About 768,000 workers were involved in general contracting for single-family construction in 2001
Traditionally quite fragmented, in 2000 the single-family housing construction industry consisted of 151,296 establishments that employed 713,300 workers
The single-family housing construction industry is unique for an industry of its size because it is highly fragmented and dispersed.
233210 (Single-Family Housing Construction)
Padraig Hartigan has written: 'Positioning for competitive advantage in the Irish residential building construction industry' -- subject(s): Housing construction, Construction industry
The health of the floor-laying industry is closely tied to that of the housing and construction industry; when housing starts increase, as they did in the early 2000s, floor layers see increased work.
applyed mass-production techniques to home construction.
John A. Reidelbach has written: 'Modular housing, 1972' -- subject(s): Housing, Modular construction industry
E. Jay Howenstine has written: 'Productivity trends in the construction industry' -- subject(s): Construction industry, Production standards 'Compensatory employment programmes' -- subject(s): Full employment policies, Public service employment 'Strategies and policies for dealing with high housing costs in industrialized countries' 'Productivity trends in the construction industry: a comparative international review' 'Attacking housing costs' -- subject(s): Costs, Housing, Housing policy
There are lots of careers related to the housing industry. A person can become a real estate agent or work in construction building homes.
Two broad categories of homes are constructed or assembled on-site by the industry--attached and detached.
The category covers general contractors primarily engaged in construction activities (including new work, additions, alterations, remodeling, and repair) of single-family houses.
Sic 1521 general contractors--single-family houses