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Building
* All buildings lose heat to the outdoors.
* Any building acts as an aperture that focuses and filters sunlight inside.
* Many buildings require hot water or steam during the summer
  - turn off air conditioners and heaters at night
* More buildings also mean people living closer together, so mites have more potential victims.
* Most buildings have air conditions
  - roofs
  - rely on some form of ventilation system to exhaust contaminated air
  - undergo change throughout their life-span
* Some buildings also recycle cardboard, mixed paper, and organic waste
  - are uncomfortably warm in winter, while others are barely warm
  - cultivate common rooftop spaces
* Some buildings have flat, reflective surfaces that make sound waves act like bumper cars
  - lights on, while others are dark
  - more life than others
  - significant indoor air pollution sources
  - stairwells which have unexpected turns and exits
* Some buildings rely on natural ventilation, such as windows and normal air leaks in the buildings
  - only on natural ventilation
  - utilize a reheat process to maintain space temperature and humidity control
* absorb solar radiation and shelter sites from wind.
* account for about one-third of the energy consumed in the United States
  - one third of all the United States' carbon emissions
* also can sink into the ice
  - fall down because the materials of the building themselves deteriorate
  - impact the site upon which they stand, a local effect on the natural environment
  - offer protection from wind in many places
  - use an enormous amount of water, trees, and other natural resources
* alter wind patterns, in some cases creating wind tunnels.
* are a part of the city or the landscape
  - architecture
* are capable of cast shadows
  - targets
  - complex systems with many nodes of interaction
  - condominiums
* are created by architects
  - builders
  - tradesmans
  - creations
  - gathering
  - good cover for many animals, including gray squirrels, pigeons, mice, and raccoons
  - historic structures constructed of wood, concrete, steel and masonry
  - large entities and, as such, they impact upon the environment in various ways
* are located in cities
  - large cities
  - offices
  - rooms
  - towns
  - universities
  - urban areas
  - monolith like rectangles that stick up out of the ground
  - real estates
  - smalls
  - solids
  - talls
  - tangible, physical structures
* are used for housing
  - inhabitants
  - office space
  - whole systems with elements that interact
* attract mice.
* can also have a floor under the ground
  - be earth-covered in varying degrees
  - even sink into the ground if soil liquefaction occurs
  - shelter people, or animals, or machinery, or anything
* change throughout their lifetime
  - with changes in the light
* collapse as a result of inertial forces
  - due to earthquake, explosion, storms, or poor construction
  - when the joints come apart, with beams falling over the columns
* conserve resources and are recycled at the end of their life.
* consume about a third of the energy in the United States
  - one- third of the total amount of the energy used in Canada every year
* designed with the sun in mind can be comfortable and beautiful places to live and work.
* deteriorate and become obsolete as they age.
* differ in size, function, and location.
* don t use energy, people do.
* gain heat from the sun
  - in three ways - conduction, convection, and radiation
* generate heat and melt the permafrost, sinking with time into the unfrozen soil.
* grow from the ground as others crumble away into eternity.
* have a significant impact on the environment
  - electrical outlets
  - foundations, and sometimes entire cities do, too
  - guts, blood vessels, nerves, and skeletons
  - insulation
  - only one roof, but they have many walls
  - slab construction
  - boilers
  - ceilings
  - courtyards
  - doorknobs
  - elevator cars
  - elevators
  - floors
  - foundation stones
  - foyers
  - hinges
  - interior doors
  - readsides
  - roof peaks
  - room light
  - staircases
  - storeys
  - window frames
  - windowpanes
* is formed by spatial frames, beams and columns
  - one of the most ancient human skills
  - something every single human being is engaged with
* live and spill from their souls.
* live, breathe and use energy.
* means any structure built for support, shelter or enclosure for any occupancy or storage
  - used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy
* move and settle, causing deflection and delamination which result in stress cracking.
* now account for a third of our nation's annual energy consumption.
  - warmth
* often reflect heat, creating additional stress on plants.
* presently use large amounts of materials, energy, and landfill.
