construction industry

Provides an overview of the industry, focusing on land use, commodity production, contribution to the country's GDP, and potential careers in the industry.

Introduces readers to construction workers who build and fix roads, bridges, houses, and other buildings. Construction workers make our buildings safe. They fix roads that get us from place to place. Consruction workers make our community a great place to live!.

Introduces readers to the responsibilities, skills, training, and future career outlook for heavy equipment operators in the construction industry -- including opportunities for women and minorities. Also includes information on the use of green technology and details on modern large-scale construction projects.

"Abby loves her community and the construction workers that built it! Construction workers create everything from sidewalks to buildings. This . . . approach to curricular content invites readers to learn all about construction workers"--Provided by publisher.

Architecture & construction provides an introduction to the nationally recognized architecture and construction career pathway.

"Construction managers oversee the building of houses, shopping centers, and office buildings. They need to be able to manage many tasks at once and deal daily with many different kinds of workers on construction jobsites. If this sounds like the career for you, this book lays out the skills you will need to learn to become a construction manager"--Provided by publisher.

"Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens are in high demand! Their latest assignment (and bigest job yet) is to build the new Mewburg bridge. But with the bridge comes the one thing that cats hate most of all--water! As the team struggles to face their fears and do their jobs, they are forced to get help from some unlikely allies . . . slobbery, car-chasing DOGS"--Provided by publisher.

"This original graphic novel imagines the lives of blue-collar workers involved in the real-life Lake Erie tunnel disaster of 1916 in Cleveland. Author Scott MacGregor and illustrator Gary Dumm tell the intersecting stories of a brilliant African American inventor, Ben Beltran (based on the real-life Garrett Morgan, Sr.), desperate immigrants tunneling beneath Lake Erie, and corrupt overseers who risk countless lives for profit"--Amazon.com.

"An examination of the various types of waste produced by people, exploring how much of it exists and where it goes, as well as how waste can be remade into useful items to contribute to a healthier planet"--OCLC.

A book for teens about using computer science in construction careers.