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)
Construction Site: Farming Strong, All Year Long (Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site)
Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen
Until May (Until Her/Him, #11)
The Digger and the Duckling: A Gentle Picture Book About Found Family and Environmental Care for Kids (Ages 4-8)
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Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution
Not-a-Box City
Built to Last (Park Avenue Promise, #3)
On the Other Side of the Forest
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Sal Boat: (A Boat by Sal)
Engineering in Plain Sight: An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment
A Girl Can Build Anything
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
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Little Excavator
Machines at Work
Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail
The Construction Crew: A Picture Book
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M/M Blue Collar Books 2013
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M/M Blue Collar Books 2017
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Renovation Romance
117 books — 29 voters

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Contractors in Romance Novels
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M/M Blue Collar Books 2020
17 books — 12 voters


Dan Wells
The last to fall were the buildings, distant and solemn, the gravestones for an entire world.
Dan Wells, Partials

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

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