| English | French |
| agricultural building The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm | bâtiment agricole |
| Association for Environment Conscious Building | Association pour une construction soucieuse de l'environnement |
| atmospheric build-up | accumulation dans l'atmosphère |
| build-up of pollution | production de la pollution |
| building area | zone construite |
| building area Land and other places on, under, in or through which the temporary and permanent works are to be executed and any other lands or places needed for the purposes of construction | zone construite |
| building area | zone à bâtir |
| building block | élément constitutif |
| building codes | normes et règlements de construction |
| building component | parties d'un bâtiment |
| building component A building element which uses industrial products that are manufactured as independent until capable of being joined with other elements | composant préfabriqué (bâtiment) |
| building component | composant préfabriqué |
| building contractor | titulaire du marché |
| building cooperative | société coopérative de construction |
| building cooperative | coopérative immobilière |
| building destruction | destruction de bâtiment |
| building destruction The tearing down of buildings by mechanical means | destruction de bâtiment |
| building industry The art and technique of building houses | industrie du bâtiment |
| building land | zone constructible |
| building land Area of land suitable for building on | zone constructible |
| building material Any material used in construction, such as steel, concrete, brick, masonry, glass, wood, etc. | matériau de construction |
| building materials industry | industrie des matériaux de construction |
| building permit Authorization required by local governmental bodies for the erection of an enclosed structure or for the major alteration or expansion of an existing edifice | permis de construire |
| building planning The activity of designing, organizing or preparing for future construction or reconstruction of edifices and facilities | planification de la construction |
| building planning | planification de la construction |
| building regulation | réglementation du bâtiment |
| building restoration The accurate reestablishment of the form and details of a building, its artifacts, and the site on which it is located, usually as it appeared at a particular time | restauration de bâtiment |
| building restoration | restauration de bâtiment |
| building right | droit de construire |
| building service The aggregation of services, including construction, development, maintenance and leasing, performed for human-occupied properties, such as office buildings and apartment houses | équipment du bâtiment |
| building service | équipment du bâtiment |
| building site A piece of land on which a house or other building is being built | chantier |
| building site for platforms | station d'assemblage des plates-formes |
| building site preparation | préparation d'un terrain à bâtir |
| building site preparation | viabilisation |
| building site preparation No definition needed | viabilisation |
| building technology | technologie du bâtiment |
| building technology No definition needed | technologie du bâtiment |
| building-up of a pool | formation de flaque d'hydrogène |
| building-up of a pool | formation de flaque |
| building waste Masonry and rubble wastes arising from the demolition or reconstruction of buildings or other civil engineering structures | déchet de construction |
| building waste | déchet de construction |
| capacity-building | construction |
| capacity building measure | mesure de renforcement des capacités |
| containment building | enceinte étanche |
| degradation of historical buildings | dégradation des bâtiments et monuments historiques |
| endogenous capacity-building | se doter d'une capacité propre |
| energy-plus building | maison à énergie positive |
| energy-plus building | Bepos |
| environmentally sensitive building | zone sensible de construction |
| existing building | construction existante |
| exposure of a building | orientation d'un bâtiment |
| exposure of a building | exposition d'un bâtiment |
| farm building | ferme (bâtiment |
| farm building The dwelling on a farm as distinguished from utility buildings as a barn, corncrib, milk house | ferme (bâtiment) |
| government building | édifice gouvernemental |
| government building | édifices publics |
| government building Building for the offices of the main departments of government | édifice gouvernemental |
| green building | éco-construction |
| green building | construction écologique |
| green building | construction "verte" |
| high-rise building Any tall, multistoried structure or edifice that is equipped with elevators | immeuble de grande hauteur |
| home building | construction d'habitations |
| house-building rat | rat architecte (Leporillus conditor) |
| incentive to insulate old buildings | mesure d'incitation en faveur de l'isolation des bâtiments existants |
| increasing the height of a building | exhausser une construction |
| industrial building A building directly used in manufacturing or technically productive enterprises. Industrial buildings are not generally or typically accessible to other than workers. Industrial buildings include buildings used directly in the production of power, the manufacture of products, the mining of raw materials, and the storage of textiles, petroleum products, wood and paper products, chemicals, plastics, and metals | bâtiment industriel |
| local building material | matériau de construction local |
| ministry building Any structure or edifice occupied by a body of top government administrators or other high ranking public officials selected or appointed by a head of state to manage certain aspects of a state's affairs | immeuble ministériel |
| near-zero energy building | bâtiment à très faible consommation en énergie |
| net zero energy building | bâtiment dont la consommation nette d'énergie est nulle |
| non-residential building | bâtiment non résidentiel |
| non-residential building | construction non résidentielle |
| non-residential building Area which provides commercial, industrial, and public facilities | bâtiment non résidentiel |
| nuisance caused by building work | nuisances des chantiers |
| panel building | construction par panneaux |
| positive-energy building | maison à énergie positive |
| positive-energy building | Bepos |
| prefabricated building Building whose sections are manufactured in specialized factories and later transported and assembled on a building site | bâtiment préfabriqué |
| prefabricated building | bâtiments préfabriqués |
| prevent build-up of electrostatic charges e.g.,by grounding | éviter l'accumulation de charges électrostatiquespar mise à la terre,par exemple |
| public access building | établissement recevant du public |
| public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | bâtiment public |
| regulatory building | bâtiment pour régulation |
| renovation of existing buildings | rénovation d'immeubles |
| residential building A building allocated for residence | bâtiment d'habitation |
| safety standard for building | normes de sécurité des bâtiments |
| safety standard for building A collection of rules and regulations adopted by authorities concerning structural and mechanical standards for safety | norme de sécurité des bâtiments |
| safety standard for building | norme de sécurité des bâtiments |
| sick building | bâtiment malade |
| sick building syndrome A set of symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings and thought to be caused by indoor pollutants, such as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, microorganisms, etc. | syndrome de l'immeuble insalubre |
| sitting of a building | implantation d'une construction |
| soundproofing of buildings | isolement phonique des bâtiments |
| soundproofing of buildings | isolement acoustique des bâtiments |
| staggered building | construction à gradins |
| standard for building industry | normes et règles de l'industrie du bâtiment |
| supervision of building works The oversight or direction in the construction and maintenance of houses, facilities, offices and other structures | supervision de travaux de construction |
| supervision of building works | supervision de travaux de construction |
| Sustainable Building for Military Infrastructure | Construction durable pour l'infrastructure militaire |
| termite infested building | immeuble termité |
| unauthorised building | construction illégale |
