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Originally Posted by VanCityDeveloper
I beg to differ. Excavation is part of the construction process.
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No, it's not. Excavation is part of the
project development process. A project has many stages, only one of which is construction. Excavation constitutes the stage which immediately
precedes construction. Like clearing trees prior to building a cabin, excavation is the immediate antecedent to construction; it is
not construction itself. Excavation is part of what must take place
before construction can begin.
Although one almost always immediately precedes the other, excavation and construction are conceptual opposites. Excavation involves taking material away. Construction involves putting material into place.
A building cannot be under construction until a physical part of it is being put into place (e.g. the foundation, a cornerstone, etc.).
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