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:

1. Wall module builds - Build any of the wall, corner wall, window, and door modules involved in the Seed Eco-Home 2. Test: in 1 hour, build a wall module , starting from raw materials.
2. Foundation form build - ability to laser level and square the foundation. Test: starting from a level pad - stake, form, vapor barrier, insulate, and rebar the foundation, using a walk-behind tractor or skid steer for moving gravel if necessary.
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.

Extra skills covered, beyond basic requirement:

1. Foundation pour: to scree, bull float, hand float, and trowel to a finish surface within +/-1/4" of perfection.