Scale-model buildings provide valuable training
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This article was published 20/12/2014 (3917 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The holiday-themed village outside the Westbran Training Centre is so much more than what first meets the eye.
The village, which includes a church, general store and house, was built by a crew from the centre, which focuses on equipping people with the necessary skills to get a job in the construction industry.
“Everything is done to scale, including the framing with the appropriate distance between joists,” said centre manager Charlene Quinlan.
“They measured everything in the building and then reduced the scale, so not only did they learn proper framing and finishing process, but they also used math and creative thinking.”
The home might be the only Brookdale residence many of us can ever afford, as plans for the replica were taken from a home built in the new western Brandon development.
A peek inside the windows reveals a pool table, big-screen TV, drum kit and bedroom. All of the items are meticulously handcrafted to scale.
Pews can be seen while looking through the stained-glass windows of the church. The building is complete with a tower and bell at the top.
The general store is equally impressive with its rows of goodies.
The replicas — which are one-tenth to scale, according to Quinlan — look as if they are ready to come to life.
Quinlan said the project helped develop team-building skills and how to take instruction.
Everything in the buildings is built to code.
It’s something the crew took a great deal of pride in, Quinlan said. She hopes it’s a springboard to their careers in the construction industry.
“We have a very high success rate,” Quinlan said. “Construction employees are in fairly high demand in our area and have been for a number of years — and it is projected to continue to be the case.”
The village can be seen outside the Westbran Training Centre offices, which are beside the skating oval.
The oval is also set to open today at 11 a.m., complete with the Waterfall of Lights, which has been running for some time.
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