Explores both wood and steel construction including framing, layout, stud walls, joists, sheathing, girders, trusses, decking, reinforced concrete, and more. Shows subfloor, floor, and framework.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Oct. 15, 2006. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

What Carpenters Do (2:25) -- Construction: Framing a Floor (2:04) -- Construction: Stud Walls (0:56) -- Career in Carpentry (1:44) -- What Ironworkers Do (1:36) -- Steel Framing and Reinforced Concrete (1:14) -- Ironworker: Requirements and Risks (1:07) -- Terrazzo Flooring and Jobsite Safety (1:43) -- Construction Work: Income and Opportunities (0:40)