Categorization of buildings on the basis of occupancy


A building structure belongs to a structure constructed by people. It comprises of a roof and walls which rest permanently in one area, like a house or factory.

The following types of buildings are commonly found:-

1) Agricultural buildings: - These belong to the structures specifically created for farmers as well as agricultural practices, for cultivating and reaping crops and pick up livestock.

(Example: - Cow shed, Pigsty, Root cellar, Storm cellar, Granary, Farm house etc.)

2) Commercial buildings: - These types of buildings are fully utilized for commercial purposes.

(Example: - Automobile companies, Ware house, Bank, Convention centres, Gas stations etc.)

3) Residential buildings: - In a residential building, housing prevalents, in place of industrial and commercial areas. The different types of buildings exist considerably among single-family building, multi-family building, or mobile homes.

(Example: - Apartment, Villa, Bungalow, Nursing home etc.)

4) Educational buildings: - This ownership type contains any building or segment related in which education, training and care are arranged for children or adults.

(Example: - Museum, School, Archive, library etc.)

5) Government buildings: - It refers to a building that accommodates a branch of government.

(Example: - Capitol, Embassy, Prison, Fire station, Post office etc.)

6) Industrial buildings: - These buildings are specifically constructed to accommodate industrial operations and make arrangement for the essential conditions for workers as well as for the operation of industrial equipment.

(Example: - Factory, Water mill, Foundry, Power plant, Wind mill, Tide mill etc.)

7) Military buildings: - This type of building refers to a structure specifically created to accomodate the functions, accomplished by a military unit.

(Example: - Barracks, Bunker, Citadel, Castle, Fortification, Block house etc.)

8) Religious buildings: - These belong to the buildings to be utilized for religious purposes. They include a large open interior or other monumental qualities. They also contain spires, towers, domes lifting over the main structure.

(Example: - Church, Temple, Mosque, Pyramids, Shrine etc.)

9) Transport buildings: - These are the types of structural buildings which comprise of the means of equipment required for the transition of passengers or goods on land, water, and air ways.

(Example: - Air port, Railway station, Parking garage, Light house, Bus station etc.)

10) Power plants: - These buildings function as the industrial facility to produce electric power.

(Example: - Geo thermal power plant Fossil fuel power plant Nuclear power plant Renewable energy power station etc.)

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