National NASCLA Commercial Builder Accredited Exam Book Bundle

The National NASCLA Commercial Builder Exam is accepted as a trade exam in 17 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia & the U.S. Virgin Islands.

These are the books you will need to take the NASCLA Commercial Builder Exam at PSI. PSI will allow you to bring up to 24 books into the exam; we have determined that the 23 books listed below contain all of the material necessary to pass the exam.  

Tabbing and Highlighting these books is part of our exam prep curriculum. Tabs are sold separately and can be purchased here. In a hurry? You can purchase our exam-ready pre-tabbed and highlighted book bundle here to save hours of time tabbing and highlighting!

This book bundle contains the following publications:

1. Construction Jobsite Management, 4th Edition
2. BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses
3. Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management, Basic 14th Edition
4. Erectors' Manual - Standards and Guidelines for the Erection of Precast Concrete Products
5. Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded Post-Tensioning - Level 1 Field Fundamentals
6. SDI (Steel Deck Institute) Manual of Construction with Steel Deck
7. Pipe and Excavation Contracting
8. Gypsum Construction Handbook
9. Placing Reinforcing Bars, Recommended Practices
10. Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders
11. Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone
12. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction
13. Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA), with latest available amendments
14. Carpentry and Building Construction
15. ANSI Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, A117.1-2017
16. Roofing Construction and Estimating
17. The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction
18. Green Building Fundamentals
19. International Building Code, 2021 edition
20. Construction Project Management
21. Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites, Environmental Protection Agency
22. ANSI/EIMA 99-A-2017: Standard for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) and EIFS with Drainage
23. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Construction Managers, 4th edition