Blueprint Reading Certificate
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Online
Certificate and Digital Badge presented on successful completion of course requirements
Learn How to Read and Interpret Construction Blueprints
This Course is designed to provide knowledge of blueprint reading as it relates to the architectural and building industry. This course will cover the theory of orthographic projections, reading floor plans, section and elevation drawings, symbols and notations, scaling and dimensioning practices, reading blueprints for structural formation, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing drawings. Additionally, this program will reference materials and methods of construction from wood framing, steel structures, reinforced concrete and the various connection details associated with each.
Participants will receive a Pace University Certificate of Completion and a Digital Blueprint Reading badge.
Program Topics
- Understand architectural and engineering scales
- Dimension and area drawings
- Floor plans, sections, and elevations
- Understand symbols, notations, abbreviations, and material schedules
- Work with drawings on dimensions, finishes, and details
- Area calculations
Professor John, was Uber knowledgeable about the subject and added an aspect to the course that made it fun. I was impressed with his teaching style, and he appeared happy to be helping us learn.
—Cleopatra St. John