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BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY<br />

BCT 115 Basic Rigging<br />

1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)<br />

Rigging hardware and equipment. Includes safety, rigging equipment, inspection, crane hand signals, estimating an<br />

object, common rope knots, types of derricks and cranes, and rigging and moving equipment use.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 120 Blueprint Reading for Construction<br />

3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)<br />

Residential and light commercial blueprint reading. Includes blueprint symbols and terminology, construction materials,<br />

applications and specifications for commercial buildings, light frame and brick veneer construction, and appropriate<br />

mathematics.<br />

Recommendation: Completion of BCT 112 and 114 before enrolling in this course.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring.<br />

BCT 123 Concrete/Masonry<br />

3 cr. hrs. 5 periods (1 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Basic concepts and materials for concrete construction, finishing, and masonry work. Includes trade terminology,<br />

composition and characteristics of concrete, uses of concrete as a building material, effects of craftsmanship on finished<br />

concrete, concrete construction process, site operations and work set-up, history of masonry, and modern masonry<br />

materials and methods.<br />

Offered: Spring.<br />

BCT 130 EPA Clean Air Act: Section 608<br />

1 cr. hrs. 1 periods (1 lec.)<br />

Freon certification preparation. Includes basics of refrigerant bearing equipment, ozone depletion and the new legislation,<br />

technician categories covered on the certification examination, and certification testing.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 132 Residential and Industrial HVAC I<br />

4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Introduction to materials and procedures for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC). Includes trade<br />

mathematics, copper and plastic piping practices, soldering and brazing, ferrous metal piping practices, basic electricity,<br />

introduction to cooling and heating, and air distribution systems.<br />

Prerequisite(s): BCT 111, 112, 113, 114, 115.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 133 Residential and Industrial HVAC II<br />

4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Introduction to commercial airside systems. Includes chimneys, vents, flues, hydronic systems, air quality equipment, leak<br />

detection, evacuation, recovery, charging, alternating current, and basic electronics.<br />

Prerequisite(s): BCT 132.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 134 Residential and Industrial HVAC III<br />

4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Introduction to the principles of heat transfer, humidity, filtering, and energy saving devices used in HVAC systems.<br />

Includes accessories and optional equipment, metering devices, compressors, heat pumps, leak detection, evacuation,<br />

recovery, and charging.<br />

Prerequisite(s): BCT 133.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 135 National Electrical Code Residential Wiring Applications<br />

4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Electrical wiring and installation conforming to National Electrical Code requirements. Includes grounded systems,<br />

requirements for over-current protection of conductors, ampacity criteria, installing over-current protection of conductors,<br />

installing services, installing motors and transformers, remote control and signaling circuits, and installing structured<br />

wiring in homes and offices.<br />

Prerequisite(s): BCT 172.<br />

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.<br />

BCT 136 Sheet Metal I<br />

4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)<br />

Introduction to metalworking, insulation, layout, and fabrication. Includes introduction to the sheet metal trade, tools of<br />

the trade, fasteners, hangers, and supports, installation of air distribution accessories, insulation, introduction to sheet<br />

metal layout and processes, sheet metal math, and fabrication parallel line development.<br />

Prerequisite(s): BCT 111, 112, 113, 114 and 115.<br />

Offered: Fall.<br />

<strong>Pima</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> 2011/2012 335

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