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Old Executive Office Building, Washington D.C.

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China

In architecture, construction, engineering and real estate development the word building may refer to one of the following: Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Shortcut: WP:WIN Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia and, as a means to that end, also an online community. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2592 × 1944 pixel, file size: 1. ... President William Howard Tafts prized Holstein cow, Pauline Wayne, poses in front of the Navy Building, which is known today as the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Download high resolution version (500x667, 70 KB)Bank of China at night; Self photographed; 2001; File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (500x667, 70 KB)Bank of China at night; Self photographed; 2001; File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... BOC Tower at night The Bank of China Tower (short: BOC Tower; 中銀大廈) is a huge skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong. ... This article is about building architecture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ...

1. Any man-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy, or
2. An act of construction.

To differentiate buildings and other structures that are not intended for continuous human occupancy, the latter are called nonbuilding structures. Structural height in technical usage is the height to the highest architectural detail on building from street-level. Depending on how they are classified, spires and masts may or may not be included in this height. Spires and masts used as antennas are not generally included. is a defined and legal term in building construction and building codes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is a defined and legal term in building construction and building codes. ... Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. ...

Concept

Buildings serve several needs of society. Along with access to food and drinking water, the need for places that are protected from the outdoors and where one can comfortably live, work, eat, sleep, procreate or engage in leisurely activities has always been a top priority for humans. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat into the inside (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Humans have a remarkable drive to reflect on their lives and express themselves through art.^[1] Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have become objects of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has increased in the U.S. Reproduction is the creation of one thing as a copy of, product of, or replacement for a similar thing, e. ... A relaxing afternoon of leisure: a young girl resting in a pool. ... This article is about modern humans. ... The term habitat comes from ecology, and includes many interrelated features, especially the immediate physical environment, the urban environment or the social environment. ... This article is about the philosophical concept of Art. ... {Cave or Rock Paintings are paintings on cave or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times. ... Forests on San Juan Island in Washington. ...

History

The first artificial shelter on Earth is believed to be built 500,000 years ago by an ancient ancestor of humans, Homo erectus.Over centuries, homes were technologically advancing. Some were simply inhabited caves, while others were made of dried mud or stone. In these times, there were little furnishings in these homes, besides perhaps a family altar or a table for eating. ^[2] This article is about modern humans. ... Binomial name (Dubois, 1892) Synonyms † Pithecanthropus erectus † Sinanthropus pekinensis † Javanthropus soloensis † Meganthropus paleojavanicus Homo erectus (Latin: upright man) is an extinct species of the genus Homo. ...

Before the invention of the passenger elevator, few buildings were higher than five stories. In the New World, the Anasazi built three- and four-story towers in the 12th and 13th centuries AD^{[citation needed]}. Ancient Pueblo People, or Ancestral Puebloans is the preferred term for the group of peoples often known as Anasazi who are the ancestors of the modern Pueblo peoples. ...

When Elisha Otis invented the passenger elevator, buildings could be built much higher. Today, the Sears Tower has 108 stories.^{[citation needed]} This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Omar Yusuf the CEO of Yusuf Holding’s has a past. He started in the building industry in 1980 as a cabinet maker he quickly move after obtaining a large contract he decided to sell off the cabinet making arm of his company and venture into transport. He started again from the bottom as a driver; he found a used 4ton truck and started On The Go Transport Pty Ltd. Omar seen good money to be made so he asked people he knows to join in his company On The Go Transport. After convincing about 10 people to join the company he started buying new trucks. People started coming in fast, he couldn’t get trucks fast enough, and he decided to call a Chinese truck manufacturer he met on a visit to China. After time he had collected about 200 customers each giving him Aus$36,000.00 equaling Aus$7.2 million. He claims he was operating for just over 24months paying back Aust$2,000 each month equaling Aust$9.6 million in two years and he also say’s he spent over Aust$2 million of his funds setting up the company and ordering the trucks from China. After asking him about the investors he said “you told me you wanted to talk about the building company and not On The Go”. So that was that about transport.

Building; Mr. Yusuf had a good start after connecting Chad and China together again after Chad in 1980 decided to allow Taiwan an embassy in Chad upsetting China and China deciding to leave, closing all ties and aid to Chad. China was grateful with Yusuf’s help they offered his Company building contracts fully funded by the Chinese government. If you think this was a good start to Yusuf’s building company? China also gave him contracts to rebuild in Chad to the amount of US$2.3billion over 2 years Mr. Yusuf has started building the new Airport in Chad costing US$100million. Mr. Yusuf has also started 4 apartment complex building in Shanghai China costing about US$120 million. He is also bidding for a new military Airport and base also in China but he wont say were in China it will be based and if he would get it? A friend working for the Chinese government’s building department told us “Mr. Yusuf has the go-ahead to all government contracts he wants”. Mr. Yusuf invited us to his home in Hong Kong for dinner we agreed and we were off in his private jet. We were impressed with his kindness, not what we were looking for after reading about him on the internet. After arriving at the Hong Kong home of Mr. Yusuf we were surprised as for what came next? He started talking about his transport company. He said he will pay people back next year as he had planed and he also said there are sum people that won’t see any money from him he said they know who they are?.....

