Most large modern buildings have building management systems (BMS) installed to manage aspects such as heating, cooling and lighting.
Lobbies in most large office buildings and hotels in central Tokyo were chilly and dark — the better to save electricity — and some department stores closed early.
Mr. Cherry explained that unlike private homes -- which typically have thermostats that will turn on the heat when the temperature falls below a preset level -- most large residential buildings use what is known as a heat timer.
It is likely that in most large apartment buildings with some crime, most rental units would little or no crime, but a few would have most of the crime in the building.
The underground tunnel system, which connects most large office buildings in downtown Houston, was submerged, as were many streets and parking garages adjacent to Buffalo Bayou.
The most beautiful large buildings are old and built in a classic style.
The Green Building, opposite Oxford Road station, is a pioneering eco-friendly housing project, while the recently completed One Angel Square, is one of the most sustainable large buildings in the world.
The building, which will look a little like a huge, angular steel-and-glass doughnut, was designed by Rem Koolhaas, Ole Scheeren, and OMA in collaboration with Arup, and is probably the most structurally complex large building in the world.
The employees of most large multifamily rental buildings in New York, as well as most large co-ops and condominiums, are members of the Service Employees International Union's Local 32BJ.
