Outline of construction



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

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

 * 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

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

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)