We asked him why he stopped business in Australia he said I didn’t we asked what were you doing he said in time you will find out. Then he said enough of that talk, let’s talk about construction, that’s all nothing but construction. After some time he told us he would accompany us back to Sydney Australia, and we could travel with him in the jet. WOW! He made us happy. I could not work him out flying around in private jets staying in luxuries homes and driving expensive cars, why not pay back the investors? That I couldn’t come to grip with. As a builder Mr. Yusuf is successful and it is prominent that he will grow to one of China’s largest builders and Australia’s largest.

Types

Main article: List of building types

Here are some types of buildings. ...

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional

Commercial buildings are for business use, e.g., for offices and sales. Industrial buildings include manufacturing and warehousing functions, for example. Institutional buildings, such as governmental and military hospitals, colleges, and administration buildings are normally built for longer lives.

Residential

Residential buildings are called houses. Single family and multi-family dwellings are typically built as shelter and living space. These building types may range from one-room wood-framed, masonry, or adobe dwellings to multi-million dollar high-rise buildings able to house thousands of people. The definition of a low-rise vs. a high-rise residential building is being debated, but generally three stories or less is considered low-rise. For other uses, see House (disambiguation). ... Renewal of the surface coating of an adobe wall in Chamisal, New Mexico Adobe is a natural building material composed of sand, sandy clay and straw or other organic materials, which is shaped into bricks using wooden frames and dried in the sun. ...

Multi-story

A multi-story building (American English, Multi-storey Building British English) is a building that has multiple floors (stories (storeys in British)) above ground in the building. For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses. ...

Multi-story buildings aim to increase the area of the building without increasing the area of the land the building is built on, hence saving land and, in most cases, money (depending on material used and land prices in the area, of course). .n.b.b

Creation

The practice of designing, constructing, and operating buildings is normally a collective effort of different groups of professionals and trades. Depending on the size, complexity, and purpose of a particular building project, the project team may include: This article is about people called professionals. ... It has been suggested that Journeyman be merged into this article or section. ...

• A real estate developer who secures funding for the project;
• One or more financial institutions or other investors that provide the funding
• Local planning and code authorities
• A Land Surveyor who performs an ALTA/ACSM and construction surveys throughout the project;
• Construction managers who coordinate the effort of different groups of project participants;
• Licensed architects and engineers who provide building design and prepare construction documents;
• Landscape architects;
• Interior designers;
• Other consultants;
• Contractors who provide construction services and install building systems such as climate control, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, security and telecommunications;
• Marketing or leasing agents;
• Facility managers who are responsible for operating the building.

Regardless of their size or intended use, all buildings in the US must comply with zoning ordinances, building codes and other regulations such as fire codes, life safety codes and related standards. A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ... Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds), which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institutions. ... Construction Management refers either to the study and practice of the managerial and technological aspects of the construction industry (including construction, construction science, construction management, and construction technology), or to a business model where one party to a construction contract serves as a construction consultant, providing both design and construction... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... An architectural engineer applies the skills of many engineering disciplines to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of buildings while paying attention to their impacts on the surrounding environment. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landscape architecture. ... It has been suggested that Interior decoration be merged into this article or section. ... A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... HVAC may also stand for High-voltage alternating current HVAC systems use ventilation air ducts installed throughout a building that supply conditioned air to a room through rectangular or round outlet vents, called diffusers; and ducts that remove air from return-air grilles Fire-resistance rated mechanical shaft with HVAC... TVA electricians, Tennessee, 1942. ... A plumber wrench for working on pipes and fittings A complex arrangement of rigid steel piping, stop valves regulate flow to various parts of the building. ... Fire protection is the prevention and reduction of the hazards associated with fires. ... For other uses, see Security (disambiguation). ... Telecommunication involves the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... This article is about a property agreement in private law. ... In business, facility management is the management of buildings and services. ... In general, zoning is the division of an area into sub-areas, called zones. ... A building code, or building control, is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. ... Fire safety is a component of Building Safety. ... Life safety code is a set of standards involving hazards to human life. ...

Vehicles—such as trailers, caravans, ships and passenger aircraft—are treated as "buildings" for life safety purposes. Utility trailer A Trailer is generally an unpowered vehicle pulled by a powered vehicle. ... A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle (or even a horse) to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable, sheltered and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down tent trailers [1]) . It provides the means for people to have their... For other uses, see Ship (disambiguation). ... “Flying Machine” redirects here. ...

Building ownership and funding

• Real estate developer
• Mortgage
• Mortgage loan

A real estate developer (American English) or property developer (British English) makes improvements of some kind to real property, thereby increasing its value. ... This article is about the legal mechanism used to secure property in favor of a creditor. ... A mortgage loan is a loan secured by real property through the use of a mortgage (a legal instrument). ...

