This is a glossary of Russian and English terms related to building design and construction. It is intended for use by interpreters and specialists dealing with American and Soviet literature on buildings. The glossary consists of two parts: the Soviet-American section, which presents the Soviet terms written in Russian and the American equivalent…

Guidelines for use of the International System of Units (SI), informally called the metric system, that has been adopted by the National Bureau of Standards, are given. Topics include: acceptable units, fundamental constants, natural units, descriptive and essential data, and special considerations. Tables of units and conversion factors are…