building [ construction | construction(UNBIS) ]

public building [ administrative building | Public buildings(ECLAS) ]

public access building

collapse of | fall from | hit by object falling from | jump from | burning building or structure | conflagration fire | melting | smouldering | of | fittings | furniture |

industrial building [ factory | industrial fittings | factories(UNBIS) ]

buildings' electronic access equipment | building's equipment for electronic access | building's electronic access control system | building's electronic access equipment

Fall from, out of or through building or structure

fall from, out of or through:balcony | bridge | building | flag-pole | floor | railing | roof | tower | turret | viaduct | wall | window |

C. whereas 29 global brands had recent or current orders with textile and apparel factories located in the Rana Plaza building at the time the disaster struck; whereas, according to UNI Global Union, cracks had been detected in the Rana Plaza building just prior to 24 April 2013, which led to a temporary shutdown of the complex; whereas garment workers employed in the Rana Plaza building were forced to resume work the following day;

84. Takes note that repairing the ceiling support frame in Parliament’s Brussels Chamber will involve costs just above EUR 2 million, a figure below the EUR 3 million estimated and that due to the age of the building, no legal proceedings could subsequently be taken; acknowledges that the regular on-going inspection and preventive maintenance policy for Parliament’s buildings introduced in 2012 detected the structural defects in the wooden ceiling beams, thus preventing a major disaster, potentially including the loss of life and huge damage to the building in question; takes note that it was possible to relocate the displaced services ...[+++] to Parliament’s other buildings, with zone A of the Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) being temporarily closed and that the Chamber is available for use again since the beginning of April 2014;

83. Takes note that repairing the ceiling support frame in Parliament’s Brussels Chamber will involve costs just above EUR 2 million, a figure below the EUR 3 million estimated and that due to the age of the building, no legal proceedings could subsequently be taken; acknowledges that the regular on-going inspection and preventive maintenance policy for Parliament’s buildings introduced in 2012 detected the structural defects in the wooden ceiling beams, thus preventing a major disaster, potentially including the loss of life and huge damage to the building in question; takes note that it was possible to relocate the displaced services ...[+++] to Parliament’s other buildings, with zone A of the Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) being temporarily closed and that the Chamber is available for use again since the beginning of April 2014;

The estimated economic lifecycle of a building or building element has only limited influence on the calculation period since the latter is determined rather by the refurbishment cycle of a building, which is the period of time after which a building undergoes a major refurbishment.