← Blueprint Lab
📘 Learn: Home Design
Short lessons on what goes into designing a home — who designs it and why, how to read a set of drawings, and how rooms fit together. Read the lesson, learn the words, do the mini activity in Blueprint Lab, then pass the check.
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Unit 1
Who Builds a House
The client, the architect, the engineer, the builder — and the questions that start it all
⏱ about 20 min5-question check
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Unit 2
Reading the Drawing Set
Plans, elevations, sections, scale, and the title block that ties them together
⏱ about 20 min5-question check
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Unit 3
Rooms That Work Together
Zones, neighbors, traffic, and the real sizes of things
⏱ about 25 min5-question check
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Unit 4
Where the House Sits
Climate, sun, snow, and frost shape the house before a wall is drawn
⏱ about 25 min5-question check
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Unit 5
Loads and Natural Threats
Dead loads, live loads, and the storms, quakes, and floods a house must survive
⏱ about 25 min5-question check
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Unit 6
Rules of the Town
Zoning, setbacks, building codes, permits, and the inspector who checks the work
⏱ about 25 min5-question check
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Unit 7
What It Costs
Cost per square foot, where the money goes, and the design choices that move the number
⏱ about 25 min5-question check