Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Within the context of building construction and building codes, occupancy is the use (actual or intended) of a building (or its portion) for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property. [1] A closely related meaning is the number of units in such a building that are rented, leased, or otherwise in use.
The definition of range is further confounded by how the total realized range size is measured. There are two types of measurements commonly in use, the extent of occurrence (EOO) (For definition: see ALA and Fig.1 [6]) and the area of occupancy (AOO) (see also the Scaling pattern of occupancy, and for a definition, see Fig. 2 and ALA [6]). The ...
Example of Group F structure, the Klann Organ Company, located in Waynesboro, Virginia. Building occupancy classifications refer to categorizing structures based on their usage and are primarily used for building and fire code enforcement. They are usually defined by model building codes, and vary, somewhat, among them. Often, many of them are ...
In her book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997), Janine Benyus formulated a set of questions that can be used to establish the level of bio mimicry within an architectural design. In order to ensure that an architectural design follows the principles of bionics, the answer must be ‘yes’ to the following questions: [ citation ...
a new building is constructed; a building built for one use is to be used for another (e.g., an industrial building converted for residential use) occupancy of a commercial or industrial building changes, or ownership of a commercial, industrial, or multiple-family residential building changes
A nonbuilding structure, often referred to simply as a structure, is any built structure that is not a building, i.e. not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is particularly used by architects, structural engineers, and mechanical engineers to distinguish load-bearing structures not designed for continuous human occupancy. [1]
An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public.Many open textbooks are distributed in either print, e-book, or audio formats that may be downloaded or purchased at little or no cost.
Post Occupancy Evaluations is used to improve the ways that buildings are used to support productivity and wellbeing. Specifically it is used to: Account for building quality; Inform planning and briefing (programming) for new buildings and alterations; Troubleshoot building/use problems (such as change management and new work styles)