Builder Qualifications

As a result of the 3 month immersion training for builders, students should gain proficiency and be judged by the following abilities. These abilities are demonstrated by performing each task without guidance from a superior, but based on their own abilities and available documentation, without assistance from anyone else. The test consists of both verbal explanation of the process (written test), and performance test (actual doing) to the tester's satisfaction.

1. Exterior Wall module builds - Build any of the 4x8 or 4x9 wall, corner wall, window, and door modules involved in the Seed Eco-Home 2 exterior wall system. Test: in 1 hour or less, build a wall module , starting from raw materials. Time must be under 1.5 hours for door and window modules.
2. Interior Wall Module Builds - Build any of the 4x8 or 4x9 interior wall, corner wall, window, and door modules involved in the Seed Eco-Home 2. Test: in 1 hour or less, build a selected wall module , starting from raw materials - either a plain interior module or door module. Note that walls may need wiring or plumbing components to be included in them.
3. Foundation form build - ability to prepare form, stakes, and to laser level and square the foundation - including all the systems that are part of the foundation. Test: starting from a level pad - stake, form, vapor barrier, insulate, pest-protect, rebar, and anchor bolt the foundation, using a walk-behind tractor or skid steer for moving gravel if necessary.
4. Sill plate installation - finishing detail to be made prior to putting up walls, consisting of sill gasket, sill plate, flashing, and fasteners. Test: installing an entire

Extra skills covered, beyond basic requirement:

1. Foundation pour: to scree, bull float, hand float, and trowel to a finish surface within +/- 3/8" of perfection over the 16'x32' pad.
2. Rough-in Plumbing: to prepare the rough-in plumbing that goes into the Seed Eco-Home, starting with cutting PVC sections to length, gluing them, and testing them with air pressure at 10 PSI.
3. Polishing concrete - using diamond pad and diamond cup devices for polishing concrete, prepare the surface, fill voids, and seal it until a 3000 grit fine shine - for a 100 sf area of concrete.