Building (BLD) at Reynolds Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- BLD 101 - Construction Management I
- Presents overviews of all phases of construction project management. Introduces students to philosophy, responsibilities, methodology, and techniques of the construction process. Introduces topics related to the construction and design industries, organizations, construction contracts, bidding procedures, insurance, taxes, bonding, cost accounting, business methods, including basic computer usage, safety and general project management procedures.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - BLD 103 - Principles of Residential Building Construction Inspect
- Introduces general principles of residential building inspection including materials, foundations, framing, finishing, and building codes. Use local pre/co-requisites.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - BLD 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - BLD 200 - Sustainable Construction
- Teaches students the specialized construction management best practices that must be utilized when managing a sustainable project. Includes industry standards for green construction as identified by popular building rating systems.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - BLD 210 - Building Structures
- Introduces analysis and design of steel, wood, and reinforced concrete structural members including loads, reactions, bending moments, stresses, and deflection for selection of beam and column sizes. Considers bolted and welded connections in steel design. Introduces determination of reinforcing steel sizes and arrangements in concrete embers. Use local prerequisites.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - BLD 231 - Construction Estimating I
- Focuses on materials take-off and computing quantities from working drawings and specifications. Includes methods for computing quantities of concrete, steel, masonry, roofing, excavation. Deals with pricing building components, materials and processes, as well as transportation and handling costs, mark-up discount procedures, equipment cost and labor rates.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - BLD 247 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
- Introduces principles of planning and scheduling of a construction project. Includes sequence of events and processes on a construction site. Studies scheduling techniques including the critical path method.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - BLD 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits