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Create a direct link between your education/training program and the residential construction industry! Training materials are now available for many of the residential crafts based on skill standards developed by the nation’s leading builders and educators. The result of a strategic partnership between the National Association of Home Builder’s Home Builders Institute and Delmar Learning, the Residential Construction Academy Series is the perfect way to teach essential workplace skills to people new to the...
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Examples are used extensively throughout the text to help students master the material. A separate chapter on Safety emphasizes the importance of safety on the job. A Glossary of Terms opens each chapter to give students easy access to terminology when they need it. Additional pedagogical features-chapter overviews, objectives, summary, practice problems, and review questions-support the text material. An extensive full-color art and photo program brings the topic to life for students.
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Residential Construction Academy (hardcover)
Residential Construction Academy (hardcover) - By Michael D. Joyce
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: BASIC PRINCIPLES-IML 2E
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Ideal for anyone beginning a career in the building trades industry, Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction, 2E provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of the core academic areas that are necessary for success in the field. Topics include work ethic, math, communications, print reading, safety, and common tools. Now in its 2nd edition, this book has been updated to include new coverage of building codes and safe materials handling in order to stay current with industry standards and...
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Ideal for anyone beginning a career in the building trades industry, Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction, 2E provides thorough, up-to-date coverage of the core academic areas that are necessary for success in the field. Topics include work ethic, math, communications, print reading, safety, and common tools. Now in its 2nd edition, this book has been updated to include new coverage of building codes and safe materials handling in order to stay current with industry...
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Written in partnership with the Home Builders Institute and endorsed by the National Association of Home Builders, this outstanding resource covers all areas of residential wiring that are required of an entry-level electrician. The principles and practices used in the installation of residential electrical wiring systems are embraced from start to finish in a way that clearly explains what needs to be done and also how to do it. Content is organized the way a typical residential wiring project...
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY:ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES SET 1
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A companion to the RCA Electrical Principles text, the RCA Electrical Principles Video Series introduces the viewer to electrical theory and its applications through an overview of important concepts, equations, and practical examples. The series contains a set of eight, 20-minute videos, covering direct and alternating current, as well as an introduction to Single Phase Motors. Full-color graphics and animations illustrate important concepts, creating a visually appealing presentation that is easy...
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With the same innovative "hands-on" approach and task-focused organization that made the first edition so popular, Residential Construction Academy: House Wiring, 2E has been updated to reflect the most current electrical wiring practices in use, including the 2008 National Electrical Code. Designed to highlight the principles and practices used in the installation of a residential electrical wiring system, as well as how to effectively put them into practice, this book provides a valuable resource...
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With the same innovative "hands-on" approach and task-focused organization that made the first edition so popular, Residential Construction Academy: House Wiring, 2E has been updated to reflect the most current electrical wiring practices in use, including the 2008 National Electrical Code. Designed to highlight the principles and practices used in the installation of a residential electrical wiring system, as well as how to effectively put them into practice, this book provides a valuable resource...
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Residential Construction Academy House Wiring
Written in partnership with the Home Builders Institute and endorsed by the National Association of Home Builders, this outstanding resource covers all areas of residential wiring that are required of an entry-level electrician. The principles and practices used in the installation of residential electrical wiring systems are embraced from start to finish in a way that clearly explains what needs to be done and also how to do it. Content is organized the way a typical residential wiring project is...
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Books. Residential Construction Academy: Performance-Based Testing
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Written in partnership with the Home Builders Institute, and endorsed by NAHB, Residential Construction Academy Plumbing provides a step-by-step approach to residential plumbing installations. Focusing on the new residential construction industry, the author comprehensively explores the process of installing residential plumbing systems, including the required tools, necessary safety measures, and various tips that will increase productivity on-the-job. Locally organized to build a foundation...
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Using step-by-step photos as often as possible to convey important tasks, this book will train the residential facilities handyman in all the responsibilities of the job! A refreshingly easy-to-read writing style and a straightforward approach to maintenance, repair, and replacement within residential facilities combine to communicate common maintenance tasks in the areas of carpentry, wiring, groundskeeping, appliance repair, plumbing, and HVAC. Safety for each task is addressed, as well as important...
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RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY:ELECTRICAL PRINCIPLES SET 2
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Part of the Residential Construction Academy series, Electrical Principles bridges the gap between theory books that include topics that electricians do not need to know (e.g., resonance and devices) and books for electricians that try to cover all the theory in one chapter. Instead, through the use of a lively writing style and frequent examples, Stephen Herman expands on the important topics that residential electricians need, so that students have time to fully grasp the concepts they?ll need...
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Written in partnership with the Home Builders Institute, and endorsed by NAHB, Residential Construction Academy Plumbing provides a step-by-step approach to residential plumbing installations. Focusing on the new residential construction industry, the author thoroughly explains the process of installing residential plumbing systems by exploring topics such as tools of the trade and proper safety measures and by offering various tips to increase productivity on-the-job. Logically organized to build...
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Gregory W. Fletcher has over 30 years of experience in the electrical field and has taught electrical wiring practices at the secondary level, apprentice level, and the post-secondary level. He has been licensed, first as a Journeyman and then as a Master Electrician, since 1976. He is currently Department Chairman of the Trades and Technology Department and Coordinator/Instructor of the Industrial Electrical/Electronics Technology program at Kennebec Valley Community College. Mr. Fletcher holds...
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Books. Residential Construction Academy HVAC
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Create a direct link between your education/training program and the construction industry! For the first time, textbooks and multimedia are available for many of the residential crafts û including carpentry, electrical, HVAC, plumbing and facilities maintenance û that are based on national standards developed by the nation's leading builders and remodelers. The result of a strategic partnership between the Home Builders Institute (HBI) of the National Association of Home Builders and Delmar Learning...
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Books. Residential Construction Academy: Plumbing
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* A all new English and Spanish glossary is included. * "From Experience" section addresses common residential wiring practices and scenarios, providing the opportunity for readers to apply what they have learned. * "Caution" boxes throughout the book emphasize the ongoing importance of safety, in every stage of wiring installation. * Additional, updated end-of-chapter review questions reinforce material covered and improves critical thinking skills. * End-of-chapter task procedures are included...
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Residential Construction Academy: Carpentry,book
Part of our new Residential Construction Academy series, Carpentry introduces users to skills and information required to work professionally on any job site. Based on nationally-recognized standards set by the construction industry, this handbook is organized into four sections: ?Tools and Materials?, ?Rough Carpentry?, ?Exterior Finish?, and ?Interior Finish?. Extensively illustrated and succinctly written, nearly every chapter contains special ?Procedure? sections that combine precise, step-by...
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