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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- 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 E2018-15 Standard – Property Condition Assessments
- 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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- 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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- 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
- PFAS
- Percolation Testing
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- 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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- Significant Nexus
- Soft Story
- Surety Bond Claim
- Standard Penetration Test
- 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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