DIFFERING APPROACHES TO INDUSTRY • Steel Mills

BREAKDOWN • Heavy Manufacturing Plants

Three Major Construction Categories
Breakdown of Construction Industry 1. Heavy and Highway - The Heavy
Segments and Civil Engineering Construction
subsector comprises
establishments whose primary
activity is the construction of entire
engineering projects (e.g.,
highways and dams), and specialty
trade contractors, whose primary
activity is the production of a
specific component for such
projects.
Heavy Engineering Construction (20%- 2. Non-residential Building - A
25%) building is regarded as a non-
• Dams residential building when the minor
• Tunnels part of the building (i.e. less than
• Bridges half of its gross floor area) is used
• Highways for dwelling purposes. These are
• Airports commercial buildings, educational
• Urban Transit Systems buildings, health buildings and
• Ports other buildings.
• Pipelines
3. Multi-unit Housing - Multifamily
• Water Treatment Plants
residential (also known as multi-
• Communication Networks
dwelling unit or MDU) is a
Building Construction (35%-40%)
classification of housing where
• Schools
multiple separate housing units for
• Universities
residential inhabitants are
• Hospitals
contained within one building or
• Commercial Office Towers
several buildings within one
• Warehouses
complex. A common form is an
• Light Manufacturing Plant
apartment building.
• Theaters
• Government Buildings
• Commercial Malls
• Recreation Centers
Residential Construction (30%-35%)
• Single-Family Homes
• Multi-Unit Townhouses
• High-Rise Apartments
• Condominiums
Industrial Construction (5%-10%)
• Petroleum Refineries
• Petrochemical Plants
• Synthetic Fuel Plants
• Nuclear Power Plants