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Encyclopedia - Build: Encyclopedia - Build
Build may mean: the process of building physical stature, especially muscle size the Build engine, a first-person shooter engine by 3D R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building: Encyclopedia - Building
Building is either the act of creating an object assembled from more than one element, or the object itself; see also construction. A bui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradbury Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradbury Building - The Building
The building itself features an Italian Renaissance-style exterior facade of brown brick, sandstone and panels of terra cotta details, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commercial Building: Encyclopedia - Commercial Building
A commercial building is a type of building that is used for commercial use. These can include office buildings, warehouses, etc. See al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beehive Building: Encyclopedia - Beehive Building
The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located at the corner of Molesworth Street...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Duplex Building: Encyclopedia - Duplex Building
A duplex apartment is a two-unit apartment building or condominium, usually indistinguishable from a normal house on the exterior. Duplex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Building Mit: Encyclopedia - Green Building Mit
The Cecil and Ida Green Building (Building 54) is an academic building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ariel Rios Building: Encyclopedia - Ariel Rios Building
The Ariel Rios Building is across 12th Street from the Old Post Office (Washington), in the Federal Triangle in Washington, D.C.. The Rio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Material: Encyclopedia - Building Material
Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. Just about every type of available material has been used at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Society: Encyclopedia - Building Society
Building society is the name given in 19th century Britain for working men's co-operative savings groups: by pooling savings, members cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chrysler Building: Encyclopedia - Chrysler Building
Completed in 1930, the Chrysler Building is a distinctive symbol of New York City, standing 1,046 feet (319 m) high on the east side of M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Code: Encyclopedia - Building Code
A building code is a set of laws that specify how buildings should be constructed. This is generally considered the minimum acceptable le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building
An autonomous building is a building designed to be operated independently from infrastructual support services such as the electric powe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apartment Building: Encyclopedia - Apartment Building
An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barn Building: Encyclopedia - Barn Building
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house animals or store vehicl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinker Boat Building: Encyclopedia - Clinker Boat Building
Clinker building is a method of constructing hulls of boats and ships by fixing wooden planks and in the early nineteenth century, iron p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boat Building: Encyclopedia - Boat Building
Boat building is one of the oldest branches of engineering and is concerned with constructing the hulls of boats and, for sailboats, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Garden Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - Garden Buildings - Garden Buildings
(This section would benefit from material on garden buildings in China and Japan) Arguably, the oldest fragment of a garden building is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cob Building: Encyclopedia - Cob Building
Cob is a building material. It consists of a mixture of clay, sand and straw. Cob has recently been rediscovered as a low-cost and artist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradbury Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradbury Building - The Building Today
Although the building has operated as an office building for most of its history, that has changed as it has recently come under governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradbury Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradbury Building - Construction
During construction, an active spring was found beneath the work-site, which threatened to shut down work on the building by weakening th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bradbury Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Bradbury Building - History
The building was commissioned by Lewis Bradbury (after whom it is named), a mining millionaire who had become a real estate developer in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natural Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Building - Techniques
Several of the major types of currently-popular natural building will be outlined below, along with the various techniques and materials ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scottish Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Scottish Parliament Building - The Buildings
The Parliament Building is actually a complex of several buildings with a total floor area of around 29,000 m² (312,000 square feet), pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Design: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Design - Building Design
Building design - Draftsperson Documenter. A Draftsperson (Documenter) or Documenter is somone who has completed a certificate or diplo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Building - Green Building In The U.s.
