Outline of construction

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

Contents

• Essence of construction
• Types of construction
• History of construction
• General construction concepts
• Components of a building
• Design elements of a building
• Heavy construction projects
• Heavy equipment
• Building materials
• References

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.