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NAICS 236210 — Industrial Building Construction
Industrial Building Construction
NAICS 236210 is the national industry code for industrial building construction establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $45.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.
SBA: $45.0
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Official Inclusions
- construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings
Exclusions & Cross-References
Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:
- constructing oil refineries and petrochemical plants (See 237120 Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction (US))
- constructing power generation plants (except hydroelectric) (See 237130 Power and communication line and related structures construction (US))
- constructing warehouses (See 236220 Commercial and institutional building construction (US))
- constructing water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and pumping stations for water and sewer systems (See 237110 Water and sewer line and related structures construction (US))
- performing specialized construction work on industrial buildings, generally on a subcontract basis (See 238 Specialty trade contractors)
Official Illustrative Examples
Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:
assembly plant (e.g., automobile and truck) construction cement plants, construction industrial building or plant construction, general contractors industrial incinerators, furnaces, blast furnaces and kiln construction, general contractors materials recovery facilities, construction
Complete Index of Activities (41 recognized activities) ▼
acid plants, construction
additions, alterations and renovations of industrial buildings, by operative builders
additions, alterations and renovations, industrial buildings
aluminum plant construction, general contractors
ammonium plants, construction
assembly plant (e.g., automobile and truck) construction
cement plants, construction
chemical plants, industrial or heavy, construction
clean room construction, general contractors
coke oven construction, general contractors
construction management, industrial buildings
construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings
custom builders, industrial buildings, construction
designing and erecting, combined, industrial, general contractors
discharging station construction, mine, general contractors
disposal plants (e.g., garbage, refuse, waste), construction
drycleaning plant construction, general contractors
foundry construction
industrial building construction, by operative builders
industrial building or plant construction, general contractors
industrial establishments (e.g., canneries, textiles or rubber factories) construction
industrial incinerators, furnaces, blast furnaces and kiln construction, general contractors
industrial plant appurtenance construction, general contractors
light industrial buildings or manufacturing plants, construction
loading station construction, mine, general contractors
materials recovery facilities, construction
metal refineries, construction
mine loading and discharge station, construction
mining appurtenance construction, general contractors
operative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), industrial buildings
ore milling and metal processing plants, construction
oven construction for industrial plants, general contractors
pharmaceutical manufacturing plant construction, general contractors
pre-engineered or prefabricated light industrial metal buildings, erection
printing plant construction
processing plants (e.g., food, fish), construction
remodelling industrial buildings, general contractors
smelters, construction
speculative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), industrial buildings
steel mills, construction
washeries construction, mining, general contractors
Official data
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Official name | North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 |
| Issuing authority | U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI |
| Tax authority | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
| Purpose | Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards) |
| Used in | SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk) |
| Active since | 2022 (current edition) |
| Hierarchy level | Sector (2-digit) |
| Source | https://www.census.gov/naics/ |
NAICS hierarchy path
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Cross-references & crosswalks
SBA size standard description
Industrial Building Construction
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