Green building - U.S. Green Building Council. The U.S. Green Building Council has developed some definitions of what constitutes sustai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natural Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Building - Materials
The materials common to many types of natural building are clay and sand. When mixed with water and, usually, straw or another fiber, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Society - Remaining Building Societies
The 10 largest of the remaining building societies are listed below. (Total Group assets in sterling, as of June 2005.) Nationwide £111...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reichstag Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Reichstag Building - History Of The Building
Construction of the building began only well after 1871. Previously, the parliament had assembled in several other buildings in the Leipz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Society - Origins
The original Building Society was formed in Birmingham in 1774. Most of the original societies were fully terminating, where they would b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Society - 1980s
In the 1980s, British banking laws were changed to allow building societies to offer banking services equivalent to normal banks. Buildin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Listed Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Listed Building - Famous Listed Buildings
Listed building - Grade I. List of Grade I listed buildings Albert Dock, Liverpool Aston Hall, Birmingham Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tallest Buildings In Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Tallest Buildings In Chicago - Tallest Buildings In Chicago As Of January 2006
Names in italics are under construction. Source: [1] ... See also:Tallest buildings in Chicago, Tallest buildings in Chicago - Tallest ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Team Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Team Building - Team Building Ingredients
Ingredients seen as important to the successful set-up and launch of such team efforts include: selection of participants establishing v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berlaymont Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Berlaymont Building - History
The plot of land on which the building was constructed was originally occupied by the convent of the Dames du Berlaymont. They managed an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Automation: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Automation - Topology
Most systems consist of a primary and secondary bus which contain programmable logic controllers, input/outputs and a user interface (als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Building - Theory
As an architect or engineer becomes more concerned with the disadvantages of transportation networks, and dependence on distant resources...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Building - History
Autonomous building is an idea of western civilization in the 20th century. Inhabitants of cabins, huts and yurts through most of history...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinker Boat Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinker Boat Building - Building A Dinghy
From before the ninth century, into the nineteenth ships were clinker-built - even some iron ones. However, that method persisted much la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natural Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Natural Building - Related Ideas And Strategies
Other concepts, methods and strategies often (or sometimes) associated with natural building include: building "underground," earth shelt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berlaymont Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Berlaymont Building - Architecture
Architect Lucien De Vestel designed the original building with the cooperation of Jean Gilson, Jean Polak, and André Polak. It consists ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hurricane Proof Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Proof Building - Building Components
Hurricane proof building - Roof. The highest standard is to have a 2 inch wide metal strap that wraps around the roof rafters and conne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Building - Practicality
First and fundamentally, independence is a matter of degree. Complete independence is very hard or impossible to attain. For example, eli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Building - Financing
If considering a system for the economics, run the numbers with real utility prices. Most utilities have prices 5-10% below the amortized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scottish Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Scottish Parliament Building - Reaction
Public reaction to the design of the building has been mixed. In the first 6 months of the building being open to the public, 250,000 peo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secretariat Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Secretariat Building - Design
The Secretariat Building was designed by the prominent British architect Herbert Baker. The building adopts from Moghul and Rajputana sty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ingalls Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Ingalls Building - Construction
Hooper designed a monolithic "concrete box of eight-inch [200 mm] walls, with concrete floors and roof, concrete beams, concrete columns,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditorium Building Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Auditorium Building Chicago - Auditorium Building Commentary
"The Auditorium was built for a syndicate of businessmen to house a large civic opera house; to provide an economic base it was decided t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Government Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Government Buildings - Origins
The building that was to become Irish Government Buildings was the last major public building build under British rule in Ireland. The fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Building - Current Work In Intelligent Buildings
Most work in intelligent buildings is concentrated in a particular subsystem of the entire building. Building component manufacturers eag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Weathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Weathering - Chemical Weathering
Many buildings, especially in the UK are made from limestone which is particularly succeptible to chemical attack. Building weathering -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scottish Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Scottish Parliament Building - Construction
