CNST 1020 - Blueprint Reading

4.5 Credits

Students learn how to read and interpret residential architectural plans, including terms and definitions, architectural drawings, alphabet of lines, description of lines, and floor plan, electrical, plumbing, section, and mechanical symbols. The course emphasizes reading an architect’s scale. It also includes extracting specified information from a set of building specifications and simple sketching procedures.

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Explain the structure and organization of construction documentation.
Interpret and extract information from construction drawings and specifications.
Identify materials and methods used in construction today.
Use an architect’s scale.
Describe plumbing system required for a residence.
Identify basic components of a residential electrical system.
Recognize elements of a residential HVAC system.

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