What the Heck are Pozzolans and Superplasticizers? A Building Design and Construction Systems Exam

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Pozzolans and Superplasticizers: Do you know what they’re for? Do you know what they do? Can you say them five times fast? You can learn all about them in today’s episode of ARE Live, as Mike Newman reviews the 12 questions & answers from our Building Design and Construction Systems Mock Exam. You can download this mock exam and answer the questions yourself, and then listen in. The questions will help you develop a strategy for how to study for the exam and some of the terms you’re going to see in this exam, such as Bentonite, Wythe, and Light Gauge. Mike Newman