Principles of Residential Construction: Essential Skills and Practices, Online Textbook
Principles of Residential Construction: Essential Skills and Practices and the accompanying Skill Building Workbook are built to support students as they practice the employability and technical skills required to successfully complete each phase of homebuilding construction. Students will get hands-on from day one as the theory, skills, tool identification, and safety information are introduced alongside hands-on exercises in the shop.
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Principles of Residential Construction: Essential Skills and Practices, Online Textbook
- Principles of Residential Construction
- Copyright © 2026 by The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.
- Preface
- About the Author
- Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Credentialing Partners and Support
- Guided Tour
- Tools for Student and Instructor Success
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Topic Contents
- Chapter 1 Preparing for Construction
- Chapter 1 Outline
- Lesson 1.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 1.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 1.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 1.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 1.5 Tools
- Lesson 1.6 Safety
- Lesson 1.7 Math
- Lesson 1.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 1.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 1 Review
- Chapter 2 Excavation and Foundations
- Chapter 2 Outline
- Lesson 2.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 2.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 2.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 2.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 2.5 Tools
- Lesson 2.6 Safety
- Lesson 2.7 Math
- Lesson 2.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 2.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 2 Review
- Chapter 3 Framing Systems
- Chapter 3 Outline
- Lesson 3.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 3.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 3.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 3.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 3.5 Tools
- Lesson 3.6 Safety
- Lesson 3.7 Math
- Lesson 3.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 3.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 3 Review
- Chapter 4 Drying In
- Chapter 4 Outline
- Lesson 4.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 4.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 4.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 4.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 4.5 Tools
- Lesson 4.6 Safety
- Lesson 4.7 Math
- Lesson 4.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 4.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 4 Review
- Chapter 5 Exterior Finishes
- Chapter 5 Outline
- Lesson 5.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 5.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 5.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 5.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 5.5 Tools
- Lesson 5.6 Safety
- Lesson 5.7 Math
- Lesson 5.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 5.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 5 Review
- Chapter 6 MEP Systems Rough-In
- Chapter 6 Outline
- Lesson 6.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 6.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 6.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 6.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 6.5 Tools
- Lesson 6.6 Safety
- Lesson 6.7 Math
- Lesson 6.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 6.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 6 Review
- Chapter 7 Interior Insulation and Surfaces
- Chapter 7 Outline
- Lesson 7.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 7.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 7.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 7.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 7.5 Tools
- Lesson 7.6 Safety
- Lesson 7.7 Math
- Lesson 7.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 7.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 7 Review
- Chapter 8 Interior Finishes
- Chapter 8 Outline
- Lesson 8.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 8.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 8.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 8.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 8.5 Tools
- Lesson 8.6 Safety
- Lesson 8.7 Math
- Lesson 8.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 8.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 8 Review
- Chapter 9 Finish MEP Systems and Punch List
- Chapter 9 Outline
- Lesson 9.1 Industry and Careers
- Lesson 9.2 Construction Fundamentals
- Lesson 9.3 The Construction Path
- Lesson 9.4 Materials and Fasteners
- Lesson 9.5 Tools
- Lesson 9.6 Safety
- Lesson 9.7 Math
- Lesson 9.8 Print Reading
- Lesson 9.9 Green Building and the Future of Construction
- Chapter 9 Review
- Appendix: Answers to Practice Problems
- Glossary
- Index