# construction (building)

It is putting parts together to make a structure.

- Computed level: L5 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: construction

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [work](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-work.effort), [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [make](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-make.verb), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [put](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-put.placement)

**Through:** Effort moves parts into place, combining them through placement to form a persistent structure.

**Novel properties:**
- structural integrity
- organized assembly
- persistent form

## Examples
- The Burj Khalifa in Dubai required 330,000 cubic meters of concrete and 39,000 metric tons of steel to assemble its 828-meter frame. *(engineering)*
- Beavers stack logs and mud each spring to rebuild their dams after winter floods wash them apart. *(biology)*
- The International Space Station was assembled in orbit from 1998 to 2011 through 43 assembly flights. *(space)*

## Used by
- [engineering](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-engineering.technical) (L10)

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