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The recommended study manual is offered by NCBDC. If the remainder are not already on your shelf, they may be purchased from a book store.
I. "The Study Guide",
is offered by NCBDC, and may be ordered as follows:
Make a check payable to NCBDC for $45.00, with a request for the study manual, and send to:
NCBDC
2962 Saklan Indian Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
An electronic version is available for $45.00. Call for details.
The "Study Guide" is offered by NCBDC, and may be ordered as follows:
Make a check payable to NCBDC for $45.00, with a request for the study manual, and send to:
NCBDC
2962 Saklan Indian Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Note: The NCBDC "Study Guide" is not allowed as reference material at the exam. Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
II. Study materials not offered by NCBDC.
The NCBDC Certification examination is an "open book" exam. The following books are recommended as study material and not mandatory. You may substitute reference books, of your choice, for the ones below. The NCBDC Study Guide may not be used as reference material at the exam, as well as any other material deemed inappropriate by the examiner.
1. Architectural Graphics Standards (Ramsey/Sleeper-AIA)
2. The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings by Wakita & Linde (John Wiley & Sons)
3. Construction Materials and Processes by Don A. Watson (McGraw Hill Book Co.)
4. Construction Principles. Materials and Methods by Harold B. Olin (Van Nostrand Reinhold)
5. A Field Guide to American Houses (Virginia & Lee McAlester)
6. Simplified Engineering for Architects & Builders (Harry Parker)
These books may be purchased as follows:
1. Visit your nearest book store to order the books.
2. Log-on to www.amazon.com. and order the books via the internet.
The National Council of Building Designer Certification
2962 Saklan Indian Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Office Hours M-F 9A-5P Pacific Time
Toll Free: (888) 726-7659
Fax: (925) 287-8225
information@ncbdc.com
