U.S. single-family construction — research vault

Source index

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Source index

Sources are grouped by evidentiary role so you can tell what is a national definition, what is professional-practice guidance, what is a local example, and what is an industry or policy analysis.

Industry analyses and policy

  • S2 — NAHB Eye on Housing — Custom Home Building Share Declines in 2024 (Industry analysis)
  • S26 — HUD — Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing (Policy analysis)
  • S27 — McKinsey — Improving construction productivity (Industry analysis)
  • S28 — HBI + NAHB — Labor shortage study press release (Industry analysis)
  • S29 — NAHB — Government regulation in the price of a new home (2021) (Trade-association study)

Local permitting and plan-review examples

  • S12 — SF Planning — Homeowners (Local example)
  • S13 — Sacramento County — Building Permits & Inspection Division (Local example)
  • S30 — City of Hayward — New single-family home checklist (Local example)
  • S31 — Seattle SDCI — New building permit for single-family residential or duplex (Local example)

National definitions and statistics

  • S1 — U.S. Census Bureau — Survey of Construction definitions (National definition)
  • S11 — International Code Council — Code adoption resources (National code governance)

Occupations and personas

  • S14 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Construction managers (National occupation)
  • S15 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Cost estimators (National occupation)
  • S16 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Architects (National occupation)
  • S17 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Construction and building inspectors (National occupation)
  • S18 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents (National occupation)
  • S19 — BLS — Architectural and civil drafters (National occupation)
  • S20 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Carpenters (National occupation)
  • S21 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Electricians (National occupation)
  • S22 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (National occupation)
  • S23 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Construction laborers and helpers (National occupation)
  • S24 — NAHB — Project Management (Industry practice)
  • S25 — NAHB — Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent’s Job (Industry practice)
  • S32 — O*NET — First-line supervisors of construction trades (National occupation)

Professional practice and standardized documents

  • S3 — AIA East Tennessee — Design to Construction (Professional practice)
  • S4 — AIA Contract Documents — B201 basic services (Professional practice)
  • S5 — Construction Specifications Institute — Project Delivery Practice Guide (Professional practice)
  • S6 — Construction Specifications Institute — National CAD Standard (Professional standard)
  • S7 — AIA Contract Documents — G716 Request for Information (RFI) (Standard document)
  • S8 — AIA Contract Documents — G702/G703 payment forms (Standard document)
  • S9 — AIA Contract Documents — Change orders fundamentals (Professional practice)
  • S10 — AIA Contract Documents — Substantial vs. final completion (Professional practice)
  • S33 — AIA Contract Documents — B110 custom residential project (Professional practice)
  • S34 — AIA Contract Documents — A111 owner and home builder for a single-family home (Professional practice)

Renovation-specific: national definitions and statistics

  • S35 — JCHS — Improving America’s Housing 2023 (National market data)
  • S36 — Census Bureau — American Housing Survey (Federal survey)
  • S51 — Census Bureau — County Business Patterns (Federal dataset)

Renovation-specific: regulatory

  • S37 — ICC — International Existing Building Code (Model code)
  • S38 — EPA — Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (Federal regulation)
  • S39 — EPA — Asbestos NESHAP (Federal regulation)
  • S40 — FEMA — Substantial Improvement / Substantial Damage rule (Federal regulation)
  • S45 — ICC — IECC renovation triggers (Model code)

Renovation-specific: professional practice

  • S41 — NKBA — Kitchen and Bath Planning Guidelines (Professional standard)
  • S42 — NARI — Standards of Practice (Professional standard)
  • S43 — ASHI — Standard of Practice for Home Inspections (Professional standard)
  • S44 — AIA — B104 and B105 abbreviated residential agreements (Standard contract)
  • S48 — DBIA — Design-Build project delivery (Professional standard)
  • S50 — IICRC — S520 Mold remediation standard (Professional standard)

Renovation-specific: occupations and personas

  • S46 — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Interior designers (National occupation)
  • S49 — ASID and NCIDQ — Interior design professional standards (Professional certification)

Renovation-specific: industry analyses

  • S47 — JCHS — Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (Forecasting index)

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