BUILDING AND ITS TYPES ( ACCORDING TO NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA ) BUILDING : Any structure for whatsoever purpose and of whatsoever materials constructed and every part thereof, whether used as human habitation or not and includes foundation, plinth, walls, floors, roofs, chimneys, plumbing and building 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. Tents, Shamianahs, tarpaulin shelters, etc, erected for temporary and ceremonial occasions with the permission of the Authority shall not be considered as building. Buildings has been categorized on the basis of different criteria depending on their usage, design and height, safety standards and other features as follows. RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY BUSINESS MERCANTILE (will include both retail and wholesale stores)
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