North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236220 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures, such as stadiums, grain elevators, and indoor swimming facilities. This industry includes establishments responsible for the on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings. Included in this industry are commercial and institutional building general contractors, commercial and institutional building for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building design-build firms, and commercial and institutional building project construction management firms.
Included activity examples
- Airport building construction
- Arena construction
- Barrack construction
- Data center construction
- Farm building construction
- Fire station construction
- Grain elevator or bin construction
- Hospital construction
- Hotel construction
- Indoor swimming facility construction
- Office building construction
- Parking garage construction
- Prison construction
- Radio and television broadcast studio construction
- Religious building (e.g., church, synagogue, mosque, temple) construction
- Restaurant construction
- School building construction
- Shopping mall construction
- Warehouse construction (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing, private)
- Official title
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Code level
- 6
- Parent industry
- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 23622
- Open opportunities
- 771 open · 5,019 active
SBA small-business size standard
$45M average annual receipts
Average annual receipts basis
Check this standard and its exceptionsExcluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Constructing buildings on their own account for rent or lease--are classified in Industry Group 5311, Lessors of Real Estate.
Constructing structures that are integral parts of utility systems (e.g., storage tanks, pumping stations) or are used to produce products for these systems (e.g., power plants, refineries)--are classified in Industry Group 2371, Utility System Construction, based on the type of construction project;
Manufacturing prefabricated commercial or institutional buildings and assembling/erecting them at the customers' site--are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, based on the primary material (wood, plastic, or metal); and
Performing specialized construction work on commercial and institutional buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors;
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.