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EA:  BUILDING_FUNCTION

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 208
Concept definition: The function of a <BUILDING>.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: BFC]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Code Ref type ▾ Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION BEACON_STRUCTURE A <BEACON> and associated <STRUCTURE>. 20  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION CAR_WASH A <SITE> at which <MOTOR_VEHICLE>s are cleaned; car wash. 24  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION DEPENDENTS_HOUSING Used to house the families of a group of people engaged in a common endeavor; dependents housing. 46  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION MEASURING_STATION Houses <EQUIPMENT> and <HUMAN>s that record different measures of environmental phenomena (for example: <<ACCUM_PRECIP>>); measuring station. 95  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION MESS_HALL Supports the serving of meals to large groups of <HUMAN>s; mess hall. 98  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION OPERATING_STATION A temporary or semi-permanent station for research, observation, and/or operational support; operating station. 115 [SOED, "base", 8]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION RECREATION Used for recreation. 143 [SOED, "recreation", 4]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION REDOUBT A small, often hidden, <STRUCTURE> in which soldiers can hide themselves while they are fighting; redoubt. 145 [SOED, "redoubt", 1]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION REFUGE_SHELTER A <SHELTER> for use as protection in times of hardship and/or danger; refuge shelter. 147 [SOED, "shelter", 1]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION RESIDENCE Residence. 150 [SOED, "residence", 5]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION TEL_SHELTER A hardened <STRUCTURE> designed for the military to house a transporter-erector-launcher and deploy <MISSILE>s; TEL shelter. 173  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION WINDSCREEN A <STRUCTURE> used to provide shelter from the <WIND>; windscreen. 193 [SOED, "windscreen"]
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION APARTMENT_HOTEL Multiple <NON_EMPTY_SET>s of <ROOM>s for living in, especially where each <NON_EMPTY_SET> is located on one <FLOOR_LEVEL> of the <BUILDING>. EXAMPLES <APARTMENT_HOUSE>, <HOTEL>. 9 IR [DFAD, 402/403, "Apartments/Hotels"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION BATTERY Serves as an emplacement for one or more pieces of <FIELD_ARTILLERY>; battery. 19 IR [FACC, Annex B, BFC:99]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION COLLEGIATE Located on a <COLLEGIATE_CAMPUS>. 33 IR [FACC, Annex B, BFC:60]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION COMMERCE_OR_RECREATION Used for commercial and/or recreational purposes; commerce or recreation. EXAMPLES <COMMERCIAL_BUILDING>, <RECREATIONAL_FACILITY>. 35 IR [DFAD, 350, "Commercial/Recreational Assoc. Struct."]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION DEPENDENTS_OR_BIVOUAC Used for bivouac and/or housing dependents. EXAMPLES <<<DEPENDENTS_HOUSING>>>, <TEMPORARY_ENCAMPMENT>. 47 IR [FACC, Annex B, BFC:93]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION GOVERNMENT_ADMINISTRATION Facilitates the management or control of an organization serving as a body or agent of a government; government administration. 64 IR [FACC, Annex B, BFC:5]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION GOVERNMENT_INSTITUTION Supports the activities of an organization serving as a body or agent of a government; government institution. EXAMPLES <GOVERNMENT_BUILDING>, <INSTITUTIONAL_FACILITY>. 65 IR [DFAD, 680, "Govt./Institutional Assoc. Struct. (Gen.)"]  
STD
2005/06/07		 BUILDING_FUNCTION INSTITUTION Houses an established organization and/or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, and/or culture; institution [SOED, "institution", 7]. EXAMPLE Place for the care of <HUMAN>s who are destitute, disabled, and/or mentally ill. 82 IR [DFAD, 610, "Institutional (General)"]  
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