Communal
In its broadest sense, the word 'communal' refers to something that is shared by the members of a community and is available for common use.
In the construction industry, this might relate to:
- Assets of community value
- Common area
- Common facilities
- Common land
- Common space
- Common stair
- Communal accommodation
- Communal entrance doorset
- Communal heating
- Communal open space
- Communal value
- Community energy network
- Community facilities
- Community group
- Community plan
- Community rights
- Community shares
- Community-led housing
- Principal communal entrance
- Shared communal room
- Sites of community importance
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