Outline of construction
(Redirected from List of basic construction topics)
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
[edit]Types of construction
[edit]- Building construction
- Home construction
- High-rise construction
- Low-rise construction
- Industrial construction
- Offshore construction
- Road construction
- Underground construction
History of construction
[edit]- History of architecture
- History of the civil engineering profession
- History of the science of civil engineering
- History of structural engineering
General construction concepts
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- Architecture
- Architectural engineering
- Autonomous building
- Blueprint
- Builders' rites
- 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
[edit]- Escalator
- Electrical wiring
- Elevator
- Fireplace
- Floor
- Foundation
- Light fixtures
- Plumbing
- Roof
- Stairs
- Walls
- HVAC
Construction trades workers
[edit]- 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
[edit]Heavy construction projects
[edit]Heavy equipment
[edit]Building construction methods
[edit]Materials and equipment
[edit]- Category:Construction equipment
- Light tower
- Living building material
- Staff
- Temporary equipment
Roles in construction
[edit]- 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
[edit]External links
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