diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Building.java b/src/engine/objects/Building.java
index d65ccb22..d8ac936b 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Building.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Building.java
@@ -1536,6 +1536,14 @@ public class Building extends AbstractWorldObject {
     }
 
     public void updateNavMesh(){
+        //remove entire building footprint from the navmesh
+        int xPoint = (int)(this.loc.x - this.getBounds().getHalfExtents().x);
+        int zPoint = (int) (this.loc.z - this.getBounds().getHalfExtents().y);
+        int extentsX = (int) (this.getBounds().getHalfExtents().x * 2);
+        int extentsZ = (int) (this.getBounds().getHalfExtents().y * 2);
+        this.parentZone.navMesh.subtract(new Area(new Rectangle(xPoint, zPoint, extentsX, extentsZ)));
+
+        //add in all the regions to the navMesh
         for(Regions region : this.getBounds().getRegions())
             this.parentZone.navMesh.add(region.getArea());
     }