The construction of the Parliament Building proved controversial in a number of respects: the decision to construct a new building, the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smithsonian Institution Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Smithsonian Institution Building - Gallery
The Castle A statue of Joseph Henry, the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, is displayed in front of the Castle A taxidermie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building The Perfect Beast: Encyclopedia Ii - Building The Perfect Beast - Charts
Album - Billboard (North America) Singles - Billboard (North America) ... See also:Building the Perfect Beast, Building the Perfect Bea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Building Weathering: Encyclopedia Ii - Building Weathering - Physical Weathering
Physical weathering of building stones occurs by any mechanism which generates physical stresses within the stone. The growth of salt cry...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Legislative Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Legislative Buildings - Canada
List of Legislative buildings - British Columbia. The Parliament Buildings - Legislative Assembly of British Columbia List of Legisl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-building Game: Encyclopedia Ii - City-building Game - Popular City-building Games
Popular city-building games include: SimCity series by Maxis SimCity SimCity 2000 SimCity 3000 SimCity 4 Utopia, 1982 (Intellivisio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Adams Building: Encyclopedia Ii - John Adams Building - History
The idea to construct a new library building was presented to the United States Congress in 1928 at the urging of Librarian of Congress H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinker Boat Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinker Boat Building - Fastenings
The planks may be fastened together in several ways: with copper rivets consisting of a square nail and a dish shaped washer called a ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditorium Building Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Auditorium Building Chicago - Design
Adler and Sullivan designed a tall structure with load-bearing outer walls, and based the exterior appearance partly on the design of H.H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditorium Building Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Auditorium Building Chicago - History
On October 5, 1887, President Grover Cleveland laid the cornerstone for the Auditorium Building. The 1888 Republican National Convention ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hurricane Proof Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Proof Building - Building Materials
Hurricane proof building - Wood. Termite and dry rot are frequent problems in wooden buildings. Weakened buildings cannot withstand hig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. Edgar Hoover Building: Encyclopedia Ii - J. Edgar Hoover Building - Planning Of The Building
Since 1908, when the Bureau was still the Justice Department Bureau of Investigation, the FBI had been headquartered in the Department of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Jefferson Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Jefferson Building - History
Needing more room for its growing collection the Library of Congress under Librarian Ainsworth Rand Spofford suggested to the Congress th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Building Of Northern Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Parliament Building Of Northern Ireland - Finished Building
The final building was intended to serve both as a seat of parliament and a seat of government, after plans for a Ministerial Building we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Build Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Build Engine - Technical Features
Build engine - Sectors. The Build engine allowed for more complex and flexible worlds than Doom by virtue of its representation of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intelligent Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Intelligent Building - General Concept
The concept of an intelligent building is, and will probably remain, ill-defined. In its most general sense it should mean a building tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apartment Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Apartment Building - United States And Canada
Apartment buildings are multi-story buildings where three or more residences are contained within one structure. These apartment building...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ingalls Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Ingalls Building - Overcoming Skepticism
Prior to 1902, the tallest reinforced concrete structure in the world was only six stories high. Since concrete possesses very low tensil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Autonomous Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Autonomous Building - Maintenance Systems
This section includes some minimal descriptions of methods, to give some feel for such a building's practicality, provide indexes to furt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Parliament Building - History
Budapest was united from three cities in 1873 and seven years later the National Assembly resolved to establish a new, representative Par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Metlife Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Metlife Building - Pop Cultural References
As a prominent New York landmark, the Metlife Building has been featured in numerous movies, including "Coogan's Bluff" in which Clint Ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Legislative Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Legislative Buildings - United Kingdom
List of Legislative buildings - Scotland. Scottish Parliament Building - Scottish Parliament List of Legislative buildings - Norther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apartment Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Apartment Building - History Of Tenements
The history of Tenements in the United States is rather complex. In the 1840s when heavy flows of immigrants arrived into the country, mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hungarian Parliament Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hungarian Parliament Building - Features
Similar to the Palace of Westminster, it was built in a Gothic Revival style. It is 268 m long and 123 m wide. Its interior includes 10 c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apartment Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Apartment Building - History Of Tenements
