This unit is all about how important the construction industry is to all of us. It provides places to live, work and learn, and infrastructure such as roads, power, stations, airports and railways.
It is important that buildings provide a healthy pleasant environment and that they ,fit in' with the natural surroundings. In the construction industry, advances in designs and materials are made almost every day - introducing new technology, materials and techniques. Many of these reduce the negative impact that the construction industry has had on the natural environment in the past.
Construction Industry employees work together in teams and aim to finish projects to the best possible standards, from the planners and designers at the beginning of a project, to the builders and engineers who create the structure, and the inspectors who check that it is safe.