> I just love the way they quote the size of a flight of stairs in 
> millimeters! I mean, it rises 12 feet up, and we care about 25mm?
> 

I'm quite sure that if its heigh is wrong by 25mm there will be plenty 
of people tripping. Now you don't want work accidents, do you ;-) ?

> I have no idea what "BALUSTRADE" is. (Assuming I've even read it right 
> from the tiny writing on the printout.)
> 
> Similarly, ever head of "BRISE SOLEIL"? Because apparently this building 
> will have *lots* of those.

It's all French words :-) That said, Wikipedia can help:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brise_soleil
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baluster (read the first paragraph and not 
just the title)


-- 
Vincent

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