Glossary
Decoding the science of real estate
If you’ve ever been tripped up by technical engineering jargon and acronyms, you’ve come to the right place! You’re a real estate professional, not a professional decoder, and that’s ok. Here we’ll help you decipher common vernacular from the engineering, environmental, construction, and energy fields.
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- AB 2579
- Architectural, Engineering and Cost (AEC) Review
- ASTM E2018 Standard Property Condition Assessments
- Associated Waterproofing Elements
- Atterberg Limits Testing
- ASTM E2557-16a Standard – Earthquake Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
- ASTM E2557-07 Standard – Earthquake Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
- ASTM E2026-16a Standard – Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings
- ASTM E2026-07 Standard – Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings
- ASTM E1527-21 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- ASTM E1527-13 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- ASTM E1527-05 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- Asphalt Cores
- Asbestos Containing Material
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Annual Deferred Maintenance Inspections and Monitoring
- American Land Title Association (ALTA)
- American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
- All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)
- Accessory Structure
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- Contaminated Land Register
- Conceptual Site Model
- Canadian Standards Association (CSA Z768-01) (R2016)
- Cadastral (Cadastre) Agency
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Contaminants of Concern (COCs)
- Condition Survey
- Crack Meters
- Cost to Complete
- Corrosion Testing
- Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition (CREC)
- Contractor Evaluation
- Continuous Soil Core Sampling
- Construction Risk Management
- Construction Progress Monitoring
- Construction Bond
- Cone Penetrometer Testing
- Compressed Air Drilling
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- Compaction Testing
- Code Violations
- Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
- Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
- Certified Environmental Manager (CEM)
- Certified Access Specialist (CASp) program
- Certificate of Occupancy
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- ESG Consult
- ESG Real Estate Consultancy
- ESG Real Estate Report
- Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
- Energielabel (Energy Label)
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
- Environmental Protection Act (Wet milieubeheer – Wm)
- Elevated Exterior Elements
- Ephemeral Stream
- Expected Useful Life (EUL)
- Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
- ESG+R
- Environmental Professional (EP)
- Environmental Consultant
- Energy Audit
- Encroachment
- Electrical Resistivity
- Easement
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- Land Contamination Report
- Land Survey
- Landfill Directive
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification
- Land Registry
- Listed Building
- Load-Bearing Components
- Liquidated Damages
- Lot Width
- Licensed Environmental Professional
- Legal Nonconforming
- Legal Conforming
- Lease Entrance/Exit Condition Assessment (LECA)
- Lead Risk Assessment
- Lead Based Paint
- Lateral Earth Pressures
- LA Existing Building Energy & Water Efficiency Ordinance (EBEWE)
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- Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES)
- Measured Survey
- MA Licensed Site Professional (LSP)
- Mud-Rotary Drilling
- Moisture Content
- Modified Split-Spoon Sampler Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
- Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
- Miller Act
- Migrate / Migration
- Mid-Construction Compliance Inspection
- Mechanics’ Lien
- Maximum Height
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- Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- Party Wall Act
- Planning Permission
- Party Wall Surveyor
- Perennial Stream
- Property Jurisdiction
- Property Condition Assessment / Property Condition Report
- Project and Budget Review
- Professional Land Surveyor
- Proctor Testing
- Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
- Pre-Construction Document and Cost Analysis
- Pocket Penetrometer
- Plat Map or Survey Map
- Physical Deficiencies
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
- Percolation Testing
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- RICS Red Book
- RICS
- Rock Core Drilling
- Retro-commissioning (RCx)
- Retaining Wall Design
- Replacement Reserves Table
- Remaining Useful Life (RUL)
- Registered Roof Observer
- Registered Environmental Assessor (REA)
- Registered Accessibility Specialist
- Record Documents (for ALTA Land Title Surveys)
- Recognized Environmental Condition (REC)
- Real / Landed Servitudes
- Ratification
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- Snagging List
- Schedule of Condition
- Soil Protection Act (Wet bodembescherming – Wbb)
- Significant Nexus
- Soft Story
- Surety Bond Claim
- Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
- Soil Settlement Analysis
- Soil Infiltration Testing
- Slope Stability Analysis
- Single Ring Infiltration Testing
- Sick Building Syndrome
- Shelby Tube Sampler
- Setback
- Secured Creditor Exemption / Lender Liability Amendments
- Scenario Upper Loss (SUL)
- Scenario Expected Loss (SEL)
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