### Question
Can you define what public building means?


### Answer
**Public building** is defined as the following in *40 U.S.C. § 612*:

> any building, whether for single or multitenant occupancy, its grounds, approaches, and appurtenances, which is generally suitable for office or storage space or both for the use of one or more Federal agencies or mixed ownership corporations, and shall include: (i) Federal office buildings, (ii) post office, (iii) customhouses, (iv) courthouses, (v) appraisers stores, (vi) border inspection facilities, (vii) warehouses, (viii) record centers, (ix) relocation facilities, (x) telecommuting centers and [1](#612_1_target) (xi) similar Federal facilities, and (xii) any other buildings or construction projects the inclusion of which the President may deem, from time to time hereafter, to be justified in the public interest

#### Citation:
  - *40 U.S.C. § 612*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, AND ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS**

