Includes appendices, glossary, and index.

Section 1: The construction industry - -
Chapter 1. Organisation of the industry - -
Chapter 2. Working in the industry - -
Chapter 3. Introduction to green building - -

Section 2: Safety - -
Chapter 4. Jobsite safety - -
Chapter 5. Safety with scaffolds, ladders, and machines - -

Section 3: Construction math - -
Chapter 6. Whole numbers - -
Chapter 7. Decimals - -
Chapter 8. Fractions - -
Chapter 9. Linear measure - -
Chapter 10. Percent (percentage) - -
Chapter 11. Area and volume - -
Chapter 12. Right angles - -
Chapter 13. Combined operations - -

Section 4: Tools and fasteners - -
Chapter 14. Hand tools : selection, use, and care - -
Chapter 15. Power tools: construction, use, and care - -
Chapter 16. Fasteners - -
Chapter 17. Chapter 1. Adhesives and sealants - -
Chapter 18. Rigging - -

Section 5: Print reading - -
Chapter 19. Views - -
Chapter 20. Scales - -
Chapter 21. Alphabet of lines - -
Chapter 22. Use of symbols - -
Chapter 23. Plan views - -
Chapter 24. Elevations - -
Chapter 25. Section and details.

"Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles of Construction, 5E will provide students with basic skills that are applicable across a wide variety of construction disciplines. Additionally, it address issues such as employability, safety, tools of the trade, and construction related mathematics. It's basic approach that will take students through each lesson step by step, along with a full color design and a partnership with HBI/NAHB, will prepare students for a career in a multitude of careers in the Construction Trade"--Provided by publishing