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This course provides students with instruction in reading and interpreting residential building codes, specifications, and blueprints. Topics include finding required information in codes and specifications; verifying material sizes and grades from tables; and reading plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and notes. Students draft architectural drawings, including foundation and floor plans, using computer software. Elevations and wall sections are drawn using standard drafting practices. The process of drawing, reading and interpreting architectural plans teaches students accurate ways of estimating and scheduling jobs. |