Construction Course Online by VDCI - Course + Reviews

Summary

A 100-hour survey of how buildings are actually assembled, covering the materials, systems, and vocabulary used across the industry and how trades hand off to each other from early site work through turnover. The first courses cover site preparation, soil conditions, utilities, earthwork, foundations, heavy equipment, and structural systems with their load considerations.

Later courses cover the building envelope, including moisture control, roofing, cladding, windows, and wall systems, then interiors and finish work, and finally MEP systems, fire protection, elevators, commissioning, and post-occupancy turnover. A construction materials course rounds out the sequence.

Who this course is for

People entering construction, engineering, architecture, or real estate development, and workers with field experience who want structured grounding in how the whole building process fits together.

Certifications covered by this course

No certifications are covered by this course.

Topics included

No specific topics are covered by this course.

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Curriculum

What you'll learn

Identify soil types, site preparation, utilities, earthwork, and foundation installation, along with the crews and heavy equipment involved
Explain how structural systems carry load, including crane use on site and how building loads are analyzed in design
Assess building envelope performance, including moisture control, temperature regulation, cold-formed steel studs, cladding, roofing, and window systems
Identify interior wall types and partitions, drywall, finishes, paint, flooring, ceilings, casework, and specialty installations
Describe MEP systems, including thermal comfort, indoor air quality, HVAC controls, plumbing, electrical distribution, and emergency power
Describe fire suppression and alarm systems, elevators, commissioning, and post-occupancy turnover