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The following references are recommended for the General Contractor (NASCLA) Exam. Please note that to become a licensed general contractor, the business and law exam must also be passed.
The following references are permitted to be taken into the exam. You can buy the books individually or save hundreds of dollars by purchasing the package below.
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Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction (What’s New in Trades & Technology) 11th Edition
$149.99For courses in commercial construction.
A practical, well-rounded approach to modern construction principles and practices
Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction teaches students how to apply design theory to the construction process, providing crucial working knowledge for contractors managing subcontractors. Progressing from basic to advanced material, the text appears on the approved reference list for numerous states requiring contractors to pass licensing exams. Its flexible organization gives instructors the option of teaching each chapter on a standalone basis in a range of construction, architecture, and engineering courses. The 11th Edition expands on practical applications in structural design projects. Hundreds of chapter-ending review questions reinforce concepts while helping you prepare for licensing exams. -
Roofing Construction & Estimating Revised
$49.99Installation, repair and estimating for nearly every type of roof covering available today in residential and commercial structures: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles and shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric.
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Placing Reinforcing Bars 10th Edition
$104.99Placing Reinforcing Bars presents the best accepted current practices in placing reinforcing bars. It is written for apprentices, journeymen ironworkers, and inspectors. Definitive resource for preparing provisions in project specifications. Eighteen heavily illustrated chapters cover: materials, handling bars at the jobsite, general principles for bar placing, splicing, and tying; placing bars in footings, walls, columns, floors, roofs, pavements and highway structures; and coated reinforcing bars.
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NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, BASIC 14th Ed Spiral-bound
$81.99Basic, Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management is organized into 3 sections. 14th ed
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ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Paperback
$57.99The intent of this standard is to allow a person with physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, building or element. The specifications in the standard makes sites, facilities, buildings and elements accessible to and usable by people with such disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, reliance on walking aids, blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, incoordination, reaching and manipulation disabilities, lack of stamina, difficulty in interpreting and reacting to sensory information, and extremes in physical size.
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Construction Jobsite Management 4th Edition
$196.99The newly updated Fourth Edition of CONSTRUCTION JOBSITE MANAGEMENT examines all facets of construction project management from the contractor’s point of view.
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Green Building Fundamentals 2nd Edition
$82.99This material is suitable for courses that cover the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building and courses that cover the LEED-Green Associate exam. This material also supplements materials used for commercial construction means and methods.
This book helps students understand the fundamental concepts of sustainable design and green building practices, which will soon become common practice on every project. It is also intended as a practical guide for becoming a LEED Green Associate, with a step-by-step study guide and a study assessment (a practice exam of 80 questions with a focused discussion for each example) This book includes a discussion on why this topic is important to understand, practice, and teach. This book includes practical examples of methods that are being used to increase a project’s environmental performance, including additional study resources and references.
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Construction Project Management 5th Ed
$171.99Construction Project Management 5th Ed, provides readers with the “big picture” of the construction management process.
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2018 International Building Code (International Code Council Series) 1st Edition
$183.99The scope of the International Building Code® (IBC®) includes all buildings except detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories.
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NASCLA General Building – Complete Online Exam Prep Complete Package
Original price was: $2,483.76.$2,261.99Current price is: $2,261.99.Purchase all your required materials for the NASCLA exam along with our Online exam prep course in one bundle.
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ANSI / EIMA 99-A-2017: Standard for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage
$69.99ANSI/EIMA 99A – 2017 embodies the minimum requirements for specifying and installing Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage. The generic materials, details, and design considerations for EIFS and EIFS with Drainage are described in this standard. For specifications, application instructions, and details specific to a particular EIF System, consult the EIFS manufacturer’s product literature. In addition, care has been taken to incorporate the reference documents that constitute provisions of this American National Standard. The Annex contained in this standard is considered part of the standard.
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NASCLA General Building – Complete Live Seminar And Book Package
$2,627.39This seminar is offered in partnership with National Contractors Seminars. Purchase all your required books and tabs for the NASCLA exam as well as attend our live seminar, taught by industry expert Andrew Hager, with decades in the field, all in one bundle.
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Gently Used – Construction Project Management 5th Ed
$128.99Construction Project Management 5th Ed, provides readers with the “big picture” of the construction management process.
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NASCLA General Building – Complete Book Only Package
Original price was: $2,263.77.$2,142.66Current price is: $2,142.66.Purchase all your required books and tabs for the NASCLA exam in one bundle.