Outline of construction

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to construction:

Hard hats, mandatory on construction sites

Construction – process of building or assembling infrastructure. A complex activity, large scale construction involves extensive multitasking. Normally, a job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager, design engineer, construction engineer or project architect.

Essence of construction

• Building
• Planning permission
• Nonbuilding structures including infrastructure

Types of construction

• Building construction
  • Home construction
  • High-rise construction
    • Skyscraper
  • Low-rise construction
  • Industrial construction
    • Factories
    • Refineries
  • Offshore construction
  • Road construction
  • Underground construction
    • Tunnel construction

History of construction

History of construction

• History of architecture
• History of the civil engineering profession
• History of the science of civil engineering
• History of structural engineering

General construction concepts

A prefabricated house being assembled.

• Architecture
• Architectural engineering
• Autonomous building
• Blueprint
• Builders' rites
  • Topping out
• Building automation
• Building code
• Building construction
• Building envelope
• Building insulation
• Building material
• Civil engineering
• Cladding
• Construction and demolition waste
• Construction bidding
• Construction contract
• Construction delay
• Construction engineering
• Construction equipment theft
• Construction loan
• Construction law
• Construction management
• Construction site safety
• Construction worker
• Deconstruction (building)
• Demolition
• Design-bid-build
• Design-build
• Engineering, procurement, and construction
• Fast-track construction
• Egyptian pyramid construction techniques
• Fire safety
• Framing
• Green building
• Green roof
• Industrialization of construction
• Occupancy
• Occupational safety
• Prefabricated buildings
• Project management
• Real estate (the product of most construction)
• Steel frame
• Sustainability in construction
• Zoning

Components of a building

• Escalator
• Electrical wiring
• Elevator
• Fireplace
  • Chimney
• Floor
  • Flooring
• Foundation
• Light fixtures
• Plumbing
  • Plumbing fixtures
• Roof
• Stairs
• Walls
  • Doors
  • Wallcoverings
  • Windows
• HVAC

Construction trades workers

List of construction trades

• Banksman
• Bricklayer
• Concrete finisher
• Construction foreman
• Electrician
• Framer
• Glazier
• House painter and decorator
• Ironworker
• Joiner
• Laborer
• Millwright
• Plasterer
• Plumber
• Rigger
• Roofer
• Slater
• Steel fixer
• Welder
• Masonry

Design elements of a building

• Halls
  • Entryway
• Rooms
  • Bathroom
  • Bedroom
  • Dining room
  • Garage
  • Kitchen
  • Living room
  • Utility room

Heavy construction projects

• Bridge
• Highway

Heavy equipment

• Heavy equipment
  • Bulldozer
  • Compactor
  • Excavator
  • Loader
• Heavy equipment operator

Building construction methods

List of construction methods

• Earthbag construction
• Ferrocement
• Lift slab construction
• Monocrete construction
• Slip forming

Materials and equipment

List of building materials

• Category:Construction equipment
  • Category:Cutting tools
  • Category:Lifting equipment
  • Category:Metalworking tools
  • Category:Power tools
  • Category:Stonemasonry tools
  • Category:Woodworking tools
• Light tower
• Living building material
• Staff
• Temporary equipment
  • Box crib
  • Dropcloth
  • Falsework
  • Fill trestle
  • Formwork
  • Masking tape
  • Ram board
  • Scaffolding
    • Tube and clamp scaffold
  • Temporary fencing
  • Roll-off dumpster
  • Portable toilet
  • Storage container

Roles in construction

• Building engineer
• Building estimator
• Building officials
• Chartered Building Surveyor
• Chief Construction Adviser to UK Government
• Civil estimator
• Clerk of works
• Construction foreman
• Master builder
• Quantity surveyor
• Site manager
• Structural engineer
• Superintendent (construction)

See also

• Index of construction articles
• Megaproject
• Megastructure

External links

• Associated General Contractors of America
• National Association of Home Builders