This course is beneficial to both field and office personnel and is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge of reading and interpreting plans and specifications for construction projects.

Topics covered will include:

• The construction process – concept to operation
• Information sharing and transmission
• Plans and specifications format and organization
• Title block format and standards
• Construction Specification Institute (CSI) formats:

Architectural plans
Structural plans
Civil plans
Mechanical/plumbing plans
Electrical plans
Landscape/Irrigational plans
EMS, telecom, security, specialty plans

Required Textbook: Blueprint Reading for the Building Trades by John E. Traister. ISBN 0-934041-05-9

Class begins on January 16, 2024. Class ends on March 19, 2024. (These meetings will be in person at the CPP campus.)

Understand and decipher construction plans and specifications normally used to construct homes, commercial buildings, light industrial buildings, and institutional facilities.

This is a standalone course, you will receive a certificate of completion. 

To further your education in construction management, please see the Construction Management Certificate Program.

Bruyn Bevans

We are proud to introduce, the CPGE’s Construction and Building instructor, Bruyn Bevans. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Bevans is a valuable instructor for the CPGE’s building and construction management program. 

He is the Sr. Project Manager for Cal Poly Pomona's Facilities Design & Construction Dept. and has been teaching for Cal Poly Pomona for over ten years. He is the Program Coordinator for the two certificates and has been instrumental in working with other instructors to ensure that the courses are up-to-date and useful for our students