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national industry 236115

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction of new single-family housing, such as single-family detached houses and town houses or row houses where each housing unit (1) is separated from its neighbors by a ground-to-roof wall and (2) has no housing units constructed above or below. This industry includes general contractors responsible for the on-site assembly of modular and prefabricated houses. Single-family housing design-build firms and single-family construction management firms acting as general contractors are included in this industry.

The immediate parent of national industry 236115 is international industry 23611: Residential Building Construction

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Building single-family houses on their own account for sale as speculative builders or merchant builders--are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing For-Sale Builders;
  • Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
  • Performing manufactured (mobile) home set up and tie-down work--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors;
  • Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
  • Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 236115 - Cabin construction general contractors
  2. 236115 - Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
  3. 236115 - Construction management, single-family building
  4. 236115 - Cottage construction general contractors
  5. 236115 - Custom builders (except for-sale), single-family home
  6. 236115 - Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
  7. 236115 - Home builders (except for-sale), single-family
  8. 236115 - Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
  9. 236115 - Log home construction general contractors
  10. 236115 - Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
  11. 236115 - Modular single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
  12. 236115 - Panelized single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
  13. 236115 - Precut single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
  14. 236115 - Premanufactured single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
  15. 236115 - Residential construction, single-family, general contractors
  16. 236115 - Row house (i.e., single-family type) construction general contractors
  17. 236115 - Single-family attached housing construction general contractors
  18. 236115 - Single-family detached housing construction general contractors
  19. 236115 - Single-family homes built on land owned by others, general contractors of
  20. 236115 - Single-family house construction by general contractors
  21. 236115 - Time-share condominium construction general contractors
  22. 236115 - Town house (i.e., single-family type) construction by general contractors
  23. 236115 - Vacation home, single-family, construction by general contractors

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 236115
2007 236115
2012 236115
2017 236115
2022 236115

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1521 - General Contractors-Single-Family Houses
  2. 8741 - Management Services

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 236115, New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders):

  1. building constr residential 1 2 family dwllg excluding alteration renovation repair
  2. building constr residential 1 2 family dwllg including alteration renovation repair
  3. building construction of residential one or two family dwelling including alteration renovation or repair
  4. building construction residential subdivision 1 to 2 family dwelling
  5. building construction townhouse
  6. carpentry const residential 3 story tier 1 and 2
  7. carpentry const residential 3 story tier 3
  8. carpentry const residential 3 story tier 4
  9. carpentry construction of residential dwelling not exceeding three story in height except for sale builder
  10. carpentry construction of residential dwelling three story or less except for sale builder
  11. carpentry construction of residential property less than 3 story
  12. carpentry construction of residential property less than three story in height
  13. carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding 3 story in height 1 office
  14. carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding 3 story in height 1 shop
  15. carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding three story in height
  16. carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding threestory in height
  17. carpentry detached one or two family dwelling
  18. carpentry residential not exceeding 3 story in height
  19. carpentry residential property 3 story or less
  20. condominium
  21. construction
  22. construction of building
  23. construction or project manager
  24. construction or project manager cgl
  25. construction or project manager tier 4
  26. construction sale and estimator
  27. contractor carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding 3 story in height office
  28. contractor carpentry construction of residential property not exceeding 3 story in height shop
  29. contractor construction or erection all construction subcontracted
  30. contractor project manager construction executive construction manager or construction superintendent
  31. contractor sub work construction or reconstruct or repair or erect 1 2 family dwelling tier 4
  32. contractor subcontracted work in connection with building construction reconstruction repair or erection one or two family dwelling
  33. general contractor
  34. general contractor single family house
  35. management service
  36. manufactured modular or prefabricated home setup hookup or installation at building site
  37. metal building erection prefabricated
  38. metal erection in the construction of dwelling not exceeding two story in height
  39. mobile home prefabricated building away from shop site
  40. mobile home prefabricated building including shop operation
  41. mobile home prefabricated housing away from shop site
  42. new single family housing construction except for sale builder
  43. ocp construction operation contractor
  44. prefabricated building erection
  45. prefabricated building erection tier 4
  46. prefabricated housing mobile home away from shop site
  47. residential building construction
  48. residential construction subdivision

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