Terminology of Built Environment

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set of contracts for construction work and services where the contractor subdivides the agreed work and subcontracts this out as its own subcontracting taking responsibility for the work performance of its own subcontractors

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another contractor in a contractual relationship with the contractor, who carries out work on the contractor’s behalf

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notification informing the local building control authority of the start of a construction project

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right granted by an authority to start an action before the permit decision becomes final

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meeting to identify and enter in the record the obligations of the primary contractor, the main parties involved in the planning and construction work and their inspection tasks, official inspections and audits and other reports and actions to ensure the quality of the construction work

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deviation from the Land Use and Building Act or the Building Act or statutes, regulations, prohibitions or other restrictions issued pursuant to them regarding construction or another measure in a wider area than hat covered by a building site

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use of a land and water area, which is steered by legislation and administrative decisions

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administrative matter relating to spatial planning

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object contained in a spatial plan with a geographical location and geometry

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administrative decision concerning land use

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restriction, directly imposed by law or in an authority’s land use plan, in the building code or issued by a separate decision that applies to the organisation of land use in a certain area

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plan generated as a result of spatial planning

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planning in which current and future land use and the impacts of the use are outlined

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planning system intended for spatial planning and construction control, which includes national land use targets, a regional plan, a joint municipal master plan, local master plans and local detailed plans

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structure of the whole country, region or part thereof that includes the location and interrelationship of communities of different sizes and external functions, as well as of traffic routes and technical services networks connecting them

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complex that is based on a coherent plan and that consists of a large area and principally several building objects

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an area assigned in the plan mainly for a specific use

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educational building where vocational education is provided

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enclosed, heated transport and transportation industry building that is intended for protecting professional transport vehicles and heavy machinery

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enclosed transport and transportation industry building that is intended for protecting professional transport vehicles and heavy machinery

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apartment financed by a state-subsidised housing loan (ARAVA)

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loan to support housing production, granted by the government and containing government support, for state-subsidised housing production of rental, owned and right-of-occupancy housing

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cultural building where typically various recordings are stored

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land use plan approved by the municipality that provides detailed guidance on part of a municipality and construction

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map that is sufficiently precise and complete in terms of information content used for the preparation of a local detailed plan

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map of the plot and building site

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transport and transportation industry building used for train, bus, metro, ship and air traffic

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performing the measures necessary for the matter and deciding on the matter

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person whose right, interest or obligation the matter concerns

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procedure whereby an expert approved by the local building control authority inspects that the construction work conforms with its plan

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division of housing areas so that residents with similar characteristics are concentrated in certain areas

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room that is intended primarily for continuous and year-round residential use

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apartment that is intended primarily for continuous or year-round residential use

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block of flats with at least three storeys

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building that is intended for continuous residential use where living space makes up at least half of the gross floor area

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accounting provision for a corporation that owns one or more residential buildings, whereby the corporation is not required to pay income tax on the funds used for the provision

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physical and social environment formed by a dwelling and its immediate area

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right of residents in rental or right-of-occupancy buildings to receive information about matters related to the building and have a possibility to influence them

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organisation whose purpose is to provide residents with the opportunity to influence decision making in matters related to the finances, management, maintenance and repair of right-of-occupancy or rental housing

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meeting where a certain building’s right-of-occupancy holders or tenants decide on matters falling within the remit of the residents’ administration of a right-of-occupancy or the residents’ administration (2) of rented housing

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residents’ administration body that deals with matters concerning a particular house and takes care of the implementation of the decisions of the residents’ assembly

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criterion used to select residents for right-of-occupancy or rental dwellings financed by a state-subsidised housing loan (ARAVA) or an interest subsidy loan for housing production

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living in a particular dwelling

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phenomenon where a person has more than one place of residence permanently and simultaneously in use, which they use for residing alternating according to needs

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government agency under the Ministry of the Environment’s administrative branch, which is responsible for providing state subsidies related to housing, directing and monitoring the use of stock of dwellings financed with state-subsidised housing loans (ARAVA) and interest subsidy loans for housing production, and providing expert, development and information services on housing

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support for housing through which the state supports housing production and the construction of infrastructure in residential areas

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service aimed at preventing homelessness and other housing problems and providing support in housing-related matters