Comprehensive Guide to Construction Drawings: Learn to Read Prints Like a Pro. Video Lecture 00

Learn how to read construction drawings with this ultimate guide! This introduction video sets the stage for a detailed series covering everything from site plans to wall sections, elevations, tape measure tips, and renovation drawings. Perfect for students, professionals, and construction enthusiasts, this series will give you the skills to confidently interpret construction documents. I'm a professor of construction management and I want to help you advance in your construction career. I will continue to add to this series so please click subscribe and check my Understanding Construction Drawing Playlist for updates.
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Print Reading, Understanding Construction Drawings
Lesson 1 Site Plans Doncaster Lot 61 https://youtu.be/gm1VPqa-dRk
Lesson 2 Site Plans Whittington https://youtu.be/xvgacgEMEpE
Lesson 3 Commercial Site Plans https://youtu.be/cofBLQu_2hY
Lesson 4 Elevation Drawings https://youtu.be/1voEqT-xzr0
Lesson 5 Floor Plan Drawings https://youtu.be/_s8lLUWQWno
Lesson 6 Floor Plans Basement Plan https://youtu.be/BQ6wsS20qPE
Lesson 7 Framing Basics https://youtu.be/BgM0vCJ_IpM
Lesson 8 Floor Plans and Elevations https://youtu.be/UJzAN19-soo
Lesson 9 Read construction notes https://youtu.be/DuVCyrNpLCA
Lesson 10 Details Wall Sections https://youtu.be/86jkijNzDiQ
Lesson 11 Roof and Wall Intersections https://youtu.be/gxOPXPyHL54
Lesson 12 Reading a tape measure https://youtu.be/V_BCvWvkOhU
Lesson 13 Brook Drawings Introduction https://youtu.be/ov2uvHZgqzY
Lesson 14 Brook Drawings Elevations https://youtu.be/G3khkJles2U
Lesson 15A Renovation Drawings https://youtu.be/G3Kt6Qxvf30
Lesson 15B TACBOC addition part 1 https://youtu.be/G3Kt6Qxvf30
Lesson 16 TACBOC Addition part 2 https://youtu.be/nfnNQyG6Uqs
Lesson 17 Reading scales https://youtu.be/eHvhvDCtLqc

Tom Stephenson is a national award-winning professor (George Brown College, University of Toronto) and best-selling author whose background in education spans nearly three decades. His diverse teaching disciplines include construction project management, business management, human resource management, architecture, carpentry, and brick and stone masonry. As a dual-professional, Tom is called upon by industry leaders to translate knowledge, reinvigorate corporate culture, and inspire innovation in emerging and established companies across Canada. Before breaking into the academic realm, Tom acquired more than a decade of practical project-management experience, operating a mid-sized Toronto-based general contracting firm. He is also the author of the newly released Planning, Scheduling, and Control of Construction Projects with American Technical Publishers and the four best-selling editions of Understanding Construction Drawings for Housing and Small Buildings with Nelson Publishing Canada. Tom most recently received the Toronto Construction Association’s 2020 Chancellor’s Award for “helping his peers become more ethical, knowledgeable and professional.” A champion of change management, Tom takes pride in helping students and businesses navigate uncharted territories, take calculated risks and rise above the status quo. Some of the companies he’s worked with include Mattamy Homes, EllisDon, BIRD Construction, MCA, Maple Reinders, and Tucker HiRise, University of Toronto Project Managers.#ConstructionAI #innovation #IndustryChange