Arch Eng/Construction Mgmt (AEC)

This course will cover major periods of architectural development. Social and cultural values influencing architecture will be highlighted as well as the interaction of art, engineering, and architecture as forms of expression.

Interpret construction prints and the related documents produced by the residential or commercial architect and used in the construction industry.

Print reading, construction assemblies, terminology, isometric drawings, orthographic projections, and oblique sketching.

Investigates light frame construction techniques and the production of residential construction drawings. The course covers residential construction materials, components and systems related to wood frame structures. Students produce a professional set of construction drawings of a residential structure.

Examines the process of drawing commercial architectural plans, elevations, sections, details, and schedules. Students produce a portfolio of construction drawings of a multistory core and shell of a structure.

Examines building materials and construction techniques. Topics include a study of soils, concrete, brick, masonry, steel, timber, and plastics, and a study of types of building structural systems and components. Principles of interpreting light commercial construction drawings (blueprints) for structural and trade information are also introduced.

Investigates construction practices, specifications, contracts, and other legal documents used in the building construction industry. The roles and responsibilities of design and construction team participants are also explored.

To be determined by the individual instructor. A Course Description will be developed for each course and documented within the course syllabus. Refer to the SFCC Style Guide for Course Description, Required Course Learning Outcome, and Topical Outline guidelines.

Reviews conceptual design, site analysis, and architectural drafting techniques. Students will be introduced to the development of design ideas and theories and learn how to present those ideas visually. Students will be required to analyze a site and produce a design solution that responds to that particular site through a combination of research data, conceptual models, drawings, and sketches. The student will produce a final presentation of all relevant data, sketches, conceptual models, and drawings using presentation boards produced in various graphical programs.

Investigates the technologies and strategies related to sustainable (green) materials and systems for buildings. Topics include: energy and environmental consciousness/regulations; the high performance building envelope; alternative construction techniques (adobe, cob, rammed earth, straw bale); microclimate/site factors; sustainable/green materials; and passive solar; active thermal solar, photovoltaic energy, wind energy conversion; on site water use/reuse and waste disposal systems.

Covers basic construction estimating. The student will develop skills in estimating the amount and cost of various constructions. He/She will demonstrate these skills by making estimates of material and labor quantities and cost for representative types of construction.

Perform research using various methods of project scheduling. Emphasis will be placed on critical path method techniques and strategies.

Investigates building construction management principles including a study of systematic scheduling techniques, project tracking and control methods, and budget and cost analysis and control.

Explores construction site hazards and unsafe practices related health and safety regulations and standards, and loss and theft prevention. Training in basic first aid and CPR is included.

A study is made of the restrictions, standards, and requirements that in the interest of public safety and welfare have been established by law to govern the construction of buildings and their materials. Specifications are developed to describe building materials to be furnished and how they are to be installed.

Implements workplace tools and skills of the architecture profession and construction industry. Includes instruction on developing a resume and design portfolio in a visually artistic and professional manner. The course will also include lessons in workplace, customer and client relations, team-building, participation, and employer expectations.