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Construction GlossaryBuildings completed Residential and non-residential buildings whose completion was notified by an investor to the construction supervision authority, following which the relevant construction supervision authority did not issue any objection, or (residential and non-residential) buildings for which the investor obtained from the county construction supervision authority a decision permitting the use thereof. Building permit A construction permit is an administrative decision permitting the start and continuation of construction activity or construction works other than the construction of a civil structure. Civil engineering Construction of building structures not classified as buildings, i.e. motorways, expressways, roads, railways, airport runways, bridges, viaducts, flyovers, tunnels, subways and pedestrian bridges, waterworks, pipelines, telecommunications cables, long-distance power lines, distribution pipelines and cables, industrial complexes, sport and recreational structures and other civil engineering structures. Construction and assembly output This category includes revenue generated by construction firms on their core business (i.e. construction and assembly) only. Construction designated for sale or rent Residential construction performed in order to earn a profit by various investors (mostly developers). Collective accommodation buildings Residential buildings for the elderly, students, children and other social groups e.g. nursing homes, workers hotels, dormitories, orphanages, hostels for the homeless etc.; residential buildings in barracks, prison and correction centres, detention centres; presidential and episcopal residences and presbyteries. Company construction Residential construction performed by public and private companies designated for meeting housing needs of employees of these companies. Cooperative construction Residential construction performed by housing cooperatives, designated for members of the cooperatives. Cubic volume of a building The volume measured in cubic metres and calculated as a product of the gross covered area and the height of the structure from the floor of the cellar to the floor of the loft. If the attic contains useable spaces, the cubic volume of these rooms is added to the building. Housing starts Dwellings which are to be built as a result of construction, extension (of residential and non residential buildings) or remodelling (of non-residential premises and of larger dwellings into smaller ones) during the building of which construction work has begun, as defined in the Polish Construction Law. Multi-dwelling buildings Residential buildings with three or more dwellings. Municipal construction Residential construction primarily of a social or emergency character, performed entirely with the use of municipal funds with the aim of satisfying housing needs of low-income households. Non-residential construction Construction of buildings of which more than half is used for non-residential purposes, including hotels and tourist accommodation buildings, office buildings, trade and services buildings, transport and communications buildings, industrial and warehouse buildings, cultural buildings open for public use, educational buildings, hospital and healthcare institution buildings, sports buildings and other non-residential buildings. Not-for-profit building society construction Residential construction performed by not-for-profit building societies (TBS), with the use of loans funded by the National Housing Fund. Output of construction firms This category includes all revenues posted by construction firms with more than nine employees. In addition to revenue from sales of construction and assembly output, this category also includes revenue generated on non-core activities (i.e. financial revenue, revenue on transport services, trading, leasing, real estate management, etc.). Private construction Residential construction projects completed by natural persons designed for the own use of the investor or the investor-s family. Residential construction Construction of buildings in which at least half of the useable floor area is used for residential purposes, including single-family residential buildings, two-dwelling buildings, multi-dwelling buildings and collective accommodation buildings. Useable floor area The floor area of all rooms in a building (within clear distance of load-bearing and non-load-bearing structures) used to meet the needs directly related to the intended use of the building (or - in the case of a multi-purpose building - the sum of space of all separated parts, e.g. a clinic, a post office, a restaurant in trade building). Subcontractor A construction entity engaged under a contract with the general contractor to perform (all or part of) construction work which the general is unable to perform on its own (e.g. gas systems, drinking water supply and wastewater discharge systems, electrical systems, etc.). Single-family residential buildings Detached houses, including bungalows, villas, chalets, forest lodges, farmhouses, country houses, summer houses, etc. and semidetached and terraced houses, with each dwelling having its own entrance directly from the ground level. Two-dwelling buildings Detached houses with two dwellings not having their own entrance from the ground level. |
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