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61building societies and savings and loan associations — Building societies are British financial institutions that give mortgages (= a type of loan) to people to help them buy a house. They also offer a range of savings accounts for those who want to save money. In the US savings and loan associations …
62Building Management System — (BMS) is a computer based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building’s mechanical and electrical equipment such as air handling and cooling plant systems, lighting, power systems, fire systems, and security… …
63Building services engineering — is the engineering of the internal environment and environmental impact of a building. It includes mechanical engineering and electrical engineering, including:* energy supply gas , electricity and renewable sources * heating and air conditioning …
64Building cooperative — Building co operatives are co operative housing corporations where individuals or families work together to directly construct their own homes in a cooperative fashion. Members of this type of co operative purchase building materials in bulk and… …
65Building (disambiguation) — Building can mean:* A constructed object intended for occupancy by humans or animals. See Building. * In mathematics, a Bruhat Tits building is a type of geometric structure. * In computer programming, building is the process by which source code …
66Building diagnostics — is a holistic process of data collection regarding conditions, detection and analysis of faults/abnormality/defects in building materials and fabrics. This process can be carried out unaided (using naked eye) but often aided by advanced… …
67Building a Better Legal Profession — is a national grassroots organization founded by students at Stanford Law School in January 2007. [ Leadership, Building a Better Legal Profession, http://www.betterlegalprofession.org/leadership.php. ] The group collects and publicizes… …
68Building life cycle — refers to the view of a building over the course of its entire life in other words, viewing it not just as an operational building, but also taking into account the design, installation, commissioning, operation and decommissioning phases. It is… …
69Building 101 (San Francisco) — Building 101 is a building located at San Francisco s Dogpatch neighborhood, designed by Frederick H. Meyer. History The building was built after Bethlehem took control of the acreage once owned by Union Iron Works. This building is now abandoned …
70building preservation notice — (BPN) Planning authorities and National Park authorities can serve a BPN on the owner of a building which is not listed, but which is of special architectural or historic interest and is in danger of demolition or adverse alteration. For a period …
