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=About= | |||
There are roughly 20 trades. If you count other required skills and integrated building practice - this list for OSE totals 31. | |||
=OSE Case - | *See list of subcontractors - [https://eyeonhousing.org/2015/09/it-takes-22-subcontractors-to-build-the-average-home/] | ||
=OSE Case - 31= | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
These are 3 general skills, which are useful in all of the | These are 3 general skills, which are useful in all of the 28 other specific skills) | ||
*Reading blueprints (OSE requires proficiency in exporting blueprints and BOM data from CAD files) | *Reading blueprints (OSE requires proficiency in exporting blueprints and BOM data from CAD files) | ||
*General tool use and technique (about 30 power tools and about 30 other hand tools) | *General tool use and technique (about 30 power tools and about 30 other hand tools) | ||
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*Hardscape | *Hardscape | ||
*Garage Door and Opener | *Garage Door and Opener | ||
*Welding | |||
==Utilities== | ==Utilities== | ||
Revision as of 01:07, 14 January 2026
About
There are roughly 20 trades. If you count other required skills and integrated building practice - this list for OSE totals 31.
- See list of subcontractors - [1]
OSE Case - 31
General
These are 3 general skills, which are useful in all of the 28 other specific skills)
- Reading blueprints (OSE requires proficiency in exporting blueprints and BOM data from CAD files)
- General tool use and technique (about 30 power tools and about 30 other hand tools)
- Measuring, marking, squaring, aligning, design for tolerancing, trigonometry, and assembly concepts - as applied to modular design.
Site and Exterior
- Foundation and concrete
- Framing
- Grading and site prep
- Excavation - plumbing, electrical, water
- Roofing
- Gutters
- Doors and windows
- Siding
- PV
- Deck, Terrace, Carpeting
- Landscape
- Hardscape
- Garage Door and Opener
- Welding
Utilities
- Electrical
- HVAC - heat pump, vents
- Heat Exchange and thermal batteries
- Plumbing
- Technical (CAT 5, Automation, fire alarms)
- Lighting (interior and exterior)
Finishing
- Insulation
- Drywall
- Interior doors
- Interior trim
- Painting
- Kitchen countertops and cabinets
- Bathroom
- Tile
- Flooring