of living organisms.
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Per the California Building Code (CBC), labs used for educational purposes in a "B" occupancy that contain hazardous materials shall be separated from each other and other portions of the building by one hour construction. Typically in most buildings...
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The application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Specifically, it is the science of developing computer databases and algorithms to facilitate and expedite biological research, particularly in genomics.
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The control of a microorganism to prevent it from surviving or from causing illness, usually by physically controlling its surroundings or changing the structure of the microorganism.
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Vaccines, cultures and other
preparations made from living organisms and their products, intended for
use in diagnosing, immunizing, or treating humans or animals, or in
related research....
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A biological characteristic that can be measured or identified as belonging to a partarticular individual; e.g. a fingerprint. Biometrics are being used increasingly in the security industry....
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Pertaining to large, complex molecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, that are produced only by living organisms. Biological molecules are often referred to as macromolecules or biopolymers.
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The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between humans beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book entitled Biophilia....
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A process in which living cells or the
components of living cells are used to produce an end product....
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The treatment of pollutants or waste (as in an oil spill, contaminated groundwater, or industrial process) by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that break down the undesirable substances. See also phytoremediation and transpiration.
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A special exhaust hood with an
enclosed work surface used for biological testing and experiments.
Biosafety cabinets protect experiments from contaminants in the
surrounding room, and they protect workers from hazardous materials
being used in the cab...
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Designations for laboratory types based on NIH guidelines. Each designation specifies laboratory practices, control of access, containment and special laboratory design. Also known as BSL 1-4.
BSL1: With respect to facilities design, a BSL1 lab has no pa...
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The protection of living organisms (people, animals, plants, etc.) from pathogenic agents. Used in the context of infectious diseases in livestock; e.g. foot and mouth; or with terrorism....
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A device which translates biological variables such as electric potentials, movement, chemical concentrations, etc. into electrical signals.
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Passive process in which metal ions
bind to a substance in the microbial cell surface; a low-cost, effective
treatment for cleaning up heavy-metal waste. ...
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Industrial Biotechnology Association
defines biotechnology as "The development of products by a biological
process." Production may be carried out by using intact organisms, such
as yeasts or bacteria, or by using natural substances from organisms.
Se...
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Many biotech firms contact the FDA when their facilities are in the design stage even though the FDA does not require a pre-construction review. If the company desires, FDA personnel will "walk through" proposed floor plans and systems. The FDA will gener...
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In roofing, a class of amorphous, black or
dark-colored (solid, semisolid or viscous) cementitious substances,
natural or manufactured, that are composed principally of high molecular
weight hydrocarbons and are soluble in carbon disulfide. Bitumens ar...
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A water emulsion or solvent
cutback of asphalt or coal-tar pitch used as a low-cost waterproofing
agent in corrosive environments....
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Removal of surface imperfections by
means of the high-velocity impact of substances such as sand, ice chips,
pellets or other abrasive particles, usually propelled by compressed
air....
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A blower door is a calibrated fan (or blower) in a portable expanding frame, typically installed in an exterior door opening. Blower doors are used to determine the leakiness of a building envelope. A blower door measures the total air flow rate through a...
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A code of building and construction
standards published by the Building Officials and Code Administrators
International Inc....
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Building Owners and Managers Association. ...
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A framed glass opening (sidelight)
in an interior wall that is not attached to a door. In facilities that
have enclosed offices along the perimeter, borrowed light brings
daylight from the exterior of a building into interior work areas....
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In the animal care industry, animals are often provided with water by the use of water bottles. A bottlewasher is a large, stainless steel machine that washes these bottles, and their stoppers and sipper tubes. Outfitted with a washing chemical(acid and...
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The designing of an area (or building) by determining the type of work planned to be performed in that location. Move out in scope to the equipment needed to perform the work, the number of people to be accommodated, the size of area needed to house the ...
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Nanoscale fabrication in which structures are built from their atomic and molecular constituents by self-organization. The self-organization can be driven by thermodynamic forces or be the result of kinetic processes.
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A procedure in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called internal radiation, implant radiation, or interstitial radiation therapy.
