Index of construction articles

This page is a list of construction topics.
A.
Abated
- Abrasive blasting
- AC power plugs and sockets
- Access mat
- Accrington brick
- Accropode
- Acid brick
- Acoustic plaster
- Active daylighting
- Adaptive reuse
- Aerial crane
- Aerosol paint
- Aggregate base
- Agile construction
- Akmon
- Alternative natural materials
- Anchorage in reinforced concrete
- Angle grinder
- Arc welding
- Artificial stone
- Asbestos cement
- Asbestos insulating board
- Asbestos shingle
- Asphalt concrete
- Asphalt roll roofing
- Autoclaved aerated concrete
- Autonomous building
- Azulejo
- Australian Construction Contracts
- Axe
B.
Backhoe
- Balloon framing
- Bamboo construction
- Bamboo-mud wall
- Bandsaw
- Banksman
- Barrel roof
- Baseboard
- Basement waterproofing
- Batten
- Batter board
- Belt sander
- Bill of quantities
- Bioasphalt
- Biocidal natural building material
- Bituminous waterproofing
- Block paving
- Blowtorch
- Board roof
- Bochka roof
- Bond beam
- Boulder wall
- Bowen Construction
- Box crib
- Breaker
- Brettstapel
- Brick
- Brick clamp
- Brick hod
- Bricklayer
- Brickwork
- Bughole
- Builder's risk insurance
- Builders hardware
- Builders' rites
- Building
- Building automation
- Building code
- Building construction
- Building control body 
- Building cooperative
- Building design
- Building diagnostics
- Building engineer
- Building envelope
- Building estimator
- Building implosion
- Building information modeling
- Building information modeling in green building
- Building insulation
- Building insulation materials
- Building-integrated photovoltaics
- Building life cycle
- Building maintenance unit
- Building material
- Building officials
- Building performance
- Building performance simulation
- Building regulations approval
- Building regulations in the United Kingdom
- Building science 
- Building services engineering
- Building typology
- Bull's eye level
- Bulldozer
- Bundwerk
- Bush hammer
- Butterfly roof
C.
Calcium aluminate cements
- Camber beam
- Carpenter's axe
- Carpentry
- Cast in place concrete
- Cast stone
- Caulk
- Cavity wall insulation
- Cellulose insulation
- Cement
- Cement board
- Cement-bonded wood fiber
- Cement clinker
- Cement kiln
- Cement mill
- Cement render
- Cement tile
- Cementing equipment
- Cementitious foam insulation
- Cenocell
- Central heating
- Centring
- Ceramic building material
- Ceramic tile cutter
- Chaska brick
- Chief Construction Adviser to UK Government
- Chimney
- Circular saw
- Civil engineer
- Civil engineering
- Civil estimator
- Cladding (construction)
- Clerk of the Works
- Climate-adaptive building shell
- Climbing formwork
- Clinker brick
- Close studding
- Coastal engineering
- Coating
- Cold-formed steel
- Collar beam
- Collyweston stone slate
- Compactor
- Complex Projects Contract
- Composite material
- Composting toilet
- Compressed earth block
- Computer-aided design
- Concrete
- Concrete degradation
- Concrete densifier
- Concrete finisher
- Concrete float
- Concrete fracture analysis
- Concrete grinder
- Concrete hinge
- Concrete leveling
- Concrete mixer
- Concrete masonry unit
- Concrete moisture meter
- Concrete plant
- Concrete pump
- Concrete recycling
- Concrete saw
- Concrete sealer
- Concrete ship
- Concrete slab
- Concrete slump test
- Conical roof
- Constructability
- Constructed wetland
- Constructing Excellence
- Construction
- Construction Alliance
- Construction and renovation fires
- Construction bidding
- Construction buyer
- Construction collaboration technology
- Construction communication
- Construction contract
- Construction delay
- Construction engineering
- Construction equipment theft
- Construction estimating software
- Construction foreman
- Construction industry of India
- Construction industry of Iran
- Construction industry of Japan
- Construction industry of Romania
- Construction industry of the United Kingdom
- Construction law
- Constructionline
- Construction loan
- Construction management
- Construction paper
- Construction partnering
- Construction Photography
- Construction Research and Innovation Strategy Panel
- Construction site safety
- Construction trailer
- Construction waste
- Construction worker
- Cool pavement
- Copper cladding
- Cordwood construction
- Core-and-veneer
- Corn construction
- Cornerstone
- Corrosion fatigue
- Corrugated galvanised iron
- Cost engineering
- Cost overrun
- Cover meter
- Crane
- Crane vessel
- Crawl space
- Crawler excavator
- Cream City brick
- Creep and shrinkage of concrete
- Cross bracing
- Cross-laminated timber
- Custom home
- Cutting tool
D.
Damp proofing
- Deck
- Deconstruction
- Decorative concrete
- Decorative laminate
- Decorative stones
- Deep foundation
- Deep plan
- Demolition
- Demolition waste
- Design–bid–build
- Design–build
- Detailed engineering
- Diagrid
- Diamond grinding
- Diamond grinding of pavement
- Die grinder
- Dimensional lumber
- Directional boring
- Displacement ventilation
- Distribution board
- Dolos
- Domestic roof construction
- Double envelope house
- Double tee
- Dragon beam
- Drain (plumbing)
- Drainage
- Drifter drill
- Drill
- Drilling and blasting
- Driven to refusal
- Dropped ceiling
- Dry mortar production line
- Drywall
- Drywall mechanic
- Ducrete
- Dump truck
- Dumper
- Duplex
- Dutch brick
- Dutch gable roof
- Dutch roof tiles
- Dwang
E.
Early skyscrapers
- Earthbag construction
- Earthquake engineering
- Earthquake-resistant structures
- Earthquake simulation
- Eco-cement
- Egyptian pyramid construction techniques
- Electrical engineer
- Electrical wiring
- Electrician
- Electric resistance welding
- Elemental cost planning
- Elevator mechanic
- Encasement
- Encaustic tile
- Endurance time method
- Energetically modified cement
- Engineering
- Engineered cementitious composite
- Engineering brick
- Engineering, procurement, and construction
- Enviroboard
- Environmental impact of concrete
- Equivalent Concrete Performance Concept
- Erosion control
- Eternit
- Excavator
- Expanded clay aggregate
- Expanded polystyrene concrete
- External render
- Exterior insulation finishing system
- External wall insulation
F.
Falsework
- Facade
- Facade engineering
- Facadism
- Facility condition assessment
- Fareham red brick
- Fast-track construction
- Fastener
- Faux painting
- Fédération Française du Bâtiment
- Ferrocement
- Fiberboard
- Fiber cement siding
- Fiberglass
- Fiberglass sheet laminating
- Fiber-reinforced composite
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Fiber roll
- Fibre cement
- Fibre-reinforced plastic
- Filigree concrete
- Fill trestle
- Fire brick
- Fire door
- Fire protection (Active fire protection / Passive fire protection) 
- Fire Protection Engineering
- Firestopping
- Fireproofing
- Fire safety
- Fire sprinkler system
- First fix and second fix
- Flashing
- Flat roof
- Floating raft system
- Floor plan
- Flux-cored arc welding
- Fly ash brick
- Foam concrete
- Foam glass
- Forge welding
- Formstone
- Formwork
- Foundation
- Framer
- Framing
- Frost damage
- Furring
G.
Gable roof
- Gambrel
- Gas metal arc welding
- Geofoam
- Geologic preliminary investigation
- GigaCrete
- Girt
- Glass brick
- Glass fiber reinforced concrete
- Glazier
- Glazing
- Glued laminated timber
- Grade beam
- Grader
- Grating
- Green building
- Green building and wood
- Green building in Germany
- Green (certification)
- Green roof
- Green wall
- Groundbreaking
- Ground reinforcement
- Grout
- Grouted roof
- Guastavino tile
- Gypsum block
- Gypsum concrete
H.
Hammer
- Hammerbeam roof
- Hammer drill
- Hard hat
- Harling
- Harvard brick
- Heat pump
- Heavy equipment
- Heavy equipment operator
- Hempcrete
- Heras fencing
- Herodotus Machine
- Herringbone pattern
- High-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites
- High-rise building
- High-visibility clothing
- History of construction
- History of structural engineering
- History of the world's tallest buildings
- Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning
- Hoisting
- Home construction
- Home improvement
- Home wiring
- Hot-melt adhesive
- House
- House painter and decorator
- House raising
- Housewrap
- Hurricane-proof building
- Hybrid masonry
- Hydrodemolition
- Hydrophobic concrete
- Hypertufa
I.
I-beam
- I-joist
- Iberian paleochristian decorated tile 
- Illegal construction
- Imbrex and tegula
- Impact wrench
- Imperial roof decoration
- Insulated glazing
- Insulated siding
- Insulating concrete form
- Insulation materials
- Integrated framing assembly
- Integrated project delivery
- Interior protection
- International Building Code
- Ironworker
J.
Jackhammer
- Jack post
- Japanese carpentry
- Jettying
- Jigsaw
- Joinery
- Joint
- Joint compound
- Johnson bar
K.
