This is a list of building types. It is sorted by broad category: residential buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and infrastructural buildings.

Residential

Single-family detached

Examples of single-family detached house types include:

Single-family attached (small multi-family)

Large multi-family (apartments/flats/condos)

Public

Commercial

Commercial buildings, generally, are buildings used by businesses to sell their products to consumers.

Office

Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality (e.g., "a low-rise Class A building")

Retail

Retail buildings are categorized by their configuration and size

Hotels

Special-purpose

Industrial

Industrial buildings are primarily used for the production and storage/distribution of goods, among other uses.

Manufacturing

Warehouse/distribution

Flex space

Infrastructure

Infrastructure buildings house equipment and facilities related to public infrastructure.

Agricultural

Institutional

Other