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A self-contained workstation
incorporating a hood, HEPA filter and connections for suction and supply
lines. The unit can be moved into place and connected in a modular
fashion to create a localized clean or sterile work place for cleanroom
or wet-pro...
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See Building-Related Illness....
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An electronic device used to mix the signals from three or more locations for audio or audiographic teleconferencing. See also Dial-In/Dial-Out Bridge, Meet-Me Bridge, Operator-Assisted Bridge, and Telephone Conference Bridge....
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Telecommunications companies that
sell bridge time to customers to link multiple locations for
teleconferences....
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As applied to lighting applications,
brightness is the intensity of the sensation which results from viewing
a surface or space which directs light into the eyes....
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The quantity of heat
required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree
Fahrenheit....
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A communications channel with a bandwidth
of more than 300 kHz. An example is a television signal modulated at 4.5
mHz. When broadband conductors are used to transmit data, the density of
information can be increased by dividing a single channel into a...
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An old, heavy-industry site that is environmentally cleaned up and re-built/renovated to accomodate modern facilities....
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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a cattle disease that causes the brain to waste away. It takes about 4-7 years for cattle to show symptoms of the disease after being exposed to it, but once symptoms become visible the cattle die within weeks. One ...
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The USDA’s designation for large animal containment space where the room envelope is the primary containment barrier.
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A renovated, classified space within an existing clinical GMP environment (BSL-2 minimum) that conforms to BSL-3 level protection, utilizing proper containment procedures for the disposition of both supply and exhaust air, as well as spill containment cap...
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See Biosafety Levels. ...
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A corridor between the interior space and the exterior wall. It protects the interior space from the outside environment. Additionally, this corridor buffers the difference in air pressures surrounding the interior space allowing for better contamina...
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Referring to built-up roofs, the thickness of
a single application of coating materials. ...
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The computerized system used to operate facility operations equipment. Is also used to schedule maintenance, maintain equipment logs, and to log and bill for maintenance services. There are an ever-increasing number of services these software systems pr...
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An independent person hired by the owner to confirm that a completed project actually does what it is supposed to do. These private certifiers usually work through the design and documentation process with the designers, advising and guiding towards an ap...
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The amount of heat that must
be removed hourly from a building to maintain comfort (measured in Btu)....
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See Thermal Envelope....
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The ground mass and shape of the
area under a building....
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a methodology that uses intelligent 3-D modeling linked specifications, schedules, estimating, and contracts to view building design and documentation. Having access to up-to-date information in a coordinated ma...
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An identifiable disease or
illness that can be traced to a specific pollutant or source in a
building. See also Sick Building Syndrome....
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A roof surfacing that employs a
covering membrane that is "built up" with layers of asphalt or
tar-coated sheets (felts) that are overcoated (mopped) with asphalt or
coal tar. Stone aggregate is commonly used as a protective top surface.
The number of...
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Or BBS. On a computer
network, a system for entering and retrieving public-interest messages,
organized by topic. Readers log-in and have the option of reading only
those messages that interest them. Readers can post findings, statements
and queries f...
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Built-Up Roofing, used in roofing
systems that employ asphalt or coal-tar-coated sheets (felts) that are
layered on the roof over coats (moppings) of asphalt or coal tar.
Usually surfaced with aggregate. Number of felts, or piles, is variable.
On an u...
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A tank located in the discharge piping
from a reactor's rupture disk or relief valve that provides a reservoir
for materials released due to an excessive reaction. Material collected
in the burp tank can be disposed of appropriately....
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A network in which each computer system
is attached, in sequence, along a data communications line. A bus
network does not form a closed loop, which differentiates it from a ring
network. See also Local Area Networks....
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A management program that identifies potential threats to the functioning of an organization and provides a response that will ensure the continued operation of the business entity under adverse conditions. Includes the identification of such adverse cond...
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An entity designed to nurture business ideas or new technologies to the point that they become attractive to venture capitalists. An incubator typically provides physical space and some or all of the services—legal, managerial, technical—neede...
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The attempt by large corporations or users
with multiple locations to erect their own telecommunications networks
so they can bypass the local telephone operating companies. The
companies thus become their own carriers for local access, local
transpor...
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