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In the United Kingdom and certain former British Commonwealth countries the term
'general contractor' was gradually superseded by 'main contractor' during the early
twentieth century. This followed the practice of major professional, trade and consumer
organisations issuing standard forms of contract for undertaking the variety of
construction works spanning the whole spectrum of the industry. It was and is usual for
the term main contractor to be used and defined in all these contract documents, and as a
result the term general contractor became an anachronism

Mark Stagg :Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been
adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials
available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and
aesthetic reasons.

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In contrast to a relatively upper class or modern trend to ownership of multiple houses,

much of human history shows the importance of multi-purpose houses. Thus the house
long served as the traditional place of work (the original cottage industry site or "in-
house" small-scale manufacturing workshop) or of commerce (featuring, for example, a
ground floor "shop-front" shop or counter or office, with living space above). During the
Industrial Revolution there was a separation of manufacturing and banking from the
house, though to this day some shopkeepers continue (or have returned) to live "over the
shop".

Occasionally the entity commissioning the construction of the building chooses to act as
the general contractor. In such cases, they work directly with the subcontractors and take
care of the administration and organization of the various subcontractors.

Under these conditions the owner takes on all liability for proper sequencing of the work,
and dealing with the realities of construction.

Mark Stagg Website : Large projects can involve highly complex financial plans. As
portions of a project are completed, they may be sold, supplanting one lender or owner
for another, while the logistical requirements of having the right trades and materials
available for each stage of the building construction project carries forward. In many
English-speaking countries, but not the United States, projects typically use quantity
surveyors.

Some houses transcend the basic functionality of providing "a roof over one's head" or of
serving as a family "hearth and home". When a house becomes a display-case for wealth
and/or fashion and/or conspicuous consumption, we may speak of a "great house". The
residence of a feudal lord or of a ruler may require defensive structures and thus turn into
a fort or a castle. The house of a monarch may come to house courtiers and officers as
well as the royal family: this sort of house may become a palace. Moreover, in time the
lord or monarch may wish to retreat to a more personal or simple space such as a villa, a
hunting lodge or a dacha. Compare the popularity of the holiday house or cottage, also
known as a crib.

Mark Stagg Ideally, architects of houses design rooms to meet the needs of the people
who will live in the house. Such designing, known as "interior design", has become a
popular subject in universities. Feng shui, originally a Chinese method of situating houses
according to such factors as sunlight and micro-climates, has recently expanded its scope
to address the design of interior spaces with a view to promoting harmonious effects on
the people living inside the house. Feng shui can also mean the "aura" in or around a
dwelling. Compare the real-estate sales concept of "indoor-outdoor flow".

The square footage of a house in the United States reports the area of "living space",
excluding the garage and other non-living spaces. The "square metres" figure of a house
in Europe reports the area of the walls enclosing the home, and thus includes any attached
garage and non-living spaces

Mark Stagg Website The owner produces a list of requirements for a project, giving an
overall view of the project's goals. Several D&B contractors present different ideas about
how to accomplish these goals. The owner selects the ideas he likes best and hires the
appropriate contractor. Often, it is not just one contractor, but a consortium of several
contractors working together. Once a contractor (or a consortium/consortia) has been
hired, they begin building the first phase of the project. As they build phase 1, they
design phase 2. This is in contrast to a design-bid-build contract, where the project is
completely designed by the owner, then bid on, then completed.

In contrast to a relatively upper class or modern trend to ownership of multiple houses,

much of human history shows the importance of multi-purpose houses. Thus the house
long served as the traditional place of work (the original cottage industry site or "in-
house" small-scale manufacturing workshop) or of commerce (featuring, for example, a
ground floor "shop-front" shop or counter or office, with living space above). During the
Industrial Revolution there was a separation of manufacturing and banking from the
house, though to this day some shopkeepers continue (or have returned) to live "over the
shop".

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