Residential building

Residential building
  A structure used primarily as a dwelling for one or more households.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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  means any hotel, motel, apartment house, lodging house, single and dwelling, or other residential building which is heated or mechanically cooled.
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

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