# Blueprint Reading Course - Commercial Construction (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

This online blueprint reading course for commercial construction projects focuses on the skills needed to understand and navigate Construction Documents (CDs) for complex mixed-use developments. Led by a licensed architect, you’ll explore the relationships between various drawings, ensuring you can interpret the full scope of architectural and engineering designs for commercial projects.

- **Understand the Inter-Relationships Between Drawings** : Learn how the various drawings in a set of Construction Documents (blueprints) are interrelated and how to effectively navigate them for a complete understanding of the project. You'll gain insight into how each drawing contributes to the overall construction process, allowing you to connect different elements within the project.
- **Analyze and Cross-Reference Drawings** : Develop the ability to analyze and cross-reference multiple sets of drawings, ensuring you understand how information flows between different documents and how changes in one area can affect others. This skill is essential for maintaining consistency and accuracy in the construction process.
- **Evaluate Similarities in Building Permit Submissions** : Learn how to evaluate the similarities between various construction documents submitted for building permits. This includes assessing how building codes and regulations are reflected across multiple documents, helping you ensure that all necessary elements are addressed in the submission process.
- **Explore the Role of 3D Models in Construction** : Gain experience in understanding how 3D model presentations are integrated within construction documents and how these models help make the entire project easier to understand. This approach allows you to visualize complex designs, improving your ability to interpret and work with technical plans.

## What you'll learn

- Demonstrate an understanding of the inter-relationship between the drawings included in a set of Construction Documents (blueprints) for a Mixed-Use Commercial project
- Analyze different drawings and see how information is referenced throughout a set of Construction Documents
- Evaluate the similarities between all sets of construction documents submitted for building permits
- Recognize the need for consistency in presenting information in all types of Construction Documents
- Gain experience understanding how 3D model presentations within a set of construction documents make it easier to understand the project

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $329