Construction Management: Reading Drawings & Specifications

Learn to read the different components that make up construction plans and discover how to approach title blocks, line types, views of the work to be built, and more.

Introduction

• Understanding construction drawings
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Deciphering the Language of Construction Drawings

• Plans versus specifications
• Types of construction drawings
• Title blocks
• Understanding the line types
• Dimensions and scales

2. Types of Views

• Introduction to views
• Plan view
• Elevation view
• Section view
• Isometric view

3. Construction Drawings

• The cover sheet and index
• Civil drawings
• Architectural drawings
• Structural drawings
• Mechanical drawings
• Electrical drawings
• Plumbing drawings

4. The Details

• General notes
• Drilling down to the details
• Civil drawings
• Understanding the schedules
• Back to the shop drawing

Conclusion

• When the plans don't make sense
• The future of construction drawings
• Next steps