Control
In its broadest sense, the word control refers to the ability to influence or direct behaviour or the course of events.
In the construction industry, control may refer to:
- Analogue control systems
- Automatic controls
- Building Automation and Control Systems
- Cascade control
- Command & control
- Compensated control
- Computer numerical control
- Construction control plan
- Control account
- Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Control plan
- Control structure
- Credit Control
- Development control
- Dust control
- Electrical control systems
- Entry control
- Integral control.
- Integrated control system
- Lighting control systems
- Manual controls.
- Optimiser control.
- Pressure independent control valves
- Proportional control
- Proximity access control system
- Reset control
- Smoke control
- Zone control
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