Construction

This cluster involves careers in designing, planning, managing, building, and maintaining the built environment—residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects.

 Construction:

  1. Design/Pre-Construction

    • Architecture, drafting, civil engineering

    • Roles: Architect, CAD technician, building inspector

  2. Construction

    • On-site construction, project management, skilled trades

    • Roles: General contractor, project manager, electrician, plumber, mason

  3. Maintenance & Operations

    • Facility management, equipment maintenance, HVAC systems

    • Roles: Maintenance technician, HVAC specialist, facilities coordinator

Construction

The Construction Career Cluster focuses on professions involved in designing, planning, managing, and executing projects in the built environment. It emphasizes sustainable building practices to ensure that structures are both environmentally responsible and resilient. Careers in this Cluster are
pivotal in creating durable infrastructure that meets present needs without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own, covering a range of roles from architects and engineers to construction managers and skilled tradespeople.

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Construction Industry: Safety

Taught by Jim Rogers
Safety is always a prime consideration in the construction industry—and digital workflows and safety go hand-in-hand. In this course, you…

BIM Collaborate Pro Essential Training

Taught by Paul F. Aubin
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Fieldwire: Construction Field Management

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Bluebeam Revu: Construction Takeoffs

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Construction Technology: Establishing ROI

Taught by William Carney
Technology seeps into everything, and the construction industry is deep in the throes. If that’s where you work, you may…

SYNCHRO 4D: Visual Scheduling

Taught by Arpit Prakash
4D construction offers a focus on construction sequencing that helps you plan and monitor your project more effectively. This course…

Construction Industry: Productivity

Taught by Jim Rogers
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Construction Industry: Going Digital in the Field

Taught by Jim Rogers
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Taught by Rina Sahay
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Construction Management: Reading Civil Construction Drawings

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AutoCAD for Mac 2020: Construction Drawings

Taught by Jim LaPier
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Construction Management: Modular Construction Methods

Taught by Jim Rogers
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AutoCAD: Advanced Dynamic Blocks

Taught by Shaun Bryant
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Writing Construction Proposals and Budget Proposals

Taught by Christopher Randall
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Construction Management: Safety and Health

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Mechanical Systems: Reading HVAC, Plumbing, and Other Drawings and Schematics

Taught by Christopher Randall
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Learning Construction Estimating

Taught by Christopher Randall
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AutoCAD Facilities Management: Returning to the Workplace

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LinkedIn Learning

Construction Industry: Safety

Taught by Jim Rogers
Safety is always a prime consideration in the construction industry—and digital workflows and safety go hand-in-hand. In this course, you…

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Taught by Paul F. Aubin
If your team uses Revit, you know that worksharing enables multiple users to access and make changes to a single…

Fieldwire: Construction Field Management

Taught by Jim Rogers
As the construction industry begins its transformation from mostly paper-based management processes to digital, Fieldwire has helped construction professionals spend…

Bluebeam Revu: Construction Takeoffs

Taught by Jim Rogers
In this course, learn how to leverage Bluebeam Revu for accurate and efficient digital takeoffs. Instructor Jim Rogers begins by…

Introduction to Bluebeam Revu 20

Taught by Jim Rogers
If you work in the architecture, engineering, and construction management (AEC) industry, then you know how hard it is to…

Facilities Management: Returning to the Workplace

Taught by Jim Rogers
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Construction Technology: Establishing ROI

Taught by William Carney
Technology seeps into everything, and the construction industry is deep in the throes. If that’s where you work, you may…

SYNCHRO 4D: Visual Scheduling

Taught by Arpit Prakash
4D construction offers a focus on construction sequencing that helps you plan and monitor your project more effectively. This course…

Construction Industry: Productivity

Taught by Jim Rogers
Digital workflows in construction open up opportunities for great leaps in productivity—but these are other factors that impact your efficiency.…

Construction Industry: Going Digital in the Field

Taught by Jim Rogers
The digital revolution has transformed how the construction industry handles drawings. Gone are piles of paper printouts; now professionals are…

Creating Construction Documents with Revit

Taught by Rina Sahay
If you’re trying to get the hang of Autodesk Revit, there’s nothing like building a real-world model. In this course,…

Construction Management: Reading Civil Construction Drawings

Taught by Jim Rogers
Construction personnel of all types need to understand the role that civil construction drawings, or blueprints, play in the construction…

AutoCAD for Mac 2020: Construction Drawings

Taught by Jim LaPier
AutoCAD for Mac is a critical tool for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals working in the Mac operating system.…

Construction Management: Modular Construction Methods

Taught by Jim Rogers
Modular construction is a collection of practices and techniques for constructing buildings offsite. These factories can build walls, rooms, or…

AutoCAD: Advanced Dynamic Blocks

Taught by Shaun Bryant
Regular blocks allow you to reuse a group of objects repeatedly, thus saving time and creating consistency in your AutoCAD…

Writing Construction Proposals and Budget Proposals

Taught by Christopher Randall
In this course, project manager Christopher Randall details the key elements of a well-written technical proposal used in construction. Christopher…

Construction Management: Safety and Health

Taught by Jim Rogers
Construction contractors are realizing that safety, productivity, and quality are inextricably linked and are moving to implement programs that go…

Mechanical Systems: Reading HVAC, Plumbing, and Other Drawings and Schematics

Taught by Christopher Randall
If you are new to the mechanical construction or maintenance industry and have wondered what all the different shapes and…

Learning Construction Estimating

Taught by Christopher Randall
Detailed, accurate estimates are a critical part of construction, and professional estimators are in demand. Without estimates, construction managers can’t…

AutoCAD Facilities Management: Returning to the Workplace

Taught by Shaun Bryant
Returning to work after the pandemic presents a host of complex challenges. How do you stay safe on the job?…
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