BLCT - Building Construction

This course is an introduction to the different types of plans and how they represent a finished building. Shows the parts of blueprints in detail including symbols, the title block, and grid lines. Introduction to site plans.

Bulldozers: Reviews the use and maintenance of the bulldozer, bulldozer operating techniques, and bulldozer attachments and their uses. Emphasizes safe operation of the equipment.
Backhoes: Presents types and designs of backhoe excavators, safe operating techniques of the backhoe and front bucket of the backhoe tractor, and use of the backhoe for trenching and digging foundations. Emphasizes setting up the backhoe safely.

This course is designed to help students understand and apply important academic skills and some of the personal skills needed to succeed in college and the workplace.

This course expands on lecture courses covering hand and power tools through additional lecture and practical experiences using the tools. The course develops practical skills in hand tool and power tool usage through a series of required projects. Students will learn hand tool skills with chisels, planes, handsaws, and layout tools by completing a series of wood joints. Students will expand on these skills while building two other shop projects. One project using only hand tools and the other project introducing them to stationary power tools, usage, setup and skills. Power machines used include: table saws, radial arm saws, jointers, band saws, drills, and sanders.

This course provides the student with a basic knowledge of foundation layout, introduction to blueprints, light commercial construction, and construction fasteners. Course content includes applicable terminology, reading construction drawings to interpret dimensions, building layout, foundation layout, material fasteners and their uses, light commercial building techniques, and hand tool/power hand tool safety.

This course provides the student with a basic knowledge of residential floor and wall framing and relevant building codes. Course content includes applicable terminology, plan reading necessary for layout, and instruction in framing conventional floor and wall systems. Units also included are sheathing materials and installation, insulation products with reference to energy code and installation, roofing materials, and hand tool/power hand tool safety.

Introduces the ten most used pieces of heavy equipment such as dump trucks, backhoes, and bulldozers. Describes the functional operation and uses for each piece of equipment.

Provides a comprehensive overview of safety requirements on job sites with emphasis on OSHA and NIOSH requirements. Presents basic requirements for personal protection, safely driving equipment, and HazCom.

Covers preventive maintenance responsibilities including specifying basic equipment subsystems and major mechanical systems; knowing how and when to service equipment; and how and when to complete routine inspections of equipment.

Workplace environment/safety is a required four credit hour course for all Building Trades Carpentry (920), Masonry (921), and Plumbing & Heating (922) students. This is a management level course designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills required to become a productive workman in the modern construction trades. In this course we will discuss the many occupations associated with construction as well as the opportunities they provide, insurance requirements, risk management, and loss control for employers and contractors. Much of this course will follow the training requirements set forth by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Construction Safety Outreach Program including: clear knowledge of occupations associated with construction, insurance requirements for employers, safety training requirements for construction employers, and record-keeping requirements for construction employers.