* provide excellent opportunity
  - nest sites and perches, and places for butterflies and moths to hibernate
* radiate heat, making the sill warmer than the outside temperature.
* require power in order to function.
* shift and crack as permafrost melts.
* significantly alter the environment.
* sit naturally in their mountain habitat.
* stand as living monuments to the past, their forms shaped by the forces of culture
  - in the way of light
* sway in the wind and, over time, they settle into the ground.
* tend to be close together and are often very tall.
* turn off the heat during the day to reduce air pollution.
+ Bury St Edmunds, Town: Towns in Suffolk
  * Some buildings have cellars which lead into each other. Due to their unsafe nature the chalk-workings are not open to the public, although viewing is allowed to some people. Some tunnels have caused subsidence in living history.
+ Emblem of Algeria: Algeria :: National coats of arms‎
  * The Hand of Fatima is in front of the Atlas Mountains. It is below a rising sun to show a new era. Buildings are for industry and plants for agriculture.
+ Heat pump, Examples: Engineering
  * Some buildings are heated with heat pumps, also. In the winter, the heat pump moves heat from the outside to the inside. Sometimes this works better than heating with a radiator.
+ Hoboken, New Jersey, History, The nineteenth century: Cities in New Jersey
  * People got many jobs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company, started by Colonel Stevens in 1838, created many streets, began housing, and created building sites. The housing was made up of masonry of three to five stories. Many buildings survive to the present day, and the street grid. It was also at this time that German immigrants became the main group in Hoboken. Along with the main industry of creating ships, well-known industries that created a big presence in Hoboken were Maxwell House, Lipton Tea, and Hostess, among others. In 1870, the Stevens Institute of Technology was created at Castle Point, the highest point in Hoboken.
+ LEED
  * This mark of excellence is known across the world and there are four levels of excellence. Buildings can qualify for four levels of certification.
  * Building' may be a noun or a verb. Building is one of the most ancient human skills. It is part of how we have survived and it is the clearest symbol of every civilization. Although some other animals build simple structures, e.g. birds, ants and bees, humans have learned to build in a great many different ways, to suit different needs and local conditions. We build mostly for shelter. Buildings can shelter people, or animals, or machinery, or anything. The simplest building is just a roof, to keep the space beneath dry, or shady.
  * Building' may be a noun or a verb. Building is one of the most ancient human skills. It is part of how we have survived and it is the clearest symbol of every civilization. Although some other animals build simple structures, e.g. birds, ants and bees, humans have learned to build in a great many different ways, to suit different needs and local conditions. We build mostly for shelter. Buildings can shelter people, or animals, or machinery, or anything. The simplest building is just a roof, to keep the space beneath dry, or shady. Adding walls gives more shelter, from the wind or rain. It also gives security.
  * If a building is high enough, it can have more than one floor. People can climb from one floor to the next by a staircase, or perhaps by a lift or elevator. This is known as going upstairs, or downstairs. Buildings can also have a floor under the ground. This is usually called a cellar or basement.
  * Buildings can be beautiful or ugly, exciting or boring. Architects are people trained to design buildings. There have been many good architects and also many bad ones, just as there have been good builders and bad. Architecture can be an art form. Look at the building where you are reading this. Look at the shapes and shadows.
+ Parking, Places to park, Parking garages: Traffic
  * Parking garages are sometimes found near office buildings, hospitals, universities, police stations, and other busy places where land space is limited. Some apartment buildings have their own parking garages. These are for use by tenants in the apartment building. Some buildings have underground parking garages. Once again these garages are to be used solely by residents, employees, and customers.
+ Team Fortress 2, Game modes: 2007 video games :: Shooter video games
  * There are several different ways the game can be played, each with different goals for the two opposing teams. For all games, players are split into the RED and BLU teams. RED stands for Reliable Excavation and Demolition. Players on this team have red uniforms. Buildings owned by the RED team are also usually red and made of wood. BLU stands for Builders League United. Players on this team wear blue uniforms. Buildings owned by the BLU team are usually blue and made of concrete.