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In this episode of The Build Show, Travis Brungardt and Joe Cook travel to Bern, Switzerland, to explore the prestigious Holzbau Schweiz, a four-year carpentry trade school. Together, they walk through the facility’s training spaces, showcasing everything from timber framing and complex joinery to skylight installations and modern cladding systems. They highlight Switzerland’s unique apprenticeship model, which blends classroom instruction with real-world jobsite experience, all underpinned by a strong emphasis on safety, precision, and sustainability. This deep dive reveals why Swiss carpentry education is considered among the most rigorous and comprehensive in the world.