Design–build, also known as alternative delivery, is a project delivery system used in the construction industry. It is a method to deliver a project in which the design and construction services are contracted by a single entity known as the design–builder or design–build contractor. It can be subdivided into architect-led design–build and contractor-led design–build.
Three models of contractor-led design–build
Three models of architect-led design–build
Design-Bid-Build project timeline
ALDB project timeline
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations. It comes from the Latin word constructio and Old French construction. To 'construct' is a verb: the act of building, and the noun is construction: how something is built or the nature of its structure.
Construction site and equipment prepared for start of work in Cologne, Germany (2017)
Industrial assemblage of a thermal oxidizer in the United States
Military residential unit construction by U.S. Navy personnel in Afghanistan
Units under construction in Brighton, Victoria, Australia