Knee wall
- Knockdown texture
L.
Laborer
- Ladder
- Lakhori bricks
- Laminate panel
- Lath and plaster
- Laser level
- Launching gantry
- Lean construction
- Level luffing crane
- Lewis (lifting appliance)
- Lift slab construction
- Lifting equipment
- Lighting
- Light tower
- Lightening holes
- Lime mortar
- Line of thrust
- Live bottom trailer
- Living building material
- Load-bearing wall
- Loader
- Log building
- London stock brick
- Low-energy building techniques
- Low-energy house
- Low-rise building
- Lump sum contract
- Lunarcrete
- Lustron house
M.
Mansard roof
- Marbleizing
- Masonry
- Masonry trowel
- Masonry veneer
- Mass concrete
- Master builder
- Material efficiency
- Material passport
- Mathematical tile
- Mechanical connections
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
- Mechanics lien
- Medieval letter tile
- Medium-density fibreboard
- Megaproject
- Megastructure
- Metal profiles
- Microtunneling
- Middle-third rule
- Miller Act
- Millwork
- Millwright
- Mobile crane
- Modular addition
- Modular building
- Moiré tell-tale
- Moling
- Moment-resisting frame
- Monocrete construction
- Mono-pitched roof
- Mortar
- Mudbrick
- Mudcrete
- Multi-tool
N.
Nail gun
- Nanak Shahi bricks
- Nanoconcrete
- NEC Engineering and Construction Contract
- New Austrian tunnelling method
- New-construction building commissioning
- Nibbler
- Non-shrink grout
O.
Occupancy
- Offshore construction
- Off-site construction
- Operational bill
- Opus africanum
- Opus albarium
- Opus craticum
- Opus gallicum
- Opus incertum
- Opus isodomum
- Opus latericium
- Opus mixtum
- Opus quadratum
- Opus reticulatum
- Opus spicatum
- Opus vittatum
- Oriented strand board
- Oxy-fuel welding and cutting
P.
Painter and decorator
- Painterwork
- Panelling
- Pantile
- Papercrete
- Parge coat
- Particle board
- Passive daylighting
- Passive house
- Passive survivability
- Pavement
- Pavement engineering
- Pavement milling
- Paver base
- Penetrant (mechanical, electrical, or structural)
- Performance bond
- Permeable paving
- Pierrotage
- Pile cap
- Pile driver
- Pile splice
- Pipefitter
- Pipelayer
- Planetary surface construction
- Plank (wood)
- Planning permission
- Planning permission in the United Kingdom
- Plasma arc welding
- Plasterer 
- Plasterwork
- Plastic lumber
- Plot plan
- Plug and feather
- Plumb bob
- Plumber
- Plumbing
- Plumbing drawing
- Pneumatic tool
- Pole building framing
- Polished concrete
- Polychrome brickwork
- Polymer concrete
- Porch collapse
- Portable building
- Portland cement
- Portland stone
- Portuguese pavement
- Post in ground
- Poteaux-sur-sol
- Powder coating
- Power concrete screed
- Power shovel
- Power tool
- Power trowel
- Precast concrete
- Pre-construction services
- Pre-engineered building
- Prefabricated building
- Prefabrication
- Prestressed concrete
- Prestressed structure
- Primer (paint)
- Project agreement (Canada)
- Project delivery method
- Project management
- Properties of concrete
- Punch list
- Purlin
Q.
Quadruple glazing
- Quantity surveyor
- Quantity take-off
- Quarry tile
- Quarter minus
R.
R-value (insulation)
- Radial arm saw
- Radiant barrier
- Radiator reflector
- Rafter
- Rainscreen
- Raised floor
- RAL colour standard
- RAL colors
- Rammed earth
- Random orbital sander
- Rapid construction
- Ready-mix concrete
- Real estate
- Rebar
- Rebar detailing
- Rebar spacer
- Reciprocal frame
- Reciprocating saw
- Red List building materials
- Red rosin paper
- Redevelopment
- Reed mat (plastering)
- Reema construction
- Reglet
- Reinforced concrete
- Reinforced concrete structures durability
- Relocatable buildings
- Repointing
- Resilience (engineering and construction)
- Retentions in the British construction industry
- Rice-hull bagwall construction
- Rigger
- Rigid panel
- Ring crane
- Rivet gun
- Road
- Road surface
- Roller-compacted concrete
- Roman cement
- Roof
- Roof coating
- Roof edge protection
- Roofer
- Roof shingle
- Roof tiles
- Room air distribution
- Rosendale cement
- Rotary hammer
- Roughcast
- Rubberized asphalt
- Rubble
- Rubble trench foundation
- Rubblization
- Ruin value
S.
