PSI North Carolina Building Contractor Examination Book Package

 

This book package includes all of the required references for your Examination: 

• Sports Fields Design, Construction and Maintenance, Second Edition, 2010
• North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction          Industry, with latest available amendments
• Contractor’s Guide to Business, Law and Project Management - North Carolina          General Contractors Edition, 10th Edition
• North Carolina State Building Code: Building Code 2018 
• ACI 530/530.1-13 (2013): Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures and Companion Commentaries
• ACI 318-14 (2014): Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete and Commentary
• North Carolina State Building Code: Administrative Code and Policies, 2018
• ANSI A117.1-2017 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, 2017

PSI Candidate Information Bulletin

Suggest Study The following reference materials are not allowed in the examination center:

• Technical Digest No. 9 – Handling and Erection of Steel Joists and Joist Girders, 3rd Edition, 2008
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 or 2016 (Student Edition)
• Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures, 16th edition, 2016
• Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011
• Roofing Construction & Estimating, 1995, Atcheson, Daniel
• Instructional Manual for Training and Certification of Field Personnel for Unbonded  Post-Tensioning, 3rd Edition, 2003
• Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter, 8th edition (2015)
• North Carolina 811 Excavation Guide, 2022 or later
• North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4 Sedimentation Control,    including the latest amendments
• North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113A, Article 4 Sedimentation Pollution      Control Act of 1973, including the latest amendments, Sections 113A-50 to 113A-67, inclusive
• Laws and Regulations Applicable to General Contracting in the State of North            Carolina, North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors
• SDI Manual of Construction with Steel Deck, 2016, 3rd Edition

All 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 State specific book would be required in addition to the Basic NASCLA Business, Law and Project Management book required for the NASCLA Accredited Exam.

Note (2): Highlighted and tabbed books ordered out of the state of Florida may take up to 5-7 business days to be shipped.

updated 8/20/2024