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.
We welcome contributions in the form of photographs or images, illustrating glossary terms. If you have any questions you can also contact us at buildingtaxonomy@globalquakemodel.org
The building has a fabric roof. Fabric is defined in this case as a textile material, woven or otherwise bonded into a thin flexible sheet. Examples of fabric roofs include tensile membranes, inflatable roofs, and other types of fabric roofs such as plastic sheet, tarpaulin, canvas sheeting.