Building Construction/Skilled Trades Addictions
Addictions (15)
- CAD/Drafting
A compass or, more properly, pair of compasses is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs. They can also be used as a tool to measure distances, in particular on maps. Compasses can be used for mathematics, dra...
- Carpentry/Framing
A carpenter (builder) is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of woodworking that includes constructing buildings, furniture, and other objects out of wood. The work generally involves significant manual labor and work outdoors,...
- Concrete and Masonry
Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar, and the term "masonry" can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone such as marble, granite, t...
- Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure.[1]...
- Flooring/Tiling/Painting/Wallpapering
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- Heavy Equipment Operation
A heavy equipment operator drives and operates engineering vehicles used in engineering and construction projects.[1][2] Operator training The International Union of Operating Engineers has equipment schools where apprentice operators are tra...
- HVAC
HVAC is an initialism or acronym that stands for "heating, ventilating, and air conditioning". HVAC is sometimes referred to as climate control and is particularly important in the design of medium to large industrial and office buildings such as sk...
- Ironwork/Metal Fabrication
Fabrication, when used as an industrial term, applies to the building of machines, structures and other equipment, by cutting, shaping and assembling components made from raw materials. Small businesses that specialize in metal are called fab shops....
- Plumbing/Pipefitting
Pipe fitting is the occupation of installing or repairing piping or tubing systems that convey liquid, gas, and occasionally solid materials. This work involves selecting and preparing pipe or tubing, joining it together by various means, and the lo...
- Roofing
A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous...
- Sheetrock/Plastering
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- Site Superintendent
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- Surveying
Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space position of points and the distances and angles between them. These points are usually, but not exclusively, associated wit...
- Town/City Planning
Urban, city, and town planning is the integration of the disciplines of land use planning and transport planning, to explore a very wide range of aspects of the built and social environments of urbanized municipalities and communities. Regional plan...
- Working
The exertion of energy by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.