When building a home, we should not just build it for building’s sake we have to take and pay attention to some aspect that home is going to be inhabited by human beings. So, the home has to reflect the people’s physical, emotional, biological, social and cultural need of those who planning to inhabit the residence.
Here Are Some Of The Fundamental Necessities Of A Good Building
# Strength and Stability
A good building should be capable of sustaining the load transferred to it. Components like slabs, beams, walls, columns and footing should be well constructed in other to ensure safety. None of these structural components should be overturn if not the entire structure will collapse. It must be capable of having all of those component mentioned above for a safe building and longetivity.
# Dimensional stability.
Excessive deformation of structural component gives a sense of instability and will result to cracks on walls, floors , among others. Structural component should be design in such a way that there don’t exceed the permissible values specified on the design.
# Resist to fire
Buildings should be orientated in such a way that fire should not have the ease of spreading rapidly through the entire building. The building should have a means of easy and quick vacate.
# Sound insulation
A proper building must be able to orientate sound both indoors and outdoors.
# Protection from termite
A good building should not have access to termite damage. It should be protected from them.
# Durability
All the structural component of a building must be durable in such a way that it could last for decades without facing any collapse.
# Comfort and Conviniences
A good building should have all its unit properly grouped and integrated in such a way that the occupants will live in comfort and convinience.
# Lighting And Ventilation
For a healthy and happy living, a well-ventilated building is necessary and required. No home should be designed and built without any ventilation and the access to natural light.
These are some things we need to pay attention when structuring the design of a building and you must not be a contractor to know them.
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