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    • Full list of books for NASCLA GC Builders Exam (24 References)
      1). Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers, 4th Edition, 2023, American Technical Publishers, 10100 Orland Parkway, Suite 200 Orland Park, IL 60467 (Newest reference, effective 9/1/24) 2). ICC A117.1-2017 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities; International Code Council; 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001 3). BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses 2018 (Updated March 2020), Structural Building Components Association and Truss Plate Institute 4). Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 edition, John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer, Publisher: McGraw-Hill *Top 5 most important book for Nascla GC Exam. 5). Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), with latest available amendments, U.S. Government Printing Office *Top 5 most important book for Nascla GC Exam. 6). Construction Jobsite Management, 4th Edition, 2017, William R. Mincks, Hal Johnston, Delmar/Thomson Learning, PO Box 6904, Florence, KY 41022 7). Construction Project Management, 2014, 4th Edition, Frederick Gould, Nancy Joyce, Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River NJ 8). NASCLA Contractors' Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 13th Edition National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA), 23309 N. 17th Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85027 *Top 5 most important book for Nascla GC Exam. 9). Erectors' Manual - Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre-Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition, Publisher Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), 209 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60606 10). Green Building Fundamentals, Michael Montoya, 2011, 2nd edition, Pearson Education Publishing, IBSN-10: 0-13-511108-0, Pearson Publishing 11). Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th edition, 2014, United States Gypsum Company (USG), RS Means Publishing, 700 Longwater Drive, Norwell, MA 02061 12). Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008, Steel Joint Institute, 234 W. Cheves Street, Florence, SC 29501, 13). IBC - International Building Code, 2021 Edition, International Code Council *Top 1 most important book for Nascla GC Exam. 14). ACI 318-14 (2014): Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary, American Concrete Institute *Most Expensive & Least Important Book 15). Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 2003, 3rd Edition, Post-Tensioning Institute, 1717 W. Northern Avenue, Suite 114, Phoenix, AZ 85021 16). Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, 9th edition. The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Clois E. Kicklighter 17). Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts, Craftsman Book Company, P.O. Box 6500, Carlsbad, CA 92018 18). Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, the 2019 10th Edition thru November 4, 2020. Cameron K. Andres and Ronald C. Smith, Pearson Education, Inc., One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, *Top 5 most important book for Nascla GC Exam. 19). Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995, Craftsman Book Company 20). Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 9th Edition, Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, 933 North Plum Grove Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173 21). SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2016, 3rd Edition, Publisher-Steel Deck Institute, PO Box 25, Fox River Grove, IL 60021 22). The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2018, 4th Edition, American Concrete Institute 23). Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan – A Guide for Construction Sites, United States EPA, 2007 EPA Document 833R06004; EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications, PO Box 42419 Cincinnati, OH 45242 ​ 24). ANSI/EIMA 99-A-2017: Standard for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage, 2017, ANSI/EIMA Full set of books for NASCLA ready, 24 references. All current editions for the NASCLA GC Test.
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