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New Publication Provides Overview of Basic Construction Principles

The newest installment in the Residential Construction Academy (RCA) Series of training resources was published earlier this month.

Developed in partnership with Thomson/Delmar Learning and based on the Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) curriculum developed by the Home Builders Institute, the workforce development arm of NAHB, “Basic Principles for Construction" provides an overview of the basics of residential construction. The volume covers several areas, including mathematics, print reading, communications, workplace skills, safety, common tools and careers in the field.

An Instructor's Manual for the book includes review questions and answers, lecture outlines and exercises.

A CD-ROM containing lecture outlines, notes to instructors, a computerized test bank, PowerPoint™ presentations, image library and answers for review questions is also available.

The book is extensively illustrated and it establishes learning objectives for each chapter. A host of activities engage readers in functions typically encountered on the job.

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Helpful features include:

• Drawings and illustrations that bring key topics to life
• Information on acquiring and retaining a job in the building trades
• Content and activities that supplement the other RCA Series books — “Carpentry,” “Electrical Principles” and “House Wiring” — which are all available from BuilderBooks.com
• A Career Profiles section that offers information and advice from working professionals in a variety of trades.

Before becoming a construction teacher, author Mark Huth worked as a carpenter and contractor, and in his preparations for the book he consulted with hundreds of construction educators at the secondary and post-secondary levels.

“Basic Principles for Construction” was also shaped by his observations about the difficulties students encounter when they are studying construction and by outstanding training programs at the best schools in the country.
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