Gain an in-depth understanding of building plans and documentation for residential construction with this course that covers the fundamentals and beyond. Learn about different building documents, the professionals involved in their creation, and the various types of drawings included in a plan set.
Key Insights
- The course provides a comprehensive guide to understanding building plans and documents, including the types of documents required by regulatory agencies in the building set.
- Insight into the different professional disciplines involved in creating building documents is discussed, including architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, and in some cases, mechanical and electrical engineers.
- Participants will gain knowledge about the diverse types of drawings included in a set of plans, such as site plans, floor plans, elevations, wall cuts, and building sections.
Note: These materials offer prospective students a preview of how our classes are structured. Students enrolled in this course will receive access to the full set of materials, including video lectures, project-based assignments, and instructor feedback.
Welcome to the Introduction to Reading Plans for Residential Construction. In this course, we will start from the beginning and guide you through the process of understanding what plans and building documents entail. In this course, we will study two residences: one is a four-bedroom house on a very simple flat lot.
The other house is a three-bedroom house on several floors, located on a very complex lot. We will learn a lot of interesting information. We will learn about the types of documents required by regulatory agencies to be included in the building document set.
We will gain a deeper understanding of the different professional disciplines involved in the creation of building documents. Architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, and, in some cases, mechanical and electrical engineers. We will also learn about the different types of drawings included in a set of plans.
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Site plans, floor plans, elevations, wall sections, building sections, and the list goes on. We are very happy that you are here, and we are ready to embark on this new adventure and learn a lot of useful information about building documents and how to read plans.
