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- NASCLA Building Construction Exam Book List
Here are the required books for the NASCLA Building Construction exam. Click each title to order directly from Amazon:
- Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers, 4th Edition
- ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
- BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018 (Updated March 2020)
- Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 Edition, McGraw-Hill
- Code of Federal Regulations – 29 CFR Part 1926 – (OSHA)
- Construction Jobsite Management, 4th Edition, 2017
- Construction Project Management, 2014, 4th Edition
- NASCLA Contractors’ Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 14th edition
- Erectors’ Manual – Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre-Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition
- Green Building Fundamentals, 2011, 2nd edition
- Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th edition 2014
- Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008
- International Building Code, 2018 OR 2021 edition
- ACI 318-14 (2014): Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
- Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning – Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 2003, 3rd edition
- Modern Masonry- Brick, Block, Stone – 9th edition, 2020
- Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011
- Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 2019 10th edition
- Roofing Construction and Estimating, 1995 (Reprinted 2022)
- Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 2019 or later printing, 10th edition
- SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2016, 3rd edition
- The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2018, 4th edition
- Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan – A Guide for Construction Sites, Unites States EPA, 2007
***Can be downloaded as a PDF for free by google searching “833R06004”
- NASCLA Electrical Exam Book List
These are the official books you’ll need for the NASCLA Electrical exam:
- National Electrical Code or National Electrical Code Handbook, 2020 or 2023
- Code of Federal Regulations – 29 CFR 1926 – OSHA Construction Industry Regulations, 2024
- Code of Federal Regulations – 29 CFR 1910 – OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Standards, 2024
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 2021
- ANSI / ASHRAE / IES 90.1 2022, Energy Standard for Sites and Buildings Except Low -Rise Residential Buildings
- NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 14th Edition, 2024
- NFPA 70E – Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, 2024
- Ugly’s Electrical References, George V. Hart, 2023 Edition
- Understanding Electrical Theory for NEC Applications, Mike Holt
OPTIONAL REFERENCES
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