Residential Construction Academy House Wiring

First Edition
Author: Gregory W. Fletcher
ISBN #: 1401813712
©2004   Publish Date: 08/21/2003
Binding: HB
Pages: 576
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Price: $139.95

Description:

Written in partnership with the Home Builders Institute and endorsed by the National Association of Home Builders, this outstanding resource covers all areas of residential wiring that are required of an entry-level electrician. The principles and practices used in the installation of residential electrical wiring systems are embraced from start to finish in a way that clearly explains what needs to be done and also how to do it. Content is organized the way a typical residential wiring project is undertaken, covering the major areas of preparing and planning a job, service entrances and equipment, rough-in and trim-out, and maintaining/troubleshooting a residential electrical wiring system. This framework of organized learning educates readers on the application of electrical codes and theory while also providing the "soft skills" needed for working successfully with other people in the residential construction industry.

Create a direct link between your education/training program and the residential construction industry! Training materials are now available for many of the residential crafts based on skill standards developed by the nation's leading builders and educators. The result of a strategic partnership between the National Association of Home Builder's Home Builders Institute and Delmar Learning, the Residential Construction Academy Series is the perfect way to teach essential workplace skills to people new to the building trades.

Ideal for use in vocational programs, workforce development programs, professional associations, and trade unions, all materials are based on industry standards. The Residential Construction Academy also offers credentialing for programs using the skill standards and materials, along with a national registry of students who have successfully completed participating programs. The goal is a workforce that is skilled, knowledgeable, and able to meet the needs of the industry today and well into the future.

Product Benefits:

• text is based upon industry-driven skill standards and teaches essential workplace skills
• From Experience? features and ?Caution? boxes further highlight important concepts so that readers can truly benefit from the author?s vast experience
• loaded with hands-on ?Procedures? located at the ends of chapters, making it easy to review skills and techniques
• both general safety and electrical safety are stressed throughout
• an Instructor?s Resource Guide provides a complete guide to classroom management, containing lecture overview with teaching tips, answers to end-of-chapter reviews, a final exam with answers, and transparency masters for enhanced learning
• e.resource? contains Power Point, computerized Testbank, course syllabus and Image Library
• videos form the final supplement to the complete turn key educational system
• founded on the idea that students learn by doing, ?hands on? skills and procedures are used to reinforce concepts

Table of Contents:

Section I: Preparing and Planning a Residential Wiring Job. Residential Workplace Safety. Hardware and Materials Used in Residential Wiring. Tools Used in Residential Wiring and Measurement Instruments Used in Residential Wiring. Understanding Residential Building Plans. Section II: Residential Service Entrances and Equipment. Introduction to Residential Service Entrances. Residential Service Entrance Calculations. Service Entrance Equipment and Installation. Section III: Residential Electrical System Rough-In. General Requirements for Rough-In Wiring. Electrical Box Installation. Cable Installation. Raceway Installation. Switching Circuit Installation. Branch Circuit Installation. Special Residential Wiring Situations. Video, Voice, and Data Wiring Installation. Section IV: Residential Electrical System Trim-Out. Lighting Fixture Installation. Device Installation. Service Panelboard Trim-Out. Section V: Maintaining and Troubleshooting a Residential Electrical Wiring System. Checking Out and Troubleshooting Electrical Wiring Systems.

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