why are buildings called buildings when they are already built?
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It's plural.\n\nCoach
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The "Church" is really the Born-Again believers in Jesus Christ who died on the Cross and was raised from the dead by the Father above.  Down thru the years, that name "Church" was transferred to a building, of which it is not.  No matter where you are on Earth, no matter what building you are in, if you (a spirit), have been recreated by asking Jesus to come into your heart and save you, then you are part of the "Church", and the Holy Spirit now lives in you, cause God don't live in buildings or boxes anymore, he lives iside of people (the Temple of God).
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First Use of the Term Skyscraper\nThe term "skyscraper" was first used during the 1880s, shortly after the first 10 to 20 story buildings were built in the United States. Combining several innovations: steel structure, elevators, central heating, electrical plumbing pumps and the telephone, skyscrapers came to dominate American skylines at the turn of the century. The world's tallest building when it opened in 1913, architect Cass Gilbert's 793-foot Woolworth Building was considered a leading example of tall building design.
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Earth ?\n\nPlease look over the following site,\none of the best sites about 'earthen buildings'\n\nhttp://www.earth-auroville.com/
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(a) The government should survey the businesses and/or area  homeowners, then build structures based upon that need.   (b) To know or have a friend in high-places, or become "BUDDY-BUDDIES" with several select members of the City's Zoning Commission, (who would also know our President, just in case a special CONSTRUCTION favor was needed).\n\n*Zoning: "...This commission, separates or divides municipalities into districts for the purpose of regulating, controlling or in some way limiting the use of the property, and the construction and/or structural nature of buildings, erected within the zones established...."(1) \n\nTo Intervene or Not to Intervene?  You would think our government already knows the answer here;  as our land has already been overdeveloped and our inhabitants voices have gone unheard.  What purpose(s) will the land be used for?  What about a 4-story development building recently erected, that currently blocks a homeowners view.  Did the homeowner have a voice to approve or disapprove the construction?   Was the land/structure used for or against it's inhabitants, would be my question, to you?
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as technology advanced, new building materials were made, allowing for newer designs....plus we now have more open homes (more windows) because society likes the openess, so society can dictate what buildings look like.  many homes now have larger master bedrooms so the parents can spend more time their and allow the children to be undesturbed
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A general contractor builds homes and commercial properties, etc. A Residential contractor builds homes only.
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It depends on the city or town. Some cities have a commission on naming streets. In other towns, the department of roads names them or proposes names to be approved by the city council or other governmental body.
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The surface on which the structure is being built.
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Because they're names.
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I believe it means that the county/city will build this if you will come. it helps keep kids off the streets and cleans up the area and hopefully gets people to have some sense of worth in their community. this ususally happens in very low income areas.
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there are many different tastes and styles to choose from- many different likes and dislikes among architects and the companies that pay them for their services.\n\nbuildings are made to last so they must be able to function in the future which is hard to plan because of how technology is rapidly increasing\n\ndifferent styles are used in different parts of the country- example would be that houses in Midwest have basements and houses along the ocean do not- architecture must fit the geographical area
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They are already being built, look up skycar in the neiman marcus catalogue.. it may however, be a while into they come into more common use.
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A green building referrs to the movement among builders and conservationists in which new buildings are designed in order to increase the efficiency with which that building and other sites use and harvest energy, water, and materials in the hopes of reducing the impact on human health and the environment through better design, construction, operation, maintenance, and waste removal.
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Because they are fixed to the ground and too heavy.\n\nIn some extraordinary cases, perhaps once or twice a year, houses are moved here in Switzerland - on special rails for perhaps 10 or 20 meters.\n\nOr heritage wood houses are built down carefully and rebuilt in the national built heritage park.
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Glass buildings are generally both poor in function and durability.  Additionally, heating and cooling bills tend to be higher and I would hate to be in a glass-walled building when the next hurricane hits.\n\nHope this helps!
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This is like asking why do they call it a "building" when its already built :P \n\nTo try to answer this question, lets look at the definition of word "terminal" . One of the meanings of terminal is "Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end. " So the word signifies the end of a delivery route (which is again a meaning of the noun form of the word)\n\nWell, an airport is then seen as an end point of a communication route. (an end point thats used as both start and end points of journeys). \n\nThough yes, in the spirit in which this question has been asked, flying has never been safe enough. I wish you safe and happy jouenys at all "terminals".