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Edited By: | Arsalan Hasan |
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A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building or structure used as a residential and/or office building. In some areas it may be referred to as an “MDU”, standing for “Multi Dwelling Unit”. In the United States, such a structure is referred to as an apartment building or office building, while a group of such buildings is called an apartment complex or office complex. Buildings are becoming higher and higher nowadays in maximizing land use and investment return. Construction of residential developments are considered as focal point of the construction industry in view of its huge labour contents and turnovers evolved due to its own nature of works and investments involved from the investors. Investors tend to build everything possible in a small piece of land to increase their return from their investment in the quickest possible manner. Practitioners in the construction industry are looking for different means and methods in enhancing efficiency and meeting requirements from the statutory bodies and the users due to high construction costs and non-availability of land at preferred locations, people opt for apartments.