Understanding Construction Documents (UCD)
This course is now full for the Fall ’22 semester. To ensure you’re the first to know when it opens again, make sure you pre-register below:
Course Description
This course provides an introductory understanding of how to read and interpret the various forms of construction documents for all areas of construction with an emphasis on architectural and structural trades.
Students will practice analyzing drawings of the various trade disciplines and see how information is referenced throughout a set of construction documents. The course highlights the inter-relationship between the various disciplines, included in sets of blueprints from a simple duplex to a more complicated school addition. Finally, students will learn how inconsistencies are treated and resolved in construction documents.
Schedule
- This course is a five class series held once per week
- Dates: October 11, 18, & 25, November 1 & 8
- Day of Week: Tuesdays
- Time: 4PM - 7PM
- Tuition: 1st Attendee - $559
- Tuition: Additional Attendee(s): $499 + $25 course textbook rental
- Lead Instructor: Kieth Vandenbergh
- Certificates: WMCI Certificate of Completion
Instructor
Keith Vandenbergh
Course Information
Who Should Attend?
This course is structured for the tradesperson who is just entering the field, or for the person that is transitioning into a position that requires a good understanding of how construction documents are related to each other. The class will also demonstrate how the different disciplines correlate with other trades.
WEEKLY ITINERARY
The Understanding Construction Documents program lasts a total of 5 weeks.
Week 1: Overview of the Construction Documents, Terminology, Site plans
Week 2: Site plans (cont’d), Foundations, Building Framing
Week 3: Framing (cont’d), Building Enclosure, Partitioning
Week 4: Interior Finishing, Chasing the Details
Week 5: Plumbing, Mechanical & Electrical plans, Specifications, Bid Manuals
