Summary: The construction industry is big business, involving hundreds of professions and specialty areas. This program offers a fast-paced survey of the skilled construction trades, providing a sense of the diversity of jobs available, as well as comparing the wages of construction trades to other industries. Along with dozens of scenes from construction projects on a variety of scales, apprentices and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: In this program, construction of the port-side vertical fin of a Rutan Long-EZ homebuilt aircraft, begun in Composite Material Construction, Part 2, is completed as Burt Rutan and Mike Melvill finish the fiberglass skinning process. In addition, they show how to carry out three specialized layups-a shear web, a spar cap, and an interior corner joint-and perform a thorough cleanup of all tools...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: In this video, viewers are shown three of the key areas to inspect when buying a home—the electrical service, plumbing, and the heating system. Beginning in the basement, our home inspector, Alex Welsh, closely checks the electrical service. He reviews the condition of the fuse box or circuit breaker box to ensure that it is properly assembled and that there are no loose connections or frayed...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: How much siding will you need for a medium-sized house? How much lumber will it take? In this program, students will learn a number of industry-standard techniques used to calculate the amounts of building materials for many common construction projects. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives of the National Center for Construction Education & Research.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The construction trades provide a variety of opportunities to put specialized skills to work. Some of those situations require estimating the amount of building materials needed to complete the job. This program presents rule-of-thumb techniques of estimating material needs for a deck system, exterior walls, interior walls, roofing, electrical systems, and plumbing systems. Basing the project...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In this video, viewers get a close-up look at the roof, chimney, and other exterior features—places requiring some of the most expensive repairs a home buyer can incur. Our home inspector, Alex Welsh, begins up on a shingled roof, where he checks the age, condition, flashing, and pitch of the roof and looks for any hidden damage that might be lurking beneath the shingles. Various roof styles...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Every house begins with a foundation, but you'll need to determine what kind. This program explains the three types of foundations-basement foundation, crawl space foundation, and slab-on-grade-and uses a full basement foundation in a seasonal climate to illustrate basic techniques and concerns, including the use of footings, building forms, load-bearing values of the soil, and methods for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This video covers basic information on construction technology including a definition of construction, the project design, types of construction, the involvement of architects in the construction process, zoning laws, building codes, local covenants, site preparation, substructure and superstructure, building materials, installation of utilities, enclosing, and finishing.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Does your home-building training course need an all-purpose visual aid for jobsite safety orientation? This video illustrates the key issues residential builders and workers need to focus on in order to reduce accidents and injuries. Based on the NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook, the program conveys a wide range of safety information in easy-to-understand demonstrations. Topics include the use...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Do more than tell your students or employees about fall protection-show them! This video will help to train workers in safely performing some of the most hazardous jobs in home building. Designed for use with the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, the program offers demonstrations of safe work practices and equipment operations that satisfy OSHA standards. Featured topics include the use of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program travels to the National Association of Home Builders' Research Center to study four townhouses constructed using some of today's most innovative building materials and energy-saving technologies. Filmed at each stage of construction, these houses showcase foundations made of precast, pre-insulated, high-strength reinforced concrete or insulating concrete forms; walls made of ICFs,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Where a house is going to be built can be just as important as how it's designed. This informative video looks at considerations that go into choosing a structure's location, as well as that first big step on-site: breaking ground. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives of the National Center for Construction Education & Research.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In the postwar building boom, home construction was based on cheap energy, disposability, and seemingly endless resources-a world that no longer exists. Can conservation and sustainable development be part of the building industry's future? This program showcases the construction of a home built with materials, methods, and products that place a high priority on resource conservation. The...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Covers the erecting of structures, including very detailed information on substructures (slab, spread, and pile foundations) and superstructures (sills, headers, joists, studs, roofs) Also contains a brief discussion of some alternative superstructures including examples of tensile structures and pneumatic structures.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Do more than tell your students or employees about fall protection-show them! This video will help to train workers in safely performing some of the most hazardous jobs in home building. Designed for use with the NAHB-OSHA Fall Protection Handbook, the program offers demonstrations of safe work practices and equipment operations that satisfy OSHA standards. Featured topics include the use of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In this program, construction of the port-side vertical fin of a Rutan Long-EZ homebuilt aircraft continues. After describing in detail the properties of fiberglass cloth and epoxy, Burt Rutan and Mike Melvill demonstrate how to join foam blocks and apply fiberglass to a foam form. They then laminate the first fiberglass skin onto the PVC foam wing structure that was cut, joined, and shaped in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Whether it's a country cottage or a Tudor mansion, it all begins on the drawing board. This program will show students how homes get built on paper, what kinds of considerations drive many of the decisions and choices, and how to read the blueprints. Correlates to the Competencies and Objectives of the National Center for Construction Education & Research.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Discusses different types of foundations (slab, pier, post, t-foundations) as well as footings and special restrictions that apply (frostline, soil and subsurface conditions, earthquakes, flooding), and types of equipment used.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Eco-friendly building is catching on in the construction trade, and is projected to become the norm among home builders and contractors. Using easy-to-understand visuals and comments from industry experts, this program presents general construction guidelines for environmentally friendly residential building. Viewers are given a solid foundation of technical knowledge and best practices in all...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Details the installation of utilities of all types: electrical communications, water, sewage, and natural gas. The process of installation for each type of utility is covered in depth, including the workers who perform the tasks, the specific tasks themselves, materials and components used, as well as an explanation of how the utilities operate, and the finishing stages of installation for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Does your home-building training course need an all-purpose visual aid for jobsite safety orientation? This video illustrates the key issues residential builders and workers need to focus on in order to reduce accidents and injuries. Based on the NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook, the program conveys a wide range of safety information in easy-to-understand demonstrations. Topics include the use...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Every good home starts with a strong, solid, watertight foundation. In this video, our home inspector, Alex Welsh, takes us on a tour of various house foundations and notes the problems many older homes often incur at the foundation level over the years. Some are serious structural problems, others just simple cosmetic issues-but it is imperative to know and be able to identify the difference. ...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: After a general introduction of electricity-electrons, current, kilowatts, and the journey of electrical power from utility company to home-this program examines the work materials and tools commonly used by an electrician. Wires, cables, conduits, boxes, receptacles, and switches are illustrated, and the tools required to cut and run cable or conduit, detect and test voltage, and wire or...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008