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high-rise buildingMultistory building taller than the maximum height people are willing to walk up, thus requiring vertical mechanical transportation. The introduction of safe passenger elevators made practical the erection of buildings more than four or five stories tall. The first high-rise buildings were constructed in the U.S. in the 1880s. Further developments were made possible by the use of steel structural frames and glass curtain-wall systems. High-rises are used for residential apartments, hotels, offices, and sometimes retail, light manufacturing, and educational facilities. See also skyscraper. |
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The seven-story, high-rise building is a great draw for residents, many of whom have spent their lives in this urban area. Albanese, a full service real estate development, investment and management firm, in 2000 began the design on the country's first environmentally responsible residential high-rise building, The Solaire, in New York City, that, when completed in 2003, received a LEED Gold designation from the U. WOODLAND HILLS -- More than two dozen fire companies responded to an electrical fire on the 17th floor of a high-rise building at the Warner Center office complex Monday evening, but no one was hurt, authorities said. |
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