TYPES OF BUILDING
The building is defined as any structure for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever materials constructed and every part thereof whether used of human habitation or not and includes foundations, plinth, walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, plumbing, and building s services, fixed platforms, verandah, balcony cornice or projection, part of a building or anything affixed thereto or any wall enclosing or intended to enclose any land or space and signs and outdoor display structures according to national building code of India. Tents, shamianas, tarpaulin shelters, etc, are not included in the definition of a building.
As per the national building code of India, the building is classified into nine groups based on occupancy as follows:
Group A: Residential Building
Group B: Educational Building
Group C: Institutional Building
Group D: Assembly Building
Group E: Business Building
Group F: Mercantile Building
Group G: Industrial Building
Group H: Storage Building
Group I: Hazardous Building
1) Residential Building
The Buildings which are provided with sleeping accommodation for normal residential purposes, with or without cooking or dining or both the facilities, except any buildings classified under Group C. The buildings of Group A are further sub-divided into five groups as follows: Sub-
1. Sub-group A-1: Lodging or rooming houses
2. Sub-group A-2: One or two family private dwellings
3. Sub-group A-3: Dormitories
4. Sub-group A-4: Apartment houses (flats)
5. Sub-group A-5: Hotels
2) Educational building
Any school, college building or day-care center used for the educational purpose for more than 8 hours a week involving assembly for instruction, education or recreation.
3) Institutional building
There include any building or part thereof, which is used for purposes like medical or other treatment or care of persons suffering from physical or mental illness, diseases or infirmity care of infants, aged persons, etc, The group is further divided into three sub-groups as mentioned below.
- Sub-group C-1: Hospitals and sanitaria
- Sub-group C-2: Custodial institutions
- Sub-group C-3: Penal institutions
4) Assembly building
Any building or part of the building like theatres, assembly halls, drama theatres ,auditorium, museums, exhibition halls,restaurants, place of worship, dancehalls, clubhouse, air terminals, surface of marine public transportation service, recreation piers, sports stadium, skating rinks, etc..., where group of people gather for amusement, social, religious, patriotic, civil, travel or other similar purposes are included in this group. this group further divided into five sub-groups are below;
Business Building
any building or part of a building which is used for the transaction of business ( other than that covered by building in group F ) for the keeping account and records and similar purposes, barber shops, beauty parlors lunch counters serving less than people 100 people, is included in this groupsMERCANTILE BUILDING
This includes any building or parts or parts of the building, which is used as shops, offices, stores, markets, showrooms for display and sale of merchandise, either wholesale or retailer
Industrial Building
This includes any building or parts or parts of the building in which products ormaterials of all kinds and properties are fabricated, assembled or processed. these include assembly plants, smokehouses, gas plants, refineries, dairies, textile mills, and sawmills.
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