Construction Yard

Construction Yards allow construction of new ships and bases. They also provide facilities for repair and retrofit of existing ships and bases. Construction Yard components are typically incorporated into space ports.

As your research in Construction progresses you gain the following benefits: When a new construction technology is researched, ALL construction yards are automatically upgraded so that they can build LARGER ships and bases.
 * increase the maximum size of ships and bases you can build
 * increase the speed at which you construct ships and bases

Colony construction yards
In addition to construction yards at space ports, each colony also has a single built-in construction yard for building bases, colony ships, resupply ships and construction ships. Colony ships, construction ships, resupply ships and space ports can ONLY be built at colony construction yards. As your colony grows, the construction speed of its built-in construction yard also increases.

Note that bases built at colonies (e.g. space ports) are not subject to size restrictions. Any size base may be built at a colony, regardless of current construction technology level.