High Performance Building

The High Performance Building certificate was created for entry level carpentry students to achieve high performance building skills required for home auditing, thermal imaging, blower door testing and sustainable practices that ensure indoor air quality and comfort for healthy homes.

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Provide students with skills for developing Labor Market Demands influenced by new code requirements in energy efficiency.

Item 1.            Program Goals and Objectives

 

Laney College currently offers a wide range of courses in Carpentry. The Associates Degree and Certificate prepares students for a career in the construction industry, either as self-employed carpenters, employees or as General Contractors. Our students are trained in basic construction and advanced practices and methods of construction. We do this by building and remodeling residential homes in the community in cooperation with the City of Oakland and the Oakland Rotary. We emphasize green, sustainable and high performance building. Elements of our program include best building practices in energy efficiency, weatherization and digital fabrication.

 

Program Outcomes

·        Analyze and apply energy efficient and safe building techniques.

·        Communicate effectively in the technical language of the Carpentry/Construction Trades, including written, verbal and mathematical computation skills.

·        Develop a foundation of core skills necessary to safely operate power tools and equipment used to build, repair and remodel homes to current code requirements.

 

 

Item 2.            Catalog Description

 

The High Performance Building certificate was created for entry level carpentry students to achieve high performance building skills required for home auditing, thermal imaging, blower door testing and sustainable practices that ensure indoor air quality and comfort for healthy homes.

 

Item 3.            Program Requirements

 

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (9.5 units):	CARP 206		High Performance Building	3.5		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 223		CAL-OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Training for Carpentry	2		Yr 1, Fall
	CONMT 2	Green Rating Systems for the Built Environment		3		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 200	Special Projects Laboratory *		1		Yr 1, Fall
Major Requirements				9.5
Total Units				9.5

*: Students must complete at least 1 unit of this course.

 

Item 4.            Master Planning

 

Laney College currently offers a wide range of courses in Carpentry. The Associates Degree and Certificate prepares students for a career in the construction industry, either as self-employed carpenters, employees or as General Contractors. Our students are trained in basic construction and advanced practices and methods of construction. We do this by building and remodeling residential homes in the community in cooperation with the City of Oakland and the Oakland Rotary. We emphasize green, sustainable and high performance building. Elements of our program include best building practices in energy efficiency, weatherization and digital fabrication.

 

Item 5.            Enrollment and Completer Projections

 

The enrollment data for the courses included in the High Performance Building CA is shown in the table below.  These are the numbers of grades (other than“W”) earned.  Only regular semesters(fall and spring) are taken into account. 

 

The data shows a robust growth in the number of students at Laney College who are in majors that require rigorous training in lower-division computer science courses. 

 

Enrollment Data – Number of Letter Grades (other than W)Earned

 

Course	F16 & S17	F17 & S18	F18 & S19
CARP 206--HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING	10	13	18
CARP 223-- CAL-OSHA 30-HOUR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FOR CARPENTRY	n/a	21	37
CONMT 2-- GREEN RATING SYSTEMS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT	10	13	18
CARP 200-- SPECIAL PROJECTS LABORATORY	10	13	18

 

 

Item 6.            Place of Program in Curriculum/Similar Programs

 

a)     There are no active inventory records that need to be changed in connection with the approval of the proposed program.  

b)     This program does not replace any existing program on the college’s inventory. 

c)     There are no related programs offered by the college. Laney is using this to replace a CP.

 

 

Item 7.            Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area

 

Laney is the only college in the district that offers carpentry curriculum.  Outside of our district, no other college in our service area offers a CA in High Performance Building. 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Laney GE	Sequence
Core Courses (9.5 units):	CARP 206		High Performance Building	3.5		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 223		CAL-OSHA 30-Hour Construction Industry Training for Carpentry	2		Yr 1, Fall
	CONMT 2	Green Rating Systems for the Built Environment		3		Yr 1, Fall
	CARP 200	Special Projects Laboratory *		1		Yr 1, Fall
Major Requirements				9.5
Total Units				9.5

*: Students must complete at least 1 unit of this course.

Laney College currently offers a wide range of courses in Carpentry. The Associates Degree and Certificate prepares students for a career in the construction industry, either as self-employed carpenters, employees or as General Contractors. Our students are trained in basic construction and advanced practices and methods of construction. We do this by building and remodeling residential homes in the community in cooperation with the City of Oakland and the Oakland Rotary. We emphasize green, sustainable and high performance building. Elements of our program include best building practices in energy efficiency, weatherization and digital fabrication.

Laney is the only college in the district that offers carpentry curriculum. Outside of our district, no other college in our service area offers a CA in High Performance Building.