Learn to read blueprints. "Blueprint" is the historic name for construction documents. Contractors build the design and follow the drawings included in the set of "blueprints."
This Introduction to Blueprint Reading course is taught by a licensed architect. Starting at the very beginning, you will learn about drawing types, scale and the interrelationships between drawings and how project information is conveyed in a set of construction documents.
Introduction to Blueprint Reading Includes Closed Captioning.
Many people in the construction industry can benefit professionally by learning how to read a set of blueprints, also known as construction documents (CDs).
Your instructor is licensed architect who works with blueprints on a daily basis, preparing construction documents for commercial, government and residential projects.
This blueprint reading course is designed to help trades professionals, journey people, drafters, designers and architectural & engineering interns. By the conclusion of this class, students will be able to walk themselves through a set of construction documents.
To register for this class, see the link below:
Register HereLearning Objectives
- Be able to demonstrate the knowledge of the inter-correlation between the drawings included in a set of Construction Documents, also known as blueprints.
- Analyze different drawings and see how scale is presented throughout a set of Construction Documents.
- Evaluate the similarities between all sets of blueprint construction documents submitted for building permits.
- Recognize the need for consistency in presenting information in all types of Construction Document in this online blueprint reading course.
