U.S. single-family residential construction vault
This folder is an Obsidian-friendly markdown export of the research-backed map for U.S. private single-family residential construction — covering both new construction and renovation/remodeling. It separates content from presentation and keeps everything in linked notes.
Start here
- Scope and methodology
- Market structure and key figures
- Ecosystem map
- Actors overview
- Process overview
- Information flows
- Friction map
- Glossary index
- Source index
- Structural ideas
At a glance
- 8 actor notes (6 shared + 2 renovation-specific)
- 4 process-model notes (2 new construction + 2 renovation)
- 14 exchange-matrix rows
- 13 friction points (8 shared + 5 renovation-specific)
- 40 glossary notes
- 51 source notes
Key figures
| Figure / label | Meaning in this map | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 73.1% | of 2024 single-family starts were built for sale, so the default map uses the production / built-for-sale lane. | S2 - NAHB Eye on Housing - Custom Home Building Share Declines in 2024, S1 - U.S. Census Bureau - Survey of Construction definitions |
| 17.5% | were custom homes in 2024, so the custom / owner’s-land lane is shown as a second operating model. | S2 - NAHB Eye on Housing - Custom Home Building Share Declines in 2024, S1 - U.S. Census Bureau - Survey of Construction definitions |
| 2 clocks | run at once: the statistical clock (authorized → started → completed) and the delivery clock (programming → design → procurement → construction → closeout). | S1 - U.S. Census Bureau - Survey of Construction definitions, S3 - AIA East Tennessee - Design to Construction, S4 - AIA Contract Documents - B201 basic services |
| Many AHJs | adopt model codes by law and may amend them; planning, building, fire, utilities, and public works may all touch one project. | S11 - International Code Council - Code adoption resources, S12 - SF Planning - Homeowners, S13 - Sacramento County - Building Permits & Inspection Division |