2. What is building?
-building is a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in
one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing
edifice"(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/building)
- building is a structure (such as a house, hospital, school, etc.) with a roof and walls that is
used as a place for people to live, work, do activities, store things, etc.
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building?show=0&t=1379336172)
- building is Permanent or temporary structure enclosed within exterior walls and a roof,
and including all attached apparatus, equipment, and fixtures that cannot be removed
without cutting into ceiling, floors, or walls.
(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/building.html#ixzz2f3UqyDD6)
- building is Any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any
use or continuous occupancy, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building)
- building is the art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil
architecture.
(http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/building)
What is construction?
- construction is a the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction?show=0&t=1379335549)
-construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction)
- construction is a the creation of the built environment from football stadiums to roads.
(http://www.bconstructive.co.uk/en/for-parents/what-is-construction-all-about/)
3. - construction is a Clearing, dredging, excavating, and grading of land and other activity
associated with buildings, structures, or other types of real property such as bridges, dams,
roads.(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/construction.html#ixzz2f3b6REe4)
-The term construction refers to the act of building or erecting up something. This term can
also be used to refer to a group of words that form a component of a sentence and are
considered a single unit.( http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-the-meaning-of-
construction)
-construction is the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges,(
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/construction_1)
So What is building construction?
-Building construction is the process of adding structure to real property.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction)
-building construction is an ancient human activity. It began with the purely functional need
for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate.
(http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/83859/building-construction)
What is structure?
- structure is Construction or framework of identifiable elements (components, entities,
factors, members, parts, steps, etc.) which gives form and stability, and resists stresses and
strains. (http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/structure.html#ixzz2f3hla96f)
- structure is the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a
building. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/structure)
- structure is mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts,
elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/structure)
- structure is the way that something is built, arranged, or organized (http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/structure)
4. - structure is a building or other object constructed from several parts.
(http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/structure)
- structure is the construction and arrangement of body parts, tissues, or organs.
(http://www.definitions.net/definition/structure)
- Structure is a fundamental, tangible or intangible notion referring to the recognition,
observation, nature, and permanence of patterns and relationships of entities
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure)
