Construction Materials and Building Systems

C&EE X 407.2

Study construction materials, equipment, methods, and regulatory influences including technology of basic building materials, interior and exterior finishes, plumbing and electrical and mechanical systems.  

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Starting at $1,050.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Identify the major construction systems and how they are employed to construct a building
  • Understand the materials involved in the make-up of building construction systems
  • Have the knowledge of the equipment required for the construction of certain systems
  • Compare and contrast the different construction materials and options available for a particular building system and better understand the logic behind the design of a building
  • Understand how the building systems and material used in a project affects the management of that project, including the schedule, buyout, site logistics, and staffing

About this course:

This course studies construction materials, equipment, methods and regulatory influences. Topics include construction for site and civil work; seismic resistance; technology of basic building materials; interior and exterior finishes and plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems. Instruction discusses current developments in materials, systems and construction techniques in light of changing factors of production, regulatory constraints and current trends.

Spring 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Available
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Instructor: John H. Gormley
402782
Fee:
$1,050.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
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Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 6

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Apr 3, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu Apr 10, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu Apr 17, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu Apr 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu May 1, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu May 8, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu May 15, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu May 22, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu May 29, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu Jun 5, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
Lecture
Thu Jun 12, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 215
-
Tuesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Available
See Details
Instructor: Ravi Pariah
402778
Fee:
$1,050.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 6

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Apr 1, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 8, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 15, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 22, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Apr 29, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 6, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 13, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 20, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue May 27, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jun 3, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jun 10, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Available
See Details
Instructor: Matt Pirayeh
402779
Fee:
$1,050.00
Onlineformat icon
Updating...
See Details
Notes
Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Apr. 6
Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to April 13, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Summer 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
-
Thursday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: John H. Gormley
403965
Fee:
$1,050.00
In Personformat icon
Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: Jun. 29

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Thu Jun 26, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Jul 3, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Jul 10, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Jul 17, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Jul 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Jul 31, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Aug 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Aug 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Aug 21, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Aug 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
Lecture
Thu Sep 4, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 214
-
Tuesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Ravi Pariah
403966
Fee:
$1,050.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jun. 29

Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Tue Jun 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jul 1, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jul 8, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jul 15, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jul 22, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Jul 29, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Aug 5, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Aug 12, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Aug 19, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Aug 26, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Tue Sep 2, 2025
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Matt Pirayeh
403967
Fee:
$1,050.00
Onlineformat icon
Updating...
See Details
Notes
Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Enrollment deadline: Jun. 29
Refund Deadline
Refunds only available from April 28, 2025 to July 06, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano
©2019 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
ISBN 9781119446194, eISBN 9781119450252
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

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