Summary: Powering houses and heating water in more energy efficient, sustainable ways is an important component of many remodeling projects. Whether it's through the use of passive or active solar technologies, wind, or other renewable power sources, today's remodelers need to understand the basics of green power so they can guide their clients toward smarter choices and then integrate these...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In this video Shawn, our apprentice, tackles residential masonry. Working alongside a professional, he and the viewers learn basic skills in forming block wall foundations, different types of cement, and forming, pouring, and finishing concrete. We also learn skills in using mortar and bricklaying.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Our in-house narrator, Shawn, takes on plumbing as he works with a professional plumber. We find out what it takes to design the plumbing service, and how to install pipes, faucets, drains, sinks, bathtubs, and showers. Shawn shows us how to rough in the pipes, cut holes in the floor, sweat copper pipes, and bond PVC pipes. An extremely instructive how-to video.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Shawn, our narrator, has become an apprentice electrician for the day. We follow him through the specific steps of wiring a house as he works with a professional electrician. The video covers wiring diagrams, breaker panels, circuit breakers, switches, and outlet wiring. A quick but instructive look at the basics of wiring.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Residential Ceiling Framing is a nine-minute video which is part of the series, Residential Carpentry Framing.Finally, a step-by-step "how-to" series of videos that will show your students how to build. Whether working with floor, wall, ceiling, or roof framing, viewers get a first-hand look at construction procedures, safety issues, and proper tools. A clear explanation of each step provides...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Residential Wall Framing is a twelve-minute video which is part of the series, Residential Carpentry Framing. Finally, a step-by-step "how-to" series of videos that will show your students how to build. Whether working with floor, wall, ceiling, or roof framing, viewers get a first-hand look at construction procedures, safety issues, and proper tools. A clear explanation of each step provides...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Residential Floor Framing is a ten-minute video which is part of the series, Residential Carpentry Framing.Finally, a step-by-step "how-to" series of videos that will show your students how to build. Whether working with floor, wall, ceiling, or roof framing, viewers get a first-hand look at construction procedures, safety issues, and proper tools. A clear explanation of each step provides...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Residential Roof Framing is a nine-minute video which is part of the series, Residential Carpentry Framing.Finally, a step-by-step "how-to" series of videos that will show your students how to build. Whether working with floor, wall, ceiling, or roof framing, viewers get a first-hand look at construction procedures, safety issues, and proper tools. A clear explanation of each step provides...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Talking about energy is tricky because everyday words can also have specialized scientific meanings. Through the process of defining key terms like "power," "work," and even "energy" itself, this program uses a roller coaster, a harmless train wreck, ice-skaters, a boulder, a human cannonball, night-vision goggles, and a supernova to introduce students to kinetic and potential energy,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Part in-depth analysis, part whirlwind tour, this program captures the essence of Frank Gehry and his iconoclastic creations through the celebrated architect's own words; the insights of Cesar Pelli, Richard Serra, Hiro Yamagata, and Rafael Moneo; and a broad sampling of Gehry's many structures, which speak for themselves. The Davis studio and residence, Loyola Law School, the Edgemar...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005