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Carpentry: Commercial Framing and Layout

Foundational Standards

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces.

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Commercial Drawings

Set up types and formats of commercial drawings including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing specifications.

Steel Framing

Assemble steel framing components.

List advantages and disadvantages of various types of steel framing systems.

Assess hazards involved in constructing steel framing systems and indicate ways to avoid them.

Exterior Finishing

Demonstrate and explain installation techniques used with various types of exterior finishing materials.

Thermal Protection

Install insulation materials and moisture barriers.

Explain the importance of insulation and moisture barriers, including their effects on energy consumption.

Describe health and safety concerns related to various types of insulation and list ways to avoid exposure to hazards when handling and installing it.

Explain insulation R-values and determine optimal R-values for a given type of building and geographical area.

Roofing

Compare and contrast types of roofing systems used in residential and commercial buildings, listing advantages and disadvantages of each type.

Construct a roofing system, using appropriate tools and fasteners.

Outline techniques and safety procedures for installing roofing systems in residential and commercial buildings, including tools, fasteners, and materials.

Doors

Describe types of doors and hardware used in residential and commercial buildings.

Create plans to avoid hazards associated with techniques for installing doors and hardware.

Drywall

Describe materials, tools, and techniques needed for drywall installation and finishing.

Estimate the quantity and cost of materials needed for drywall installation in a given scenario.

Suspended Ceilings

Select the components, tools, and equipment needed to install suspended ceilings.

Outline procedures for installing suspended ceilings.

Trim

Measure, cut, and install trim around doors, windows, floors, and ceilings.