NEW - Revised exercises. Provides instructors with a fresh set of assignments. The basics of blueprint reading. Students gain a working knowledge of the physical appearance of blueprints, their components, and meanings, and of the use and understanding of architectural, civil engineering, and metric scales. Components of residential construction Including off-site, site improvement, and on-site construction. Features the construction of a complete residential project. Students learn to identify benchmarks, datum points, points of beginning, and founds, as well as components that separate off-sites, site improvements, and on-sites. Commercial construction and the requirements for a commercial project.

Familiarizes students with the commercial plan groups, the legal documents, and the project manual that are of specific importance to any commercial project. An abundance of schematics and blueprints. Gives students extensive practice in working with the kinds of materials they will encounter on the job. Mathematics review Appendix I. Allows instructors to assess students' ability to make calculations as necessary for construction. Chapter exercises Includes multiple-choice, completion, and true-or-false questions. Helps students assess their comprehension of material and gives them hands-on experience in applying concepts to real-life situations. Reference appendices On Construction Abbreviations, Reference Tables, and Contract Documents.

Makes it easier for instructors to explain the components of a project. Glossary. Helps students develop the professional vocabulary that is necessary for effective communication on the job.