# 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
* 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

## 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)