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)