"To build a house" means to construct or create a place where people can live. It involves the process of planning, designing, and constructing a structure with walls, floors, a roof, and other necessary elements to make it suitable for habitation.
Now we are turning our backs on the very principles that founded our nation by saying that because they are different from us they can not build a house of worship. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
But she didn't build the house for her or for her family, but instead as a prison of sorts for hundreds of ghosts. (collider.com)
They lose margin when building houses in a more energy efficient manner. (energyvanguard.com)