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(Latin: workshop of an artisan, building, fabric, forger)
(Latin: to build, to erect a building; a building, a sanctuary, a temple; originally, aedes, "building a hearth" or "to build a hearth" because the fire in the hearth was the center of the home in early times since it supplied both heat and light; over time, the meaning expanded from the hearth itself to the home and building that enclosed it)
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A business concerned with the art and business of assembling materials into living structures; especially, those designated for human occupancy.
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stru-, struct-, -structure, -struction, -structive
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building-integrated photovoltaics; BIPV
A term for the design and integration of photovoltaic (PV) technology into the building envelope, typically replacing conventional building materials.
This integration may be in vertical facades, replacing view glass, spandrel glass, or other facade material; into semitransparent skylight systems; into roofing systems, replacing traditional roofing materials; into shading "eyebrows" over windows; or other building envelope systems.
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