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IIC. A
new system utilized in the Federal Housing Administration recommended
criteria for impact sound insulation
INR. (Impact
Noise Rating) A single figure rating which provides an estimate
of the impact sound insulating performance of a floor-ceiling assembly
I-beam. A steel
beam with a cross section resembling the letter I; used for
long spans as basement beams or over wide wall openings,such as
a double garage door, when wall and roof loads bear down on the
opening
I-joist. Manufactured
structural building component resembling the letter "I"; used as
floor joists and rafters; include two key parts: flanges and
webs; available in lengths up to 60 feet long
incandescent lamp.
A lamp employing an electrically charged metal filament that
glows at white heat; typical light bulb
index. The interest
rate or adjustment standard that determines the changes in monthly
payments for an adjustable rate loan
infiltration.
The passage of air from indoors to outdoors and vice versa; term
is usually associated with drafts from cracks, seams or holes in
buildings
inside corner.
The point at which two walls form an internal angle, as in the corner
of a room
insulating glass.
Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a
sealed air space between; a.k.a. double glass
insulation. Any
material high in resistance to heat transmission that, when placed
in the walls, ceiling, or floors of a structure, and will reduce
the rate of heat flow
Insulation, thermal.
Any material high in resistance to heat transmission that, when
placed in the walls, ceiling, or floors of a structure, will reduce
the rate of heat flow
insulation board,
rigid. A structural building board made of coarse wood or cane
fiber in ½- and 25/32-inch thickness; can be obtained in various
size sheets and densities
interest. The
cost paid to a lender for borrowed money
interior finish.
Material used to cover the interior framed areas of walls and ceilings
interlocking shingles.
Individual shingles that mechanically fasten to each other to
provide wind resistance
irrigation. Lawn
sprinkler system
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