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Mark Whittock

November 18, 2019 16:32

Hey ARE Community!

 

I've been taking my AREs as fast as I can and I've passed 5 in the last year. For some reason PDD is giving me some trouble.

 

I've read Ballast, Building Codes Illustrated, Building Construction Illustrated and Brightwood, as well as done a lot of Youtube research. I seem to be having the most trouble with Construction Documentation. Does anybody know of a good way to study this topic? I have about 3 years of CD experience, but it doesn't seem to help me on the test. 

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

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  Allison Pearlman November 18, 2019 16:40

  I'm struggling too on this one - my last.  I'm going to try Amber Books this go around via Hyperfine Architecture.

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  jndeaver November 18, 2019 16:57

  I am also fighting to pass this exam. You can rent Fundamental of Building Construction methods and materials from amazon for about $30.  I've found as someone with less on site experience with commercial projects, it explains a lot about construction and provides details and help with knowing why certain details are done a certain method.

   

  Other than that, just know its accumulative. Every exam brings you closer to knowing the material you need to know. Amber books really helped me to get a solid understanding of the material. I highly recommend if your newly out of school like I was/am. This is al ink to a free online construction detailing book. I also think its helped me a lot to join the Facebook group that Michael Riscica started called The ARE Facebook Group. The people answer questions super quickly and you can search the page for answers.

  https://archive.org/details/ArchitectsHandbookOfConstructionDetailing/page/n1

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