A lease requiring tenants to pay all utilities, insurance, taxes, and maintenance costs.
Triple pane
This represents three layers of glazing in a window with an airspace between the middle glass and the exterior and interior panes.
Triple reduction
Triple reduction results in very high torque and slower speeds of 0 to 600 rpm.
Triplex
A freestanding building having three separate housing units all under one roof.
Tripoli
Chalk-like gray or white silicon, composed of fossilized remains of marine life, which is used for thermal insulation for steam piping, paint extenders, scouring powders, filters, etc. Also called Diatomaceous Earth or Diatomaceous Silica or Infusorial Earth.
Troffer
A large recessed luminaire usually installed with the opening flush with the ceiling.
Trombe wall
A wall with high thermal mass used to store solar energy passively in a solar home. The wall absorbs solar energy and transfers it to the space behind the wall by means of radiation and by convection currents moving through spaces under, in front of, and on top of the wall.
Trommel
A screened cylinder used to separate materials by size - for example, separating different sizes of crushed stone.
Trophy building
A landmark property that is well known by the public and highly sought by institutional investors and pension funds and insurance companies. Generally one-of-a-kind architectural designs, with the highest quality of materials and finish, expensive trim. These properties are more desirable than Class A buildings.
Trough
(1) A drainage ditch. (2) A framing member installed above and perpendicular to the ceiling joists.
