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  2. Occupancy - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Building occupancy classifications - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Post-occupancy evaluation - Wikipedia

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    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)

  5. What is a certificate of occupancy, and do I need one? - AOL

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    To get a certificate of occupancy, contact your local building or zoning inspection office and ask what documentation you’ll need to provide. In most cases, the information will be posted on ...

  6. Occupant-centric building controls - Wikipedia

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    OCC relies on real-time occupancy and occupant preference data as inputs to the control algorithm. This data must be continually collected by various methods and can be collected on various scales including whole-building, floor, room, and sub-room. Often, it is most useful to collect data on a scale that matches the thermal zoning of the building.

  7. List of non-building structure types - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. How President-Elect Trump’s Win Could Impact Housing Prices

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    For example, as Newsweek noted, approximately a third of residential construction employs foreign-born construction workers — if Trump were to make good on his plans to curtail illegal ...

  9. Built environment - Wikipedia

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    Buildings are used for a multitude of purposes: residential, commercial, community, institutional, and governmental. Building interiors are often designed to mediate external factors and provide space to conduct activities, whether that is to sleep, eat, work, etc. [12] The structure of the building helps define the space around it, giving form to how individuals move through the space around ...