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tags:
  - occupational
  - type/encyclopedia
title: PDI Building Types
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# PDI Building Types

## Residential

Also called "multifamily",
though that label is less appropriate for hotels,
and even less for dormitories.

### High Rise

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> [!info]
> A high-rise building has an occupied floor more than 75 feet
> above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access.

### Mid Rise

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### Garden Style

Outdoor-style complex of multiple 1-3 story buildings.

They typically have a "clubhouse".

Garden Style projects are typically wood frame,
though some municipalities in south Florida
require block construction due to hurricane standards.

### High Density

Essentially a catch-all category
for residential projects that don't fit the previous.

Examples include:
* Multi-story wood frame building above concrete podium
    or wrapped around concrete parking structure

> [!info] Podium
> "Podium" refers to the levels of concrete construction
> below those of wood framing in a dual construction type building;
> the "1" below the "5" in [[ibc-construction-types#^5-over-1|5-Over-1 Construction]].

## Commercial

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