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Exploring Evolution of Construction Methods: From Traditional to Modern Techniques

This comprehensive overview delves into the various construction methods employed over time, exploring how materials, equipment, and energy sources have influenced building practices. Just as sandwiches can be made in countless ways, buildings too have diverse construction options ranging from wood and concrete to innovative engineered materials. We examine historical shifts from horses to steam engines to modern technologies like hydraulics and electricity. The impact of energy availability and insulation trends are also discussed, along with insights on trends in housing over the last few decades.

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Exploring Evolution of Construction Methods: From Traditional to Modern Techniques

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  1. CTC-275 Construction Methods Intro

  2. Many different ways to build same building • How many ways can you build a ham and cheese sandwich? • Types of ham, bread, cheese, toppings

  3. Construction methods change when • Materials change • Why thatch roofs? • Why teepees and long houses? • How important where nails to building • Price Impacts • Equipment changes • Horses to steam engines to today • Erie Canal was dug with shovels and rock sleds • Steam engines were stationary with belts going from pulleys to the engine

  4. Construction methods change when • Power Changes • Man -> Horse -> Steam -> {Electricity, Hydraulics, Pneumatics} • Energy Availability • Why did electric heat go out in the 1970’s • Why did insulation become big in the 1970’s • How does energy effect building? • LEED

  5. House Construction • What materials can be used to build a house and what equipment is required • Wood – hammers, saws, drills, squares • Can also use engineered wood • What has happened to lumber in last 100 years? • Concrete – either cast in place, precast, or shotcrete • Can be above ground or below • Steel • Stone • Brick • Adobe – only need forms • Haybales

  6. House Construction • Wooden houses can be constructed using three methods • 1. Balloon Framing • 2. Platform Frame • 3. Modular – assembly line • (can do Concrete the same way)

  7. House Construction • What has happened to houses in the last 30 years? • What is the trend in housing and construction • Lexus Ad - quiet • Subaru Ad – 0 waste

  8. Questions • What made skyscrapers possible? • How old is concrete and who first used it • How old are nails? • What happened to make nails the preferred fastener

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