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Glossary
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A
A-SIDE
ABAA
ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY
AC-377 / ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA 377
ACCELERATOR
ACRYLIC COATING
ACRYLICS
ADHESION
AEROSOL
AGGREGATE
AGING
AGRICULTURAL CONTENT
AIR BARRIER
AIR BARRIER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (ABAA)
AIR BARRIER SYSTEM
AIR EXFILTRATION
AIR FILTER RESPIRATOR
AIR IMPERMEABLE
AIR INFILTRATION
AIR LEAKAGE
AIR PERMEABLE
AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR)
AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATOR
ALIPHATIC (POLYURETHANE)
ALLIGATORING:
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
AMINE CATALYST
APPLICATION RATE
APR
AREA DIVIDER
AROMATIC (POLYURETHANE)
AROMATIC SOLVENTS
ASPHALT
ASTM INTERNATIONAL:
ATOMIZATION
ATTIC - UNVENTED
ATTIC - VENTED
AY DOCUMENTS
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B
B-SIDE
BACK ROLLING
BASE COAT
BIRDBATH
BITUMEN
BLEEDING
BLISTER
BLOWHOLE
BLOWING AGENT
BOARD-FOOT
BOCA
BOND, CHEMICAL
BOND, MECHANICAL
BUILDING CODE
BUILDING ENVELOPE
BUILDING SCIENCE
BUILT-UP ROOF (BUR)
BUTYL COATING
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C
CALORIMETER
CANADIAN URETHANE FOAM CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
CANT
CANT STRIP
CAP FLASHING
CAPACITANCE METER
CAPILLARY ACTION, CAPILLARITY
CATALYST
CATHEDRAL CEILING
CAULK
CAVITATION
CAVITY WALL
ccSPF
CELLULAR
CENTIPOISE
CFC
CHALKING
CHECKING
CHEMICAL BOND
CHEMICAL RESISTANCE
CHLORINATED RUBBER
CLOSED-CELL SPF
COAL TAR
COALESCENCE
COARSE ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
COATING
COBWEBBING
COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION
COHESION
COLD APPLIED
COLLECTOR BOX
COLLOIDAL DISPERSION
COLOR STABILITY
COMBUSTIBLE
COMPATIBLE MATERIALS
Compounds containing carbon
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
CONDENSATE
CONDENSATION
CONDITIONED CRAWLSPACE
CONDITIONING
CONDUCTOR HEAD
CONTINUOUS INSULATION (C.I.)
CONTROL JOINT
COOL ROOF
COPING
COPOLYMER
CORE SAMPLE:
COUNTERFLASHING
COVERAGE
CPI
cPVC
CRAWLSPACE, UNVENTED
CRAWLSPACE, VENTED
CREAM TIME
CREEP
CRICKET
CROSS HATCH
CROSSOVER
CUFCA
CURE
CURE TIME
CURING AGENT
CURTAIN WALL:
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D
DEAD LEVEL
DEAD LOADS
DECK
DEFLECTION
DEGRADATION
DELAMINATION
DESSICANT
DEW POINT
DIFFUSION
DIISOCYANATE
DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
DISCOLORATION
DRAFTSTOP
DRAINAGE
DRIP EDGE
DRY BULB TEMPERATURE
DRYING TIME
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E
ELASTOMER
ELASTOMERIC
ELASTOMERIC COATING
ELONGATED CELLS
ELONGATION
EMBODIED ENERGY
EMISSIVITY
EMULSION
EPOXY
ESR
EVALUATION SERVICE REPORT
EXOTHERMIC REACTION
EXPANSION JOINT
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F
FAST SET
FEATHERED EDGE
FELTS
FERROUS METAL
FILLER
FILM THICKNESS
FIRE RESISTANCE
FIREBLOCKING
FIRESTOP
FISHEYE
FISHMOUTH
FLAME RETARDANT
FLAME SPREAD
FLAMMABILITY
FLASH AND BATT
FLASH COAT
FLASH IGNITION TEMPERATURE
FLASH OVER
FLASH POINT
FLASHING
FLUOROCARBONS
FLUTES
FM
FM APPROVALS
FM GLOBAL
FMRC
FOAM STOP
FREEZE THAW CYCLE
FRIABILITY
FROTH PACK
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G
GLASS EYES or GLASS WINDOWS
GLOSS
GRANULE
GRAVEL STOP
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H
HARDNESS
HCFC
HEAT AGING
HEAT FLUX
HEAT SINK
HERS
HFC
HIDING POWER
HIGH PRESSURE SPF
HOLIDAYS
HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM (HERS)
HYBRID INSULATION
HYDROPHILIC
HYDROPHOBIC
HYGROSCOPIC
HYGROSCOPICITY
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I
I-CODES
IBC
ICAA
ICBO
ICC
IECC
IGNITION BARRIER
IGNITION TEMPERATURE
IMPACT RESISTANCE
IMPINGEMENT MIXING
INFRA-RED THERMOGRAPHY
INTERLAMINAR ADHESION
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC)
INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC)
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC)
INTUMESCENT COATING
IRC
ISO
ISOCYANATE
ISOCYANURATE
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J
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K
k-FACTOR
KNIT LINE
KREBS UNITS (K.U.)
