| English | Latvian |
| agricultural building The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm | saimniecības ēka |
| 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 | celtniecības zona |
| building component A building element which uses industrial products that are manufactured as independent until capable of being joined with other elements | celtniecības sastāvdaļa |
| building destruction The tearing down of buildings by mechanical means | ēku nojaukšana |
| building industry The art and technique of building houses | celtniecības industrija |
| building land Area of land suitable for building on | apbūves teritorija |
| building material Any material used in construction, such as steel, concrete, brick, masonry, glass, wood, etc. | būvmateriāli |
| building materials industry | būvmateriālu rūpniecība |
| 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 | būvniecības atļauja |
| building planning The activity of designing, organizing or preparing for future construction or reconstruction of edifices and facilities | celtniecības plānojums |
| building regulation | būvnoteikumi |
| 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 | celtnes atjaunošana |
| building service The aggregation of services, including construction, development, maintenance and leasing, performed for human-occupied properties, such as office buildings and apartment houses | komunālie pakalpojumi, ēku apkalpošana |
| building site A piece of land on which a house or other building is being built | būvlaukums |
| building site preparation No definition needed | būvlaukuma sagatavošana |
| building technology No definition needed | celtniecības tehnoloģija |
| building waste Masonry and rubble wastes arising from the demolition or reconstruction of buildings or other civil engineering structures | būvgruži |
| farm building The dwelling on a farm as distinguished from utility buildings as a barn, corncrib, milk house | fermas ēka |
| government building Building for the offices of the main departments of government | valdības ēka |
| green building The self-contained dwelling where man simulates the ways of ecosystems, i.e. his wastes are converted to fuel by anaerobic digestion for methane production and the residues from the digestion are used for growing food. The food residues are composted and/or used for methane production. Solar energy is trapped by the greenhouse effect and used for house, crop and water heating. A windmill would be used for electricity. Thus, given sufficient space, sunshine, rainfall and wind, the ecohouse is in theory a self-contained system recycling its own wastes and using the sun as its energy input | ekoloģiska celtne |
| high-rise building Any tall, multistoried structure or edifice that is equipped with elevators | augstceltne |
| 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 | rūpnieciskās ražošanas ēkas |
| local building material | vietējais celtniecības materiāls |
| 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 | ministrijas ēka |
| non-residential building | nedzīvojamā ēka |
| non-residential building Area which provides commercial, industrial, and public facilities | nedzīvojamā ēka |
| prefabricated building Building whose sections are manufactured in specialized factories and later transported and assembled on a building site | celtne no saliekamām būvkonstrukcijām |
| public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | sabiedriska ēka |
| residential building A building allocated for residence | dzīvojamā ēka |
| safety standard for building A collection of rules and regulations adopted by authorities concerning structural and mechanical standards for safety | būvniecības drošības standarts |
| 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. | kaitīgās ēkas sindroms |
| standard for building industry A norm or measure applicable in legal cases for any enterprise involved in the construction, remodeling or finishing of enclosed structures for habitation | būvnozares standarti |
| supervision of building works The oversight or direction in the construction and maintenance of houses, facilities, offices and other structures | būvdarbu pārraudzība |
