Construction: What it is and how it affects you.

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Construction What it is and how it affects you.

• Engineering an Design Technology
• Toms River High School North

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Overview

• Construction is the process of producing
  structures. The types of structures that are
  produced vary from shopping malls, hospitals,
  stadiums, schools, highways, dams, bridges and
  houses. The construction industry is the process
  in which we produce these structures.
• The area of construction that we will be
  focusing on deals with shelter. Many things fall
  under this category and this is one of the
  earliest forms of construction. From the ancient
  city of Pompeii to the teepees of the Sioux
  Indians people have constructed shelters.

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Types of Structure

• Residential
• Houses, apartments, condominiums
• Commercial
• Shopping malls, car dealerships, stores
• Industrial
• Factories, treatment plants, hangers
• Public
• Town halls, schools, hospitals
• Private
• Mosques, synagogues, churches

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Steps in Constructing

• 1. Preparing to build.
• Select design, consider location and use.
• Develop plans, including specifications.
• Financing, securing money for land, materials,
  and labor.
• Locate and select building site.
• Hire a contractor.
• Obtain proper permits.
• 2. Preparing the site.
• Survey and clear site

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Steps in Constructing cont

• 3. Setting foundations.
• Foundation spreads the weight of the house out.
  Set foundation, also known as substructure.
• 4. Building the framework.
• Framework acts as skeleton for the house.
• Construct the superstructure, also known as
  framing
• Frame consitis of floors, walls, and roofs.
• 5. Enclosing the structure.
• Gives the house rigidity and provides protection
  from elements.
• Install windows and siding.

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Steps in Constructing cont

• 6. Installing utilities.
• Provides services for the house including
  electrical, water, waste, climate control, and
  communications.
• Installing utilities, prior to finishing, is
  called roughing in.
• 7. Finishing the interior.
• Insulating
• Sheathing the interior walls.
• Install flooring
• 8. Finishing the site.
• Clearing site and adding landscapes

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Unit Requirements

• The following must be completed and handed in by
  Thursday March 24, 2005
• Construction Packet (65 points)
• Complete the entire package including Define, and
  Extend Your Knowledge.
• Energy Handout (65 points)
• Hand out and answers.
• Including Alternate Energy PowerPoint.
• Room Design Activity (80 points)
• All components