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L
LAITANCE:
LATEX
LCA
LEADER HEAD
LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)
LEED
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS, LCA)
LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY (LIFE-CYCLE INVENTORY ANALYSIS, LCI, LCIA)
LIFT
LIFT LINE
LIVE LOAD
LOW PRESSURE SPF
LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY
LOW-DENSITY SPF (Open-cell SPF, ocSPF)
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M
MASTIC
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)
MDI
MECHANICAL BOND
MECHANICAL DAMAGE
MEDIUM-DENSITY SPF (Closed-cell SPF, ccSPF)
MEMBRANE
MEMBRANE REINFORCEMENT
METHYLENE DIPHENYL DIISOCYANATE (MDI)
MIL
MILDEW
MIST COAT
MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION (MVT)
MOLD
MONOLITHIC
MSDS
MUD CRACKING
MULTIPLE COAT
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N
NEOPRENE RUBBER
NFPA
NIGHT SEAL
NOISE REDUCTION COEFFICIENT (NRC)
NON-BREATHING MEMBRANE
NON-FERROUS METAL
NON-FLAMMABLE
NON-OXIDIZING
NON-VOLATILE CONTENT
NRCA
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O
OCF
ocSPF
OFF-GASSING
OFF-RATIO FOAM
ONE-COMPONENT FOAM
OPEN-CELL SPF
OPTICAL COMPARATOR
ORANGE PEEL SURFACE TEXTURE
ORGANIC
OUTGASSING:
OVERSPRAY
OVERSPRAY SURFA CE TEXTURE
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P
p-MDI
PAPR
PARAPET
PASS
PASS LINES
PCF
PEEL STRENGTH
PEELING
PENETRATION
PERM
PERM RATING
PERMEABILITY, AIR
PERMEABILITY, WATER VAPOR
PERMEANCE, AIR
PERMEANCE, WATER VAPOR:
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
pH
PICTURE FRAMING
PIGMENT
PINHOLE
PLASTICIZER
POLYISO
POLYMER
POLYMERIC MDI (p-MDI)
POLYOL
POLYURETHANE COATINGS
POLYURETHANE COATINGS:
POLYURETHANES
PONDING
POPCORN SURFACE TEXTURE
POSITIVE DRAINAGE
POST EXPANSION
POT LIFE
POUR FOAM
POWERED AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR
PPE
PRIMER
PROPELLANT
PROPORTIONER
PSI
PSYCHROMETER
PSYCHROMETRIC CHART
PURGE
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Q
QUV
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R
R-VALUE
RACKING TEST
RADIANT BARRIERS
RAZING, CRAZE CRACKS
RCI
RE-ROOFING
RECOVERING
RECYCLE CONTENT
REFLECTANCE
REFLECTIVE INSULATION
REFLECTIVITY
REGLET
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RENEWABLE CONTENT
REPLACEMENT
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SERVICES NETWORK (RESNET)
RESIN
RESNET
RESPIRATOR
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM
RETROFIT
ROOF CURB:
ROOF SLOPE
ROOFING FOAM
RUST BLUSH
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S
SADDLE
SAG
SAR
SATURATION HUMIDITY
SBCCI
SCARF
SCARIFY
SCRIM
SCUPPER
SCV
SEALANT
SEALANT FOAM
SELF-FLASHING
SERVICE TEMPERATURE LIMITS
SET
SET OF FOAM
SHELF LIFE
SHORE HARDNESS
SILICONE COATING
SINGLE-COMPONENT FOAM
SKINNING
SLIT SAMPLES:
SMOKE DEVELOPED
SMOOTH SURFACE TEXTURE
SOLAR REFLECTANCE
SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX (SRI)
SOLIDS CONTENT
SOLVENT
SOUND TRANSMISSION CLASS (STC)
SPF
SPF, HIGH PRESSURE
SPF, LOW PRESSURE
SPFA
SPI
SPI / SPFD
SPRAY POLYURETHANE FOAM (SPF):
SPUD
SQUARE
SRI
STACK EFFECT
STC
STORAGE LIFE
STRES
STRESS-CRACK
SUBSTRATE
SUPPLIED AIR RESPIRATOR (SAR)
SURFACE EROSION
SURFACE TEXTURE
SURFACING
SURFACTANT
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T
TACK-FREE
TACK-FREE TIME
TEAR STRENGTH
TENSILE STRENGTH
TERMINATION
THERMAL BARRIER
THERMAL BRIDGE
THERMAL CONDUCTANCE (C)
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY (k)
THERMAL MOVEMENT
THERMAL RESISTANCE (R
THERMAL SHOCK
THERMOGRAPHY
THERMOPLASTIC
THERMOSET
THINNER
THIXOTROPIC
TIE-IN LINES
TINT
TOXICITY
TRANSITION MATERIAL
TREEBARK SURFACE TEXTURE
TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM
TWO-PART SYSTEM
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U
U-FACTOR
UBC
UFFI
UL
ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION (UV)
UNDERLAYMENT
UPLIFT:
UREA-FORMALDEHYDE FOAM INSULATION (UFFI)
UV
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V
VAPOR BARRIER
VAPOR MIGRATION
VAPOR PRESSURE
VAPOR RETARDER
VERGE OF POPCORN SURFACE TEXTURE
VISCOSITY
VOC
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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W
WALKWAYS
WATER ABSORPTION
WATER RESISTANT BARRIER (WRB)
WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY
WATER VAPOR PERMEANCE
WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION
WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE
WATER-BLOWN FOAM
WEATHER RESISTIVE BARRIER
WET BULB TEMPERATURE
WET FILM GAUGE
WET FILM THICKNESS
WIND UPLIFT
WINDSCREEN
WRB
WUFI
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X
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Y
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Z
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