Authors: Luke Allen, Andrew Charleson, Svetlana Brzev, and Charles Scawthorn
This online Glossary explains around 400 terms contained in the GEM Building Taxonomy v 2.0 and nearly 700 images.
The terms have been listed in alphabetical and numerical order. Text description of each term is accompanied by illustrations (photos and/or drawings) where possible.
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Cast-in-place concrete joists with hollow clay tiles and cast-in-place reinforced concrete topping, sometimes overlaid with roofing. These roofs may or may not have reinforced concrete ring beams at the perimeter.
Hollow clay tiles with cast-in-place concrete joists and topping, Slovenia (M. Lutman and M. Tomazevic, World Housing Encyclopedia Report 73)
Prefabricated reinforced hollow clay tile beams, with reinforced concrete ring beams, Italy (Maffei et al., EERI, 2006)