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2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook 
  
2025-2026 College Catalog and Student Handbook

BCV 0123C - Building Layout and Foundations



Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into Carpentry Career Certificate Program 
 
Corequisite(s): BCV 0003C  and BCV 0112C  
Introduces techniques to select appropriate building sites, properly orient and layout a building, and choose climate-specific foundation types and construction. Also provides strategies and techniques to select and install foundations, water management systems, vapor barriers, concrete and block assemblies, and other foundation systems. Teaches the student to perform building site and foundation building material takeoffs and apply appropriate building codes and performance guidelines to construct durable foundations.
Semester Hours: 150 clock hours
Semester Offered: Fall
Fees: Lab Fee
Course Designations: Post-Secondary Adult Vocational