Sentence examples for conventional building from inspiring English sources

A You don't want to build a conventional building anymore, because it will be functionally obsolete quickly.

"The only thing made of conventional building materials is the supports".

And the ballroom would be difficult to duplicate in a renovation of a more conventional building.

Behind its weaving balconies, this 82-storey residential and hotel tower is a largely conventional building.

The new panels are increasingly being used to replace conventional building materials on roofs, skylights or facades.

The EcoDorm consumes nearly two-thirds less electricity than would a conventional building of the same size.

Since market-rate tenants in such projects can expect to pay less than they would in a conventional building, the mixed-income buildings may be welcome.

John Hejduk, Diller and Scofidio, Bernard Tschumi, Lebbeus Woods, Neil Denari and others have created memorable projects relying on conventional building materials.

It is more like an airship than a conventional building, but then almost everything about this £74m millennium project is remarkable.

But his book does include the details of the Jumel apartments, originally planned as a conventional building by the speculative architects Neville & Bagge.

Made from robot-milled wood, the building uses 10% of the energy of a conventional building thanks to geothermal energy, and high-spec insulation.