Planning and design

• Urban planning
• Site planning
• Architectural design
• Civil engineering
• Structural engineering
• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design
• Landscape design
• Urban design
• Quantity surveying
• Project management in the building process chain

Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... Site planning in landscape architecture site planning refers to the organisational stage of the landscape design process. ... For other uses, see Architect (disambiguation). ... The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building as of 2004. ... An architectural engineer applies the skills of many engineering disciplines to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of buildings while paying attention to their impacts on the surrounding environment. ... Central Park, like all parks, is an example of landscape architecture. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Construction

Main article: Building construction

• Construction management
• Site construction

Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ... Construction Management refers either to the study and practice of the managerial and technological aspects of the construction industry (including construction, construction science, construction management, and construction technology), or to a business model where one party to a construction contract serves as a construction consultant, providing both design and construction...

Operation

Omar Yusuf the CEO of Yusuf Holding’s has a past. He started in the building industry in 1980 as a cabinet maker he quickly move after obtaining a large contract he decided to sell off the cabinet making arm of his company and venture into transport. He started again from the bottom as a driver; he found a used 4ton truck and started On The Go Transport Pty Ltd. Omar seen good money to be made so he asked people he knows to join in his company On The Go Transport. After convincing about 10 people to join the company he started buying new trucks. People started coming in fast, he couldn’t get trucks fast enough, and he decided to call a Chinese truck manufacturer he met on a visit to China. After time he had collected about 200 customers each giving him Aus$36,000.00 equaling Aus$7.2 million. He claims he was operating for just over 24months paying back Aust$2,000 each month equaling Aust$9.6 million in two years and he also say’s he spent over Aust$2 million of his funds setting up the company and ordering the trucks from China. After asking him about the investors he said “you told me you wanted to talk about the building company and not On The Go”. So that was that about transport.

Building; Mr. Yusuf had a good start after connecting Chad and China together again after Chad in 1980 decided to allow Taiwan an embassy in Chad upsetting China and China deciding to leave, closing all ties and aid to Chad. China was grateful with Yusuf’s help they offered his Company building contracts fully funded by the Chinese government. If you think this was a good start to Yusuf’s building company? China also gave him contracts to rebuild in Chad to the amount of US$2.3billion over 2 years Mr. Yusuf has started building the new Airport in Chad costing US$100million. Mr. Yusuf has also started 4 apartment complex building in Shanghai China costing about US$120 million. He is also bidding for a new military Airport and base also in China but he wont say were in China it will be based and if he would get it? A friend working for the Chinese government’s building department told us “Mr. Yusuf has the go-ahead to all government contracts he wants”. Mr. Yusuf invited us to his home in Hong Kong for dinner we agreed and we were off in his private jet. We were impressed with his kindness, not what we were looking for after reading about him on the internet. After arriving at the Hong Kong home of Mr. Yusuf we were surprised as for what came next? He started talking about his transport company. He said he will pay people back next year as he had planed and he also said there are sum people that won’t see any money from him he said they know who they are?.....

We asked him why he stopped business in Australia he said I didn’t we asked what were you doing he said in time you will find out. Then he said enough of that talk, let’s talk about construction, that’s all nothing but construction. After some time he told us he would accompany us back to Sydney Australia, and we could travel with him in the jet. WOW! He made us happy. I could not work him out flying around in private jets staying in luxuries homes and driving expensive cars, why not pay back the investors? That I couldn’t come to grip with. As a builder Mr. Yusuf is successful and it is prominent that he will grow to one of China’s largest builders and Australia’s largest.

By David Smith

Building services

Conveying systems

Systems for transport of people within buildings:

• Elevator
• Escalator
• Moving sidewalk (horizontal and inclined)

Systems for transport of people between interconnected buildings: For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). ... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ... Escalators at Canary Wharf, London. ...

• Skyway
• Underground city

In an urban setting, a skyway, catwalk, or skywalk, is a type of pedway consisting of an enclosed (or covered) bridge between two buildings. ... Part of Montreals underground city, a concourse in Bonaventure metro station, showing directional signs leading to buildings accessible through the underground city An underground city is a network of tunnels that connect buildings, usually in the downtown area of a city. ...

See also

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... This article is about building architecture. ... An architectural structure is a free-standing or guy anchored manmade outdoor construction for permanent use. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Off-the-grid. ... Builders rites are ceremonies attendant on the laying of foundation stones, whether ecclesiastical, masonic or otherwise, and other traditions connected with foundations or other aspects of construction. ... // Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cost overrun is defined as excess of actual cost over budget. ... This is a list of famous or notable buildings with articles about them. ... Fire protection is the prevention and reduction of the hazards associated with fires. ... This article is about green building construction. ... Tornadoes, cyclones, and other strong winds damage or destroy many buildings. ... Here are some types of buildings. ... This article is about the largest buildings in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Natural building involves a range of building systems and materials that place major emphasis on sustainability. ... Mount Pinatubo eruption, 1991 A natural disaster is the consequence of a natural hazard (e. ... An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ... Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. ... is a defined and legal term in building construction and building codes. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest skyscraper by roof height on high rise. ...

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