"For one thing, we introduced slab construction - building on a concrete slab with embedded radiant heating coils instead of having a cellar," says Levitt.

The building is supported by reinforced concrete columns with flat slab construction.

The fountain's rectangular, concrete slab construction has a strong horizontal emphasis.

Large single-pane windows and slab construction allow hot and cold air to seep out, he said, and old heating and air-conditioning systems gobble energy.

Concrete slab construction allows for many non-load-bearing interior walls to be moved or removed entirely.

Floors are of concrete slab construction and paved with flagstones internally.

And, yeah, some godawful out of town slab constructions, and some hideous shipping container edifices.

Further investigation revealed the building was built with incorrect application of a technique called "flat slab construction".

A two way spanning biaxial slab construction compared to a one way spanning deck (traditionally a hollow core):

John Joseph Earley (1881-1945) developed a "polychrome" process of concrete slab construction and ornamentation that was admired across America.