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  • 11building — I (business of assembling) noun aedificatio, amalgamation, architecture, arrangement, assembling, causation, collocation, compilation, composition, compounding, conformation, conjunction, constitution, construction, contriving, craftsmanship,… …

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  • 12Building Sites Bite — is the title of a full length Public Information Film produced for showing in British schools to warn children about the dangers of playing on building sites. It was made in 1978 and is 28 minutes in duration. Because of the style of filming and… …

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  • 13Site planning — in landscape architecture and architecture refers to the organizational stage of the landscape design process. It involves the organization of land use zoning, access, circulation, privacy, security, shelter, land drainage, and other factors.… …

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  • 14building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …

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  • 15site — ▪ I. site site 1 [saɪt] noun [countable] 1. PROPERTY an area of ground that is used or is going to be used for a particular purpose: • On any building site, falling is the most frequent type of accident. • The Sunnyvale City Council last week… …

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  • 16Building regulations approval — To comply with the Building Act 1984 and the subsequent statutory instruments known as the Building Regulations, Building regulations approval is required to construct certain structures in the United Kingdom.Building Regulations approval can… …

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  • 17site — [[t]sa͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ sites, siting, sited 1) N COUNT: oft n N A site is a piece of ground that is used for a particular purpose or where a particular thing happens. He became a hod carrier on a building site. ...a bat sanctuary with special nesting… …

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  • 18site — I UK [saɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms site : singular site plural sites ** 1) an area of land where something is being built or could be built a construction site The local town plan identifies potential sites for new development. on/off… …

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  • 19site — site1 W2 [saıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin situs, from sinere to leave, put ] 1.) a place where something important or interesting happened ▪ an archaeological site site of ▪ The house is built on the site of a medieval… …

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  • 20site — site1 [ saıt ] noun count ** 1. ) an area of land where something is being built or could be built: a construction site The local town plan identifies potential sites for new development. on/off site (=in or not in the area where a building is… …

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