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Indianapolis, IN Location (March 11-12)

11 SPOTS LEFT

 

Grand Rapids, MI Location (March 13-14)

3 SPOTS LEFT

The MBSA Headquarters Conference Room

 

Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel

3502 Woodview Trace
Indianapolis, IN 46268
 
5700 28th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546

The Midwest Building Suppliers Association will be conducting its popular Blueprint Reading & Material Take-Off Course in Indianapolis (convenient for our Hoosier members) and Grand Rapids, MI (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 $599 per attendee for MBSA member firms. Future Members are $949.

If you pay the higher fee, and subsequently join MBSA before the course, you will be refunded the difference.

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.

 

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

We have a room block with a special group rate at Sheraton Grand Rapids Airport Hotel.  Book your room through the dedicated room block here.