Saddle roof
- Salt-concrete
- Saltillo tile
- Sander
- Sandhog
- Sandjacking
- Sandwich panel
- Sarking
- Saw-tooth roof
- Sawyer
- Scabbling
- Scaffolding
- Schmidt hammer
- Screed
- Screw piles
- Scrim and sarking
- Sediment control
- Segregation in concrete
- Self-build
- Self-cleaning floor
- Self-consolidating concrete
- Self-framing metal buildings
- Self-leveling concrete
- Septic tank
- Serviceability
- Sett
- Settlement (structural)
- Sewage treatment
- Shallow foundation
- Shear
- Shear wall
- Sheet metal
- Shelf angle
- Shielded metal arc welding
- Shiplap
- Shop drawing
- Shoring
- Shotcrete
- Shovel
- Shovel ready
- Sick building syndrome
- Siding
- Sill plate
- Site survey
- Skyscraper
- Skyscraper design and construction
- Slate industry in Wales
- Slater
- Sledgehammer
- Slipform stonemasonry
- Slip forming
- Smalley
- Snecked masonry
- Soft story building
- Soil cement
- Solid ground floor
- Sorel cement
- Spackling paste
- Spirit level
- Split-level home
- Spray painting
- Stack effect
- Staff
- Staffordshire blue brick
- Staggered truss system
- Staircase jig
- Stair tread
- Stairs
- Stamped asphalt
- Stamped concrete
- Steam shovel
- Steeplejack
- Sticky rice mortar
- Stonemason's hammer
- Storey pole 
- Storm drain
- Storm window
- Steel building
- Steel fixer
- Steel frame
- Steel plate construction
- Stone carving
- Stone sealer
- Stone veneer
- Storey
- Strand jack
- Strap footing
- Straw-bale construction
- Strength of materials
- Strongback
- Structural building components
- Structural channel
- Structural clay tile
- Structural drawing
- Structural engineering
- Structural insulated panel
- Structural integrity and failure
- Structural material
- Structural robustness
- Structural steel
- Structure relocation
- Strut channel
- Stucco
- Submerged arc welding
- Submittals
- Subsidence
- Substructure
- Suction excavator
- Suicide bidding
- Sulfur concrete
- Superadobe
- Superinsulation
- Superintendent
- Surfaced block
- Survey stakes
- Sustainability in construction
- Sustainable flooring
- Sustainable refurbishment
T.
T-beam
- Tabby concrete
- Table saw
- Tar paper
- Teardown
- Telescopic handler
- Temperley transporter
- Temporary fencing
- Tented roof
- Terraced house
- Tetrapod
- Textile-reinforced concrete
- Thatching
- Thermal bridge
- Thermal insulation
- Thinset
- Thin-shell structure
- Three-decker
- Tie
- Tie down hardware
- Tile
- Tilt slab
- Tilt up
- Timber
- Timber framing
- Timber framing tools
- Timber pilings
- Timber recycling
- Timber roof truss
- Tin ceiling
- Tiocem
- Toe board
- Topping out
- Townhouse
- Tracked loader
- Traditional Korean roof construction
- Transite
- Treadwheel crane
- Trench shield
- Trencher
- Trenchless technology
- Truss
- Tube and clamp scaffold
- Tuckpointing
- Tunnel boring machine
- Tunnel construction
- Tunnel hole-through
- Tunnel rock recycling
- Twig work
- Types of concrete
U.
Umarell
- Uncertainties in building design and building energy assessment
- Underfloor air distribution
- Underground construction
- Underpinning
- Unfinished building
- Uniclass
- Uniformat
V.
Verify in field
- Vertical damp proof barrier
- Vibro stone column
- Vinyl composition tile
- Vinyl siding
- Virtual design and construction
- Vitrified tile
- Voided biaxial slab
- Volumetric concrete mixer
W.
Waffle slab
- Walking excavator
- Wall
- Wall chaser
- Wall footing
- Wall plan
- Wall stud
- Water–cement ratio
- Water heating
- Water level
- Waterproofing
- Wattle and daub
- Wearing course
- Weathering steel
- Weatherization
- Weld access hole
- Welded wire mesh
- Welder
- Welding
- Welding power supply
- Wheel tractor-scraper
- White Card
- Window capping
- Window insulation film
- Window well cover
- Wiring closet
- Wood-plastic composite
- Wood shingle
- Wool insulation
- Wrecking ball
- Wrought iron
X.
Xbloc
Z.
Zellij
- Zero-energy building
- Zome