1. In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise,“building” means any structure intended for lodging persons, sheltering animals or storing things and equipped or intended to be equipped with a heating system or a cooling system, except a farm building intended for sheltering animals or storing things;
“contractor” means a person who organizes or coordinates the construction of a building by persons under his authority or by subcontractors;
“public building” means a building used for the production or distribution of goods or services, or a public building within the meaning of the Public Buildings Safety Act (chapter S-3) where such a public building comes under the definition of “building”.