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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Keeps hotel, office building, apartment house, or similar building in clean and orderly condition and tends furnace, air-conditioner, and boiler to provide heat, cool air, and hot water for tenants, performing any combination of following duties: Sweeps, mops, scrubs, and vacuums hallways, stairs and office space. Regulates flow of fuel into automatic furnace or shovels coal into hand-fired furnace. Empties tenants' trash and garbage containers. Maintains building, performing minor and routine painting, plumbing, electrical wiring, and other related maintenance activities, using handtools. Replaces air-conditioner filters. Cautions tenants regarding complaints about excessive noise, disorderly conduct, or misuse of property. Notifies management concerning need for major repairs or additions to lighting, heating, and ventilating equipment. Cleans snow and debris from sidewalk. Mows lawn, trims shrubbery, and cultivates flowers, using handtools and power tools. Posts signs to advertise vacancies and shows empty apartments to prospective tenants. May reside on property and be designated Manager, Resident (any industry). (references) |
| Directs activities of workers engaged in operating and maintaining facilities and equipment in buildings such as apartment houses or office buildings: Inspects facilities and equipment to determine need and extent of service, equipment required, and type and number of operation and maintenance personnel needed. Hires, trains, and supervises building service personnel. Assigns workers to duties such as maintenance, repair, or renovation and obtains bids for additional work from outside contractors. Directs contracted projects to ensure adherence to specifications. Purchases building and maintenance supplies, machinery, equipment, and furniture. Plans and administers building department budget. Compiles records of labor and material cost for operating building and issues cost reports to owner or managing agents. May prepare construction specifications or plans, obtaining advice from engineering consultants, assemble and analyze contract bids, and submit bids and recommendations to superiors for action. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SUPERINTENDENT, BUILDING |
| Specialty definitions using "SUPERINTENDENT, BUILDING": janitor, head ♦ lead janitor ♦ porter, head ♦ supervisor, building maintenance, SUPERVISOR, JANITORIAL SERVICES. (references) |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 55 50 45 52 49 4E 54 45 4E 44 45 4E 54 2C 42 55 49 4C 44 49 4E 47 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01010101 01010000 01000101 01010010 01001001 01001110 01010100 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000101 01001110 01010100 00101100 00100000 01000010 01010101 01001001 01001100 01000100 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ,   B U I L D I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0055 0050 0045 0052 0049 004E 0054 0045 004E 0044 0045 004E 0054 002C 0042 0055 0049 004C 0044 0049 004E 0047 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)53555039524348543948383948541423655434638434841 |
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