Across
- 2. a basement or an underground story located below the main basement of a building
- 5. a very tall building
- 9. designed for people to live in.
- 11. the place (such as a building or suite) in which a professional person conducts business
- 12. an underlying base or support
Down
- 1. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.
- 3. the ability of structures to withstand seismic loads while maintaining safety, stability, and functionality
- 4. a structural technique using angled members (wood or steel) to connect vertical and horizontal components in a frame, creating triangles that provide rigid lateral stability
- 6. supporting much of the weight of the overlying parts of a building or other structure.
- 7. a weight or force used to balance, stabilize, or offset an equal opposing weight
- 8. an apartment on the top floor of a tall building, typically luxuriously fitted and offering fine views.
- 10. a commercial alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon that is cast in a mold