Construction

Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form objects, systems, or organizations, and comes from Latin constructio (from com- "together" and struere "to pile up") via the Old French construction. To construct is the verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built, the nature of its structure.

In its most widely used context, construction covers the processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and desi
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Chapel Bend (Huckleberry Bay, #3)
Until May (Until Her/Him, #11)
Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
Construction Site: Farming Strong, All Year Long (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site)
Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
Built to Last
Construction Site: Road Crew Coming Through! (Goodnight Construction Site)
Someone Builds the Dream
A Girl Can Build Anything
So You Want To Build a Library
Not-a-Box City
Red Truck, Yellow Truck
Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution
Carpenter's Helper
The Digger and the Duckling: A Gentle Picture Book About Found Family and Environmental Care for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Construction
Demolition (Construction Crew)
Tip Tip Dig Dig
The Digger and the Flower: An Inspiring Picture Book About Rebirth and Change in the City for Kids (Ages 4-8)
Mighty, Mighty Construction Site
Roadwork
Building Our House
Bulldozer's Big Day (The Bulldozer Books)
Someone Builds the Dream
Little Excavator
Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Machines at Work
Go! Go! Go! Stop!
His Fresh Start Cowboy by A.M. ArthurRavaged by the Rancher by Jesse StrykerAsk Me for Fire by Halli StarlingUnderstanding the Building Construction Process by Leon P. Gander
M/M Blue Collar Books 2022
4 books — 4 voters
Caulky by K.M. NeuholdNailed by K.M. NeuholdScrewed by K.M. NeuholdHardwood by K.M. NeuholdLaying Pipe by Kiki Clark
M/M Blue Collar Books 2020
17 books — 12 voters

Hoot by Carl HiaasenFlush by Carl HiaasenThe Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place by E.L. KonigsburgBenny the Misfit by Hila ColmanKailey by Amy Goldman Koss
Kids versus Property Developers
199 books — 16 voters
Evolution Architectural Design Using Grasshopper by Min-Gyu SeolGeometry of Design by Kimberly ElamThe Scallop by Ian CoxDigital Sangaku, Part II by Jean ConstantWhy Old Places Matter by Thompson M. Mayes
Design Composition
34 books — 7 voters

Historic American Covered Bridges by Brian J. McKeeThe Bridge by Peter J. TomasiThe Great Bridge by David McCulloughThe New River Gorge Bridge by Cristina OpdahlKnox County Bridges by Donald Edgar Boyd
Histories of Bridges (nonfiction)
32 books — 6 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesClean Sweep by Ilona AndrewsSweep in Peace by Ilona AndrewsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingPiranesi by Susanna Clarke
Sentient Houses
169 books — 70 voters


I had the great idea of using markers to gently color the ants so I could tell them apart, but I learned that this is exactly like somebody trying to gently color on you with a thirty-story building. Without dwelling on the tragedy, I'd just like to say that I'm deeply sorry to Mr. Purple and the surviving Purple family. ...more
Jim Benton, Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers

Karl Wiggins
I worked in construction management and I don’t think construction workers are always honoured in the way they deserve. Barring natural disasters, a house or a 50-storey building is going to remain standing until it’s demolished, and that’s irrespective of the quality of craftsmanship. But the aesthetic qualities of good bricks will never be appreciated unless the workmanship is of the highest standard. Whether it’s writing, cooking or bricklaying, quality of workmanship will always be the deter ...more
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