PSI – New Mexico GB-2 Residential Building Contractor Part 1 Online Home Study

PSI – New Mexico GB-2 Residential Building Contractor Part 1 Online Home Study

The Online Home Study Course includes:  

• How to take this course video
• How to register for the exam(s)
• The 6 segments of test-taking techniques  
• List of required reference books for your exam and when they update
•  Practice Exams with hundreds of practice questions and answers page numbers & solutions 
• 1-year access to online course and a live instructor (discounts on extensions)
• Access to an instructor via Phone call, Text message, Zoom, or email.
• Tab and highlight locations for all the books to show you what is important to study.

Part 1

# of Questions 80

% Required to Pass 75

Time Allowed 225 Minutes

CONTENT OUTLINE
Subject Area # of Items
Sitework, Footings, and Foundations 9
Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement 9
Masonry 6
Carpentry 12
Roofing 10
Associated Trades 12

Residential Builder Reference Books

▪ New Mexico Administrative Code Title 14
▪ New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3), 2015
▪ International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2015
▪ International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 or 2018,
▪ The Contractor’s Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition
▪ Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 1995
▪ BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing,Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018
▪ Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 or 2016
▪ Modern Masonry – Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter,8th edition, 2015,
▪ Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 1987,
▪ Code of Federal Regulations – 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA),