Building Maintenance Technology II USA eLearning

Module 1 – Construction Components, Materials, & Hardware
Module 2 – Masonry Skills Part I
Module 3 – Masonry Skills Part II
Module 4 – Erecting, Plumbing, & Bracing
Module 5 – Placing Concrete
Module 6 – Laying Masonry Units
Module 7 – Construction Science
Module 8 – OSHA

In this course, students will

• Explain the purpose and components of contract documents and specifications.
• Read, interpret and apply plans, elevations, sections and details.
• Explain the relationships of the elements of contract documents.
• Create lists of materials and prepare estimates.
• Use architectural and engineering scales.
• Compare various computer-aided drafting (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) products and how they can be used by designers and construction project managers.
• Compare and analyze traditional drafting with computer-aided drafting (CAD) and building information modeling (BIM) to learn how technology has altered opportunities for innovative responses and results.
• Investigate the use of technology and other resources to inspire design decisions.
• Identify and locate local, state and federal codes, regulations and standards.
• Identify local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Understand zoning requirements.
• Understand property lines and building setbacks.
• Determine elevations.
• Understand the need to add, remove or relocate fill to proper compaction.
• Lay out and mark building location and elevation.
• Clean and maintain the site.
• Calculate material quantities and purchase cost (including sales tax).
• Calculate labor costs including work hours, duration and cost of workers.
• Explain and compute federal, state and local taxes.
• Schedule various construction activities.
• Research the development of construction technology, its impact on the built environment and the impact of growth on the construction industry.
• Describe and give examples of the influences and benefits of the construction industry on health and safety, communication, transportation and the economy.
• Analyze changes in architectural styles and construction practices over time relative to various environments.
• Describe the significance of major architects, engineers or inventors to understand their historical influences.
• Research innovative historical architectural and/or engineering works and examine the significance of their legacy for the future.
• Identify transitions in design media, technique and focus to explain how technology has changed design throughout history.
• Manipulate materials, techniques and processes through practice and perseverance using malleable and/ or rigid materials to create a 3-dimensional representational or abstract model.
• Use divergent thinking, abstract reasoning and various processes to demonstrate imaginative or innovative solutions for a project.
• Develop competence and dexterity through practice in the use of processes, tools and techniques.
• Solve design and construction problems, through convergent and divergent thinking, to gain new perspectives.