JSTI 111 - Structural Trades

Credits 3
This course emphasizes those building trades involved in the skeletal aspect of a structure. This includes electricians, ironworkers, rough and form carpenters, laborers, brick and cement masons, and piledrivers. Students work with tools, materials, and methods specific to each trade, developing skills and knowledge to include steel studs and wood framing. Students are introduced to sustainable building practices. Students operate such equipment as air compressor and guide projects as a team.