Reading and Creating Construction Documents

Chapter 1
1. History of Building Plans
2. Building Materials
Brick face names
Cores and frogs
Coursing patterns
How the code treats concrete in terms of fire
The Tee
Hollow Structural Steel (HSS) tubing
Shear connections
Decking, composite decking
Composite deck slab - construction, nelson studs
Intumescent coatings, FRC fire protection, mineral fiber fire protection
Hatching Exercise
3. Measuring
Using a tape measure
Using an Architectural Scale
4. Construction Math
5. Find the Missing Dimensions
6. Angles

Chapter 2
1. Reading Construction Drawings
2. Architectural Lettering
3. Orthographic Drawings
4. Construction Drawing Organization
5. Construction Drawings and Numbering Conventions

Chapter 3
1. Using Your Laptop: A Basic Guide
AutoCAD Software
AutoCAD Interface
CHAPTER
Import an Excel Spreadsheet

Chapter 4
House Design

Chapter 5 
Estimating