Noun

Singular building

Plural buildings

building (plural buildings)

  1. (uncountable) The act or process of building.
    The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
  2. A closed structure with walls and a roof.
    My sister lives in that apartment building.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Mar 8 18:06:22 2010

In this article, the first usage is generally intended unless otherwise specified.

Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons.

Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy, to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful).

Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become part of the design process of many new buildings.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Mon Mar 8 00:19:04 2010

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There was a building being constructed in New York but collapsed during construction?
Q. I need to know the name of the building. It is very important to me. The year the building collapsed is 1914. Construction workers were killed. Thank you for any legitimate and serious answers. I did not put the question mark to the end of this question
Asked by Maria - Tue Aug 14 19:44:25 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I searched the New York Times archive site, yet did not find anything. I suspect you might need more information, such as the city or county. Here is the link to the New York Times archive site: Click on the tab that indicates the time interval appropriate for your question. If you get a "hit", you may see a few lines of the article, but will have to pay to receive the entire article. I also checked another newspaper archive site, link: however it is not free. Sorry I wasn't able to be of more help.
Answered by Mac G - Tue Aug 14 20:44:37 2007

Is it liveable to live in building where there is a big water leak?
Q. We live in an apartment building with four units and there are no other people occupying three of the units. About an hour ago, we discovered a huge water leak in the unit next to ours. The water boiler in the attic burst and water is flooding the attic, the level below, the floor below that one, all the way to the basement. There are several inches of water pooling in the center of each of the apartments. No water is on our side, but I'm worried about the structure of the building with that much water damage. We've started packing our stuff (we were planning on moving in the next few weeks). But now there is a large leak, and we are in the dead of winter. Sub zero temps, snow, etc--Chicago area. Is it adviseable to stay in the… [cont.]
Asked by annabanana4883 - Tue Feb 13 05:20:47 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Notify your landlord so he can get the water cutoff and keep the damage to a minimum. realize that what you are going to be dealing with, burst pipes in a hydronicaly heated building, means that you will probably not have heat till the pipes/boiler are repaired. If you already have the place to move into locked down and the wherewith all to make the move, then now is a good time to do so. As for calls to zoning, buildings departments etc, that depends on you and your perceptions of the situation. First, in your honest opinion is there an immediate risk to health or safety of you, the sole occupant, or to the public. IE do you hear structural creaking and groaning coming from the building, does ti lean or lit... Call 911 Second, as a sole… [cont.]
Answered by functionalanarchist - Tue Feb 13 06:11:12 2007

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