Blueprint Reading and Estimating CST 214
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Keywords
Construction , Blueprint Reading , Estimating Construction Projects
Project
Authors
Frost, Bruce
Date Submitted
2014-01-30
Material Type
Collection
Secondary Material Type
Institution
Alpena Community College
Industry Partner
License
CC BY
Funding Source
TAACCCT Round 1
Additional Public Access
Abstract
Understanding building plans, estimating costs, and scheduling orders is the key to a viable and profitable construction business. This course goes through the process of reading and understanding blueprints and building plans, defines various types of cost estimating, and teaches the application of scheduling principles, all while incorporating the principle of process management and cost control.
Advanced skills will be covered, including Quantity Take-Offs (QTO) which are detailed measurements of materials and labor needed to complete a construction project, and practice in Value Analysis, which is a systematic plan to gather information, identify various ways of meeting requirements, evaluating the value and costs, and presentation to the client.
Overall, students will be qualified to read prints, plans and specifications, and in turn price projects
Industry (NAISC)
Construction (23)
Occupation (SOC)
Construction and Extraction Occupations -- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (47-1011)
Instructional Program (CIP)
Credit Type
Credential Type
Certificate
Educational Level
2nd Year Community College or equivalent