Who Builds a Tower (trades by floor)

Who Builds a Tower (trades by floor)

Read the tower from the bottom.

Below grade. Surveyor · heavy-equipment operator · pile driller · ironworker (rebar) · carpenter (forms) · concrete finisher · waterproofer · plumber (site drainage).

Ground floor. Mason · glazier (storefront) · electrician (service entrance) · fire-sprinkler fitter · elevator mechanic (pit).

Core. Concrete crew (jump form) · ironworker · elevator mechanic (rails, machines) · electrician (risers) · plumber (stacks) · HVAC (shafts) · telecom technician (fiber riser).

Typical floor. Ironworker (deck) · welder · concrete finisher · glazier (curtain wall) · drywall · electrician · plumber · HVAC · fire alarm · painter · flooring · millwork.

Mechanical floor. HVAC technician · industrial-maintenance technician · electrician · controls technician.

Roof. Roofer · crane operator (dismantling the tower crane) · window-washing rig installer.

After. Building engineer · elevator mechanic (annual test) · fire inspector · housekeeping · data-center technician · dry cleaner (linen).

Every name here is a program at VoTechWorks. A tower is a school with floors.