North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2017 Version 2.0

471 - Prefabricated buildings and components thereof

This group comprises prefabricated buildings that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility and delivered to the construction site, and the components of prefabricated buildings built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings are virtually complete and either unassembled or fully assembled (or manufactured) and ready to use; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

A building refers to any roofed independent free-standing permanent construction or structure usually enclosed within external walls or dividing walls that extend from the foundations to the roof and comprises one or more rooms or other space. A building can be entered or accessed by persons or animals and is suitable or intended for protecting them and objects. A building can also include a separately usable underground construction.

A residential building refers to a construction in which at least half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for residential or dwelling purposes.

A non-residential building refers to a construction in which more than half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for non-residential purposes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • non-residential buildings not prefabricatred or factory-built (site-built) (See 622 Non-residential buildings)
  • residential buildings not prefabricatred or factory-built (site-built) (See 621 Residential buildings)

47111 - Prefabricated metal buildings and other non-wood buildings, and components thereof

This class comprises prefabricated buildings, predominantly made of metal and other non-wood material, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) metal and non-wood buildings are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of these buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

471111 - Prefabricated metal buildings and components thereof

This subclass comprises prefabricated industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings, predominantly made of metal, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) metal buildings are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

471112 - Prefabricated plastic and concrete buildings and buildings of other non-wood material, and components thereof

This subclass comprises prefabricated buildings, predominantly made of plastic, concrete or other non-wood material, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) plastic and concrete buildings and buildings of other non-wood material are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.