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housing construction
The planning and construction of buildings intended for residential use, as well as the economic sector concerned with this.
Die Regierung fördert den sozialen Wohnungsbau, um mehr bezahlbaren Wohnraum zu schaffen.
The government supports social housing construction in order to create more affordable housing.
The word is made up of 'Wohnung' (apartment/home), the linking element '-s-', and 'Bau' (building, construction). So it literally describes the construction of apartments or housing.
Der Wohnungsbau in der Stadt stagniert seit Jahren.
Housing construction in the city has been stagnating for years.
'Wohnungsbau' (housing construction) is often used with certain adjectives or verbs. Common combinations are 'sozialer Wohnungsbau' (social housing construction), 'privater Wohnungsbau' (private housing construction), and 'den Wohnungsbau fördern' (to promote housing construction).
Die Stadt investiert viel Geld, um den sozialen Wohnungsbau zu fördern.
The city is investing a lot of money to promote social housing construction.
This word belongs to technical and written language, especially in the fields of politics, economics, and administration. In everyday life, people rarely use 'Wohnungsbau' (housing construction) when an individual person is building a house.
In den Nachrichten wurde über die neuen Gesetze für den Wohnungsbau berichtet.
The news reported on the new laws for housing construction.
house construction
Wohnungsbau generally refers to the planning and construction of residential buildings or to the corresponding economic sector. Hausbau refers to the specific process of building a single house. Wohnungsbau is therefore appropriate for an entire sector, while Hausbau is more appropriate for a particular house.
Die Stadt investiert in den Wohnungsbau, damit mehr Wohnraum entsteht.
The city is investing in housing construction so that more housing can be created.
Unsere Familie plant den Hausbau, damit wir nächstes Jahr einziehen können.
Our family is planning to build a house so that we can move in next year.
