Buildings serve several societal needs – occupancy, primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work.
building, a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use. Rudimentary buildings were initially constructed out of the purely functional need for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate. These first buildings were simple dwellings.
Chapter 6 of the International Building Code (IBC) outlines the requirements to correctly classify a building by its type of construction. What is the purpose of classifying a building or structure by its type of construction?