Structural Integrity
This term refers to the existing columns and footings that must be verified before adding new floors above.
Existing foundation/substructure?
Why don't construction workers ever play hide-and-seek?
Because good plans are hard to find!
The formal document used to clarify a detail you found that makes zero sense in the blueprints.
RFI
The prestigious individual trophy awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football.
Heisman Trophy
Yellow animated species loves bananas and has served villainous masters across multiple multi-billion-dollar movies.
Minions
Technology used to "see" inside concrete to avoid hitting rebar or MEP lines.
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) or X-Ray
What kind of music does the foreman listen to on the job site?
Heavy Metal.
The specific sequence of tasks that determines the project's absolute finish date - it's a "piece" of the schedule
Critical Path
Boasting a capacity of over 107,000 screaming fans, the University of Michigan's home turf is famously known by this two-word nickname
"The Big House"
Spanning three legendary films, this iconic Francis Ford Coppola trilogy tells the multi-generational story of the Corleone crime family
The Godfather
Heavy-duty threaded anchors epoxied into existing concrete to tie new steel columns down.
Post-installed adhesive anchors
What did the wall say to the other wall?
"I’ll meet you at the corner."
The activity of tracking long-lead items like steel to make sure they arrive before you need them.
Procurement
The historic, season-ending game played, that is traditionally attended by the US President
Army-Navy Game
He is the legendary British secret agent known as 007, who has been played on film by six different actors over the decades
James Bond
This structural process involves transferring a portion of the building's load temporarily while structural modifications or tie-ins are completed.
Shoring or Underpinning
I used to be a construction worker, but I quit because…
"I just couldn't build a career out of it"
The milestone celebration when the last beam of the new structure is placed
Topping Out
This legendary Auburn running back won the 1985 Heisman Trophy and is widely considered one of the greatest athletes of all time
Bo Jackson
This legendary 1993 Steven Spielberg movie made everyone terrified of a glass of vibrating water and a T-Rex
Jurassic Park
To prevent the existing structure from twisting or swaying under new lateral loads like wind or seismic activity, engineers add these specific structural frames or walls.
Shear Walls or Braced Frames
Why was the belt arrested?
For holding up a pair of pants.
The term for when you open up a wall and find conditions that completely contradict the drawings
Unforeseen Site Condition or Unforeseen Conditions
Played on November 6, 1869, the very first intercollegiate football game in history took place between these two New Jersey schools
Rutgers & Princeton
This fictional, wealthy family on HBO’s hit series Succession fights a toxic, multi-season battle over who will take over their media empire
The Roys or the Roy Family