A Comprehensive Glossary of
Construction Management Terms

Definition of terms you need to know about construction management

A
Abutment
Actuator
Addendum
Alternate Bid
ArcMap
Architects Supplemental Information (ASI)
As-builts
Assignable Square Footage (ASF)
AutoCAD
B
Back charge
Backfilling
Beam
Bid
Bidding Documents
Bidding envelope
Bond
Budget Transfer
Building Manager
Building automation system (BAS)
Building information modeling (BIM)
Building management system (BMS)
Bulletins
C
Cantilever
Capital Construction Project
Cash Flow
Change Order
Change order (CO)
Chargeback
Chartfield String
Claim Schedule
Clear and grub
Close out
Cofferdam
Commissioning
Computer-Based System
Construction daily reports (CDR)
Contingencies
Contract drawings
Core & shell
Critical Path
Critical lift
D
DLB (dig, lay, bury/backfill)
DWG
Damp-proof course
Date of Substantial Completion
Datum
Deferred Maintenance
Derrick barge
Direct digital control (DDC)
Division of the State Architect (DSA)
E
Embankment
Energy management system (EMS)
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Estimate
F
Facilities Services
Falsework
Feasibility Study
Field order
Fit out
G
General Conditions
General Fund
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Grade and compact
Gross Square Footage (GSF)
Group I Equipment
Group II Furniture/Equipment
Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
H
HVAC Zone
Hazardous Waste
Heating, Ventilating, or Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Hip roof
I
Inspection Request (IR)
J
Job Ordering Contracting (JOC)
K
K-rail/Jersey barrier
Kip
L
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Liquidated damages
M
Major & Minor Capital Improvement Project
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP)
Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall
Minor Construction Project
Move Budget Estimate
N
Notice of Completion (NOC)
O
Operations and Maintenance or O&M manual

A

Addendum
Alternate Bid
Architects Supplemental Information (ASI)
ArcMap
As-builts
Assignable  Square Footage (ASF)
AutoCAD

B

Back  charge
Backfilling
Beam
Bid
Bidding Documents
Bidding  envelope
Bond
Budget  Transfer
Building automation
system (BAS)
Building information
modeling (BIM)
Building management system (BMS)
Building Manager
Bulletins

C

Cantilever
Capital  Construction Project
Cash Flow
Change  Order
Bidding Documents
Bidding  envelope
Bond
Budget  Transfer
Building automation
system (BAS)
Building information
modeling (BIM)
Building management system (BMS)
Building Manager
Bulletins