Print Reading for Construction: Residential and Commercial, 8th Edition

Print Reading for Construction is an outstanding solution to learn and master the skill of print reading for residential and commercial construction. It is a combination text-workbook that teaches the interpretation and visualization of construction prints, starting with the basics and progressing to advanced topics. The Large Prints folder included with the text contains 140 foldout prints (17" x 22") from residential and commercial construction, providing students realistic, on-the-job applications. Electronic versions of the prints are available as PDFs, ideal for projecting in class and zooming in to magnify details. The text includes a dedicated unit on construction math and related applications.

• Includes new videos for online users: author-led videos that expand on topics and supplement lectures and new Understanding Measurement Tools videos, activities, and assessments that help students master important measurement skills.
• Features new coverage on metric scales, open-web steel joists, open-web floor joists, the gage system used to classify sheet metal gages, and takeoffs.
• Includes new takeoff and estimating sheets to use with the construction estimating activity. A new Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet form—preloaded with all the items in the Materials List, plus mathematical formulas that automatically calculate total costs from data entered in the file.
• Features many new photos and illustrations to show common construction methods and materials.
• Provides many new review questions and print reading activity questions to evaluate student comprehension.

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