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BLUEPRINT READING CLASSES
G03 Construction Blueprint Reading covers residential and commercial plan reading. Discover how to drill down into the project plans to find trade-specific information. Students engage in weekly discussions on topics covering construction materials, plan reading, and change orders.
CS10 Civil Blueprint Reading and Materials covers Department of Transportation (DOT) roadwork drawings and underground utilities. Weekly hands-on activities require students to analyze plans and calculate civil quantities including but not limited to: excavation, backfill, number of manholes, length of pipe, and striping. The first 3 weeks cover civil plan reading. The last 7 weeks cover civil materials.
G03 Construction Blueprint Reading
This course covers residential and commercial plan reading, teaching students how to interpret blueprints to extract trade-specific information. The curriculum includes weekly discussions on topics such as construction materials, plan reading, and managing change orders.
CS10 Civil Blueprint Reading and Materials
This course focuses on Department of Transportation (DOT) roadwork drawings and underground utilities. Students engage in weekly hands-on activities to analyze plans and calculate civil quantities, including excavation, backfill, manholes, pipe length, and striping.
Estimating and Bidding Classes
E05 Estimating and Bidding 1 covers creating your estimating template, identifying cost codes for the residential and commercial construction, covering all the elements needed for general conditions, and dives deep into estimating for concrete, site work, asphalt, curb and gutter, and masonry.
E06 Estimating and Bidding 2 covers estimating for steel, and carpentry at all levels from structural steel to miscellaneous metal, carpentry, support beams to roofing. plywood and sheathing. HVAC, and MEP.
E05 Estimating and Bidding 1
This course teaches students how to create an estimate and identify cost codes for residential and commercial construction from general conditions to masonry. Students complete weekly quantity take offs and estimates on general conditions, concrete, site work, asphalt, curb and gutter, and masonry.
E06 Estimating and Bidding 2
This course guides students in estimating steel, carpentry, finishes, mechanical, electrical and plumbing. covering everything from structural steel to miscellaneous metal, and from support beams to roofing, plywood, and sheathing. It also includes estimating for HVAC and MEP systems.
Civil Estimating Classes
E05 Estimating and Bidding 1 covers residential and commercial plans, general conditions, excavation, concrete, asphalt, and masonry.
CSE14 Estimating Civil and Site Work Construction covers heavy highway DOT plans and underground utilities plans to create estimates for excavation including labor, utilities, roadwork, and demolition.
E05 Estimating and Bidding 1
This course teaches students how to create an estimate and identify cost codes for residential and commercial construction from general conditions to masonry. Students complete weekly quantity take offs and estimates on general conditions, concrete, site work, asphalt, curb and gutter, and masonry.
CSE14 Estimating Civil and Site Work Construction
This course guides students in estimating heavy civil projects with a focus on heavy highway construction and underground utilities. Students develop an estimate for a project with a focus on mass excavation, crew productivity, earthwork, utilities, roadwork, demolition and more.
Construction Law Classes
CSM24 Contract Documents and Construction Law explores the AIA and AGC contract documents, their sections, and where to find key information. Liens, insurance, and general and supplementary conditions are reviewed. The culminating lesson focuses on the art of negotiation.
M31 Practical Applications of Construction Law is a Construction Project Management Certificate Program course. This course takes students on an investigation into case studies and how the law applies to contractors, subcontractors, payment, default, and change orders. Students review alternatives to legal action, methods of negotiation, and avoiding disputes.
CSM24 Contract Documents and Construction Law
Learn about contractual relationships and how the contract forms the environment. Develop familiarity with contract documents, construction contract clauses, contract reading, and disputes such as differing site conditions, claims, delays, defects, and changes.
M31 Practical Applications of Construction Law
Develop a clear understanding of the legal system and contractual relationships. Focus on identifying the problem, the rule that protects the issue, understand how the law applies and make a conclusive statement on the outcome of the issue. Strengthen your negotiation skills and address common construction concerns.
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Student Reviews
“I feel more confident with how to find crucial information needed when building a high rise building. This has saved me the time it takes to search through huge sets of drawings to find the information I need.”
(Summer 2024)
“The plan reading class has greatly enhanced my ability to interpret and understand complex architectural drawings. This skill has improved my accuracy and efficiency in preparing estimates and scopes of work.”
