Glossary

URBAN NEWNESS` GLOSSARY **Above:** In or to a higher place. 2- Higher on the same page or on a preceding page.


 * Building Information Modeling (BIM):** Is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle. Typically it uses three-dimensional, real-time, dynamic building modeling software to increase productivity in building design and construction. The process produces the Building Information Model,which encompasses building geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information, and quantities and properties of builds components.



Farther. 2- Addition. 3- To a greater degree or extent.
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 * General Services Administration (GSA):** is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies, among other management tasks. Its stated mission is to "help federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies.




 * Lack:** To be deficient or missing. 2- To be short or have need of something.


 * Less:** Constituting a more limited number or amount. 2- Of lower rank, degree, or importance. 3- Of reduced size, extent, or degree.


 * Prompt:** To move to action. 2- To assist. 3- To serve as the inciting cause of.


 * Proof:** To take precautionary measures. 3- To make preparation to meet a need. 3- To have as a condition.


 * Provide:** To take precautionary measures. 2- To make a proviso or stipulation. 3- To make preparation to meet a need. 4- To supply something for sustenance or support. 5- To have as a condition.


 * Rely**: To be dependent. 2- To have confidence based on experience.


 * Tricky:** inclined to or marked by trickery. 2- Giving a deceptive impression of easiness, simplicity, or order. 3-Requiring skill, knack, or caution.


 * Witness stand:** stand or an enclosure from which a witness gives evidence in a court.