Construction Yard
In addition to researching a lot of technologies, you also need to build some facilities. These are most often either research centers, or factories that are used to manufacture either weapons, armor, or mechs. This is where the Construction Yard comes in mind.
The Construction Yard works more or less in the same way as the Science Lab does. The main difference, however, is that you pay with credits instead of IP. To actually start building a facility, you need to click on the "Start Construction" link by the facility you wish to build. The costs for building the facility, as well as how long it will take to complete, is listed just by the link.
Just like with the Science Lab, you can cancel constructions. However, you will (also like the Science Lab) only be refunded with 75% of the unused credits. See the previous section for more details on how this works.
When a facility is completed, it will be added to the bottom of the Construction Yard screen, and you will get a game notification about it.