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Class Will Be Held:
October 23-25, 2024 | Wednesday to Friday
8:00 am to 4:00 pm ET
Member Price: $535
YLP Member Price: $483
Non-Member Price: $799
About the Course
This course offers not only the basics of blueprint reading, but also the fundamental of construction methods that make blueprint reading meaningful. It is designed for office personnel, foremen, superintendents, and anyone who desires basic knowledge of construction drawings.
Participants will learn
- Intro to the construction "food chain"
- Sectors of the Industry
- People / Materials / Equipment
- Blueprint Reading
- Construction Math
- Estimating / Red Line Drawings
- Hacks: all along the way
Blueprint Reading:
- Basic blueprint review: dive further into each discipline
- Floor plans
- Views: elevation / sectional
- Details / schedules
- Civil
- Structural
- Architectural
- MEP
Scale & Measurement:
Using a simple plan as per selected content from the textbook, "Print Reading for Construction" 8th Edition. The class will utilize multiple tools: ruler, architectural squares, and digital Scale master tools to discuss, explain and exercise the mastery of scaling blueprints for all disciplines. We will discuss the different types of scales and why they are used in different ways.
Construction Math:
This is not your normal boring math class! We will brush up on basics and learn hacks for discovering the quickest ways to determine materials, man hours and waste. Construction math will also cover man hours / labor rate you can use in your day-to-day goals.
- Measurement Review: how to read a tape measure
- Increments and Fractions: key increments used in measuring / identifying most common fractions to memorize day-to-day math in construction
- Calculating geometry: consider global thinking by putting you in the object
Estimating / Red Line Drawings:
You will be introduced to the fundamentals of construction estimation. Walk through the list of variables that drive construction estimates: size, scope, location, labor rates, and more. We will review the most common mistakes in the precon / project management sectors so that you can succeed.
- Qty Take-off / labor rates
- General conditions
- Overhead & profit
- Notes and clarifications
- How to avoid / What to look out for...
- items
- trades
- hidden factors
- items most commonly missed
- Subcontractor Actual Agreement
- Who does what and why?
- What is Red Line Drawings?
- What to show
- What the owner / superintendent / project manager need to see
- Project deliver method / Site expectations
**Registrants need to bring a yellow highlighter and an architectural scale to class.**
Meet Your Instructor - Dr. Lantz Holtzhower, Assistant Professor at Kennesaw State University
Dr. Holtzhower completed his Ph.D. in Construction Management at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida under the direction of Dr. Robert Ries and Dr. Charles Kibert. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the ConstructionManagement department at Kennesaw State University. He has taught at the university level for 9 years and is heavily involved in student competitions, industry events with AGC Georgia, and student success. Courses that he's taught include Construction Scheduling, Estimating and Project Management.
Dr. Holtzhower also holds a Master’s degree in Building Construction and a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, both from the University of Florida. He has 9 years of professional construction experience including commercial construction management, electrical contracting, and management experience with a fire protection contractor. The wide variety of projects includes a flagship institutional project, several municipal projects, K12 projects, office buildings, residential amenities, and agricultural storage warehouses. He is a licensed Certified Building Contractor in the State of Florida and has passed the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) exam for Georgia and surrounding state licenses.
AGC Georgia reserves the right to cancel programs up to 7 days prior to the start date if a minimum number of attendees is not met.