Floating building

{{Short description|Building created to float on water}}

A floating building is a building unit with a flotation system at its base, to allow it to float on water. It is common to define such a building as being "permanently moored" and not usable in navigation.{{cite web|url=http://www.hpw.qld.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/mp-3-1-floating-buildings.pdf|title=Queensland Government - Housing and Public Works - Floating Building|accessdate=21 January 2015}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A9qWqqoaQMAC&dq=definition+%22floating+building%22&pg=PA347|title=Electrical Installation and Inspection|author=Charles M. Trout|year=2002|isbn=0766820580|accessdate=21 January 2015}} Floating buildings are usually towed into location by another ship and are unable to move under their own power.

Floating buildings have environmental benefits such as unsusceptibility to changes in sea level, and minimisation of disturbance to the ecology of the harbour or seabed.{{cite web|url=http://www.circamorrisnunn.com.au/brooke-street-pier/|title=Circa Morris Nunn – Brooke Street Pier|accessdate=21 January 2015}} They can be built off-site and then towed into location,{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-09/australias-biggest-floating-building-is-secured-on/5878154|title=Australia's biggest floating building is secured on Hobart's waterfront|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=9 November 2014|accessdate=21 January 2015}} minimising disturbance to the build site. If the building is decommissioned, it can be relocated elsewhere.{{cite news|url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/floating-vietnam-nightspot-languishes-in-north-korean-port-31765.html|title=Floating Vietnam nightspot languishes in North Korean port|publisher=Thanh Nien News|date=29 September 2014|accessdate=21 January 2015|archive-date=19 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119090035/http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/floating-vietnam-nightspot-languishes-in-north-korean-port-31765.html|url-status=dead}}