Construction Trades

Our ultimate goal is to make our community more sustainable by providing training in energy efficient, cold climate building techniques and by developing a qualified workforce.  The Construction Trades program is dedicated to providing quality learning opportunities in a supportive environment where construction students can learn new skills or improve existing skill levels. Construction Trades at UAF-Bristol Bay Campus provides the knowledge, tools, and experiences that enable students to attain employment, develop professionally and experience personal growth and enrichment.Our students gain valuable hands-on experience in carpentry and construction as well as OSHA-approved safety training. Training consists of

• basic construction safety
• introduction to hand and power tools
• construction mathematics
• floor systems
• roof framing
• window and exterior door installation

Students develop a basic understanding of how to communicate, understand, anticipate and complete the work on a construction job site.

During the summer of 2010, our CTT students helped build the Passive Office, an innovative, super energy efficient model structure on our campus in Dillingham. 

Learn about the Passive Office

The Passive Office is an innovative, super energy efficient model structure built mostly by students.» Primarily based on the Passive House Standard, the world's most stringent energy efficient building standard, the structure lacks a conventional heating system and is designed to maintain a comfortable, year-round temperature mainly from passive solar gain, body heat and by-product heat provided by lighting and electrical appliances.» We're currently collecting data to determine the structure's energy performance.» The Passive Office is used in classes and tours and as a model for cold-climate construction techniques for the region.

Passive office poster with pictures and construction details

The Passive Office design was recently used as a model for the building of a new home in Dillingham that was recently recognized by the World Record Academy as the World's Tightest Residential Building.» To read more about this net-zero energy ready home visit the Alaska Energy Wiki site.

For more information, please call (907) 842-5109 or toll-free at 1-800-478-5109 or email uaf-bbcinfo@alaska.edu. No classes are currently scheduled in the Bristol Bay Campus service area for 2020.