The history of Tenements in the United States is rather complex. In the 1840s when heavy flows of immigrants arrived into the country, mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hurricane Proof Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Proof Building - Wind Loading Considerations
Hurricane proof building - Dome homes. Geodesic dome roofs or goedesic dome buildings made from wood or steel and free-form concrete do...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hurricane Proof Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hurricane Proof Building - Storm Surge Considerations
Beach front buildings must withstand the ocean rising 20 or more feet. Beach front homes should be elevated so waves won't knock the buil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sick Building Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Sick Building Syndrome - Causes
The contributing factors often relate to the design of the built environment, and may include combinations of some or all of the followin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clinker Boat Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Clinker Boat Building - Relationship Between Clinker And Carvel
The Clinker form of construction is linked in people's minds, with the Vikings who used this method to build their famous longships from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Zealand Parliament Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - New Zealand Parliament Buildings - Parliament House
The main building of the complex is Parliament House. It was built in 1912 following the destruction of the earlier wooden Parliament Hou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jin Mao Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Jin Mao Building - Structure
The building is located on a 24 000 m² plot of land near the Lujiazui metro station. It was designed by the Chicago office of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Team Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Team Building - Team Building In Organizational Development
The term 'team building' can refer generally to the selection and motivation of teams, or more specifically to group self-assessment in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. Edgar Hoover Building: Encyclopedia Ii - J. Edgar Hoover Building - Architecture
The building was constructed in a Brutalist style, the entire exterior having been constructed from poured concrete. Like most Brutalist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jin Mao Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Jin Mao Building - Occupants
The building has 3 main entrances to the lobby, two for the office portion and one for the hotel. Additionally, a 6-story podium at the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Heritage Listed Buildings In Melbourne: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Heritage Listed Buildings In Melbourne - Public Buildings
List of heritage listed buildings in Melbourne - Town Halls. Collingwood Town Hall Fitzroy Town Hall Footscray Town Hall Melbourne Tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empire State Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Empire State Building - Media
The Empire State Building has been described as "the most valuable building in American broadcasting". New York City is the largest media...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auditorium Building Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - Auditorium Building Chicago - Origin And Purpose
Ferdinand Peck, a Chicago businessman, incorporated the Chicago Auditorium Association in December 1886 to develop what he wanted to be t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - New Buildings - 2001 Census
Newbuildings is classified by the NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) as being within Derry Urban Area (DUA). On Census day (29 Apr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Zealand Parliament Buildings: Encyclopedia Ii - New Zealand Parliament Buildings - The Beehive
The Executive Wing's shape has given it the nickname of "The Beehive". The Beehive sits where the southern wing of Parliament House was p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-building Game: Encyclopedia Ii - City-building Game - Distinguishing Features
City building games differ from other computer and video game genre titles in that: Game goals focus on building a strong economy and hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - City-building Game: Encyclopedia Ii - City-building Game - Establishment And Evolution As A Genre
The city building game genre was established in 1989 with SimCity, which emphasized continuous building versus competing to win and "blow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Listed Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Listed Building - Listing In Different Parts Of The Uk
Listed building - England and Wales. In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hart Senate Office Building: Encyclopedia Ii - Hart Senate Office Building - Design And Construction
Following a recommendation from George M. White (then the serving Architect of the Capitol) the plan submitted by the architectural firm ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sick Building Syndrome: Encyclopedia Ii - Sick Building Syndrome - Symptoms Of Sbs
Building occupants complain of symptoms such as: headache eye, nose, or throat irritation dry cough; dry or itchy skin dizziness and nau...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Building Code: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Building Code
Definition and meaning of Building Code :   Building Code: This refers to municipal or other governmental ordinances regulating...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Building Code: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Building Code
Definition and meaning of Building Code :   Building Code: This refers to municipal or other governmental ordinances regulating...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Interpreation Building: Dream Interpretations Dictionary - Building
  Dream Interpretation Building Buildings in dreams often represent our bodies or personalities.The building may also represent...   » Read the article

Dictionary - House, Building: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - House, Building
House, Building : Dream Interpretation Dictionary - House, Building   A House/building  A building in a dream may be one ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Building Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Building
Building Dream Symbols: A symbol for the body and self. A damaged building may represent some part of you that has been emotionally da...   » Read the article