Project specifications

The book that governs the job.

Modules: 7 modules
Total length: 1h 20m
Handouts: 3 handouts
Assessment: 5-question assessment

A thick specification binder open on a cluttered site-trailer table, marked with dozens of coloured sticky tabs, beside a highlighter and a coffee mug.

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7 modules · 1h 20m
3 handouts to keep
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What this course covers

The drawings show you where things go. The specifications tell you what they have to be, how they get installed, and what the inspector will hold you to. When the two disagree — and they will — the specs usually win. This course teaches you to find what you need in a spec book fast, and to spot the requirements that will cost you money if you miss them.

7 modules · 1h 20m

1Why specifications outrank the drawingsFree previewThe order of precedence in most contracts, and what to do the moment you find a conflict.14m
2How CSI MasterFormat divisions are organizedFifty divisions, and how to jump straight to the one that governs your scope.18m
3Reading Division 01 general requirementsThe division everybody skips. It sets working hours, cleanup, submittals, and closeout for the whole job.5m

Who takes this

Tradespeople who can already do the work and want to run it
Field leads stepping into a foreman or superintendent seat
People coming into construction from another industry, or starting over
Students and families looking at a career that does not need a four-year degree
Crews being trained by their employer on a team plan

Aaron Gaddy holding a rolled set of drawings under his arm on a jobsite in late afternoon light.

Taught by Aaron Gaddy

30+ years in commercial construction. Every module here comes out of jobs he actually ran — the drawings, the mistakes, and what they cost.

Project specifications

What this course covers

7 modules · 1h 20m

Who takes this

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