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Residential Construction Program Residential Subdivisions The Spring Hill Residential Construction Site was a unique, community-based, construction technologies program in Fairfax County. This construction site, located in McLean, Virginia, provided students with the opportunity to “stick build” large single-family homes in a residential community. Students received classroom instruction on-site and apply their knowledge directly to the house under construction. In addition, students gained valuable experience and knowledge about the construction industry as they worked closely with various sub-constructors in specific trade areas. Construction of the seventeenth student-built home concluded in February
of 2006. The students began the year installing dry wall and tile. After
analyzing the real estate market, a February sale date was selected and
the students moved into high gear preparing the home for sale. Installing
finish trim, kitchen cabinets, landscape, and carpet rounded out the first
semester. Working with a real estate agent, the Board identified a market
value of $2,150,000.00 for the 6,300 square foot home located on just
under one acre of land in McLean, Virginia. Several county meetings were
scheduled on the site to highlight the exceptional work the students had
completed including the Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee,
High School Guidance Directors, and a culminating celebration of Condon
Manor with former students, staff members, FATE Board Members and School
Board members. The house was listed in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS)
February 21, 2006, and a contract was ratified on February 28, 2006, with
a selling price of $2,100,000.00. The 2006 summer program helped to complete the transition to Spring Village by setting up the office and classroom trailers, in addition to building a deck as a staging area and putting a fence up around trailers. Spring Village is a new site, for an already established program, however, with change inevitably comes some problems. With the beginning of the 06-07 school year also came a few unforeseeable obstacles. But as always, the obstacles were overcome, and after getting off to a slow start, the year was rounded out with some great progress. The 06-07 students helped with the foundation forms, and then learned how to layout the "ground work" (first step in the plumbing installation) for the first home at Spring Village, working alongside industry professionals. Another first, was for the framing to be done utilizing a "framing package". By using panelized walls, and a TGI flooring system the students were exposed to a more modern, industry accepted way of framing the house. They also had the opportunity to stick frame the interior non load bearing walls. The summer class of 2007 accomplished the goals that were set, framing the interior second floor walls, and installing all of the windows and exterior doors. All in all the 2007 school year finish on a high note meeting with the expected goals. A new school year is upon us, with a great group of aspiring industry professionals of the future, and if the first few weeks of this year are any indicator, it is going to be a great year. |
marcial.rubio@fcps.edu
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