What is tamped concrete?
Tamped concrete is unreinforced, earth-moist concrete with little cement, compacted in layers by tamping, used for blinding, sealing crawl spaces or bedding kerbs.
What is a Stalton lintel?
A Stalton lintel is a prestressed fired clay lintel that is built into the brickwork like an ordinary brick and takes plaster well.
What is a Stalton floor?
A Stalton floor is a Dutch beam-and-block floor of prestressed concrete beams with a clay base, clay infill blocks and a cast topping, laid without a crane.
What is a stable window?
A stable window is a small, often arched window as found in farm stables, originally of cast iron, now also made of concrete, aluminium or uPVC with double glazing.
What is urban renewal?
Urban renewal is the renewal of existing parts of a city through renovation, demolition and rebuilding or filling gaps, without the city spreading outwards.
What is a rainwater offset (swan neck)?
A rainwater offset, or swan neck, is the angled connecting piece in a rainwater system between the gutter or roof outlet and the downpipe on the wall.
What is a town farm?
A town farm is a farm inside a town or city: historically a farmstead within the town walls, today also a city farm for urban agriculture and education.
What is STABU?
STABU is the Dutch standard specification system for housing and commercial construction, comparable to the NBS specification system in the UK.
What is a shear wall?
A shear wall is a stiff wall that resists horizontal forces such as wind and transfers them to the foundation, so the building does not rack or overturn.
What is structural stability?
Structural stability is a structure’s ability to stay in equilibrium without overturning, swaying or buckling, especially under horizontal loads such as wind.