REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED–Thank you!
Indianapolis, IN Location (March 10-11) | Detroit, MI Location (March 12-13) | |
The MBSA Headquarters Conference Room | Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Downtown | |
3502 Woodview TraceIndianapolis, IN 46268 | 333 E Jefferson AveDetroit, MI 48226 |
The Midwest Building Suppliers Association will be conducting its popular Blueprint Reading & Material Take-Off Course in Indianapolis (convenient for our Hoosier members) and Detroit (convenient for our Michigan members). Course hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Your instructor will be Casey Voorhees, Executive Director of the Western Building Materials Association in Olympia, WA, and nationally-known instructor of this famous professional development course. The course will consist of two full days of instruction and discussion of residential construction methods, blueprint reading and material take-off.
Registration fee for the 2-day course is $625 per attendee for MBSA member firms. Future Members are $750.
If you pay the higher fee, and subsequently join MBSA within 30 days of the end of the course, you will be refunded the difference and receive 20% off of your first year of membership dues!
Included in your registration fee is a course manual, set of blueprints, architectural scale and joist/truss layout scale.
Lunch is provided each day.
Material covered:
*Blueprint Reading * Material Applications *Roof System *Scale Usage * Floor Layout
*Siding & Exterior Trim *Estimating Formulas *Wall Framing *Insulation & Wallboard
- Attendees will receive hands-on experience figuring an actual set of working drawings.
- Attendees will learn basic blueprint reading by identifying lines, symbols and details while developing an understanding of elevations, floor plans, framing and sectional views.
- Students will be introduced to various residential construction methods and estimating formulas while working on a basic single level home with a trussed roof.
- Attendees will also work on a contemporary home that will include irregular floor and roof layouts.
- Additional attention will be given to stick framed roof systems including valley over-framing, common, hip and jack rafters.
ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A CALCULATOR AND PENCILS.
OVERNIGHT ROOM RESERVATIONS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
We recommend the Holiday Inn Express Indianapolis North (Carmel) and the Drury Plaza Hotel Indianapolis Carmel. There not a room block for the Indianapolis location, so please book whatever accommodations work best for you.
DETROIT, MI
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The room block is now closed, thank you!
