NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor Exam Complete Book Set

NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor Exam Complete Book Set

The *NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor Exam Complete Book Set* is a comprehensive package that includes all official reference books required for the open-book exam administered under the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) accreditation. The set typically includes 23–24 trade-references covering construction jobsite management, project management, structural concrete and code standards, wood truss handling, business & law fundamentals, precast erection, post-tensioning, steel deck construction, pipe and excavation practices, gypsum construction, reinforcing bars placement, steel joist handling, modern masonry, commercial construction principles, OSHA regulations, carpentry and building construction, accessibility standards, roofing construction and estimating, quality concrete construction, green-building fundamentals, international building codes, storm-water pollution prevention, EIFS standards, and mechanical & electrical systems for construction managers.

NASCLA Examination Commercial General Building Contractor Book Package. 

This book package is good for: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and US Virgin Islands

Book package includes all of the following books for the NASCLA Commercial General Building Contractor Examination:

1. Construction Jobsite Management, 5th Edition
2. Construction Project Management, 5th Edition
3. ACI 318-19: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
4. BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2025
5. NASCLA Contractors' Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 14th Edition
6. Erectors' Manual - Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Pre Cast Concrete Products, 1999, 2nd Edition
7. Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals, 2003, 3rd Edition
8. SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2016, 3rd Edition
9. Pipe and Excavation Contracting, 2011, Dave Roberts
10. Gypsum Construction Handbook, 7th edition, 2014
11. Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices, 10th edition
12. Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008
13. Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 9th Edition
14. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction, 10th Edition, Cameron K. Andres and Ronald C. Smith
15. Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), with latest available amendments
16. Carpentry and Building Construction, 2016 (Student Edition), John L. Feirer and Mark D. Feirer
17. ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2017
18. Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson
19. The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2018, 4th Edition
20. Green Building Fundamentals, Michael Montoya, 2011, 2nd edition
21. International Building Code, 2021 Edition
22. Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - A Guide for Construction Sites
23. ANSI/EIMA 99-A-2017: Standard Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage, 2017
24. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers,

Test with Confidence!

• The exam is OPEN BOOK
• The exam is 5-1/2 hours
• The exam has 115 questions, with a minimum passing score of 81

If you pass the NASCLA Examination for Commercial Building Contractors, your name will be entered into the NASCLA National Examination Database (NED) and you may use this information in other states that accept that NASCLA Examination.

Contractors who take the examination can access NASCLA’s examination database and request that their results be sent to other jurisdictions that accept the examination, thereby reducing redundant licensing requirements.

State Contractor Licensing Agencies currently Administering the NASCLA Exam include;

Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and US Virgin Islands

State Contractor Licensing Agencies currently Accepting the NASCLA Exam include;

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and US Virgin Islands

Some states do require contractors to pass a separate “Business and Law Exam”. This exam is open book and requires the State-specific NASCLA Business, Law and Project Management book. This book would be required in addition to the Basic NASCLA Business, Law and Project Management book required for the NASCLA Exam.

Some states do require contractors to pass a separate “Business and Law Exam”. This exam is open book and requires the State-specific NASCLA Business, Law and Project Management book. This book would be required in addition to the Basic NASCLA Business, Law and Project Management book required for the NASCLA Exam.

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