Accessing Variables In Struct Array Outside of Scope - c++

Question

I am brand new to SO, and it all looks very helpful.
My code is being used for cryengine, but this seems to be a good all around c++ problem. And lets face it, the official CE forums blow.
The trouble I'm having is accessing the const char* variable of a struct array outside of the scope I'm assigning the variable in.
BuildingManager.h
class CBuildingManager {
public:
struct SBuilding {
const char* name;
};
struct SBuilding buildings[999];
//string buildingName;
const char* buildingList[999];
};
BuildingManager.cpp
void CBuildingManager::LoadBuildingXML() {
int n = -1;
const char *name;
const char *value;
//XML iterator is long and not necessary for example. n++ per iteration.
//it just works
//last part of iterator
for (size_t j = 0; j < tags->getNumAttributes(); j++) {
//Get building name in XML. This works
tags->getAttributeByIndex(j, &name, &value);
//assign building name to name in struct
buildings[n].name = value;
CryLog("%s", buildings[n].name);
buildingList[n] = buildings[n].name;
}
}
}
}
}
void CBuildingManager::LogAction(int x) {
//x modified by input. also works
CryLog("%c", buildingList[x]); //this, however, does not
}
So basically, I can print the building name as a string inside of the iterator, and it prints the whole building name (ie. "House")
But when I call LogAction, the building name will only print as a char, and will only show a single random symbol.
How can I convert the name in the struct to a string or otherwise get it to print as a whole word outside of the iterator?
Please let me know if my question is vague or shaky, and I will do my best to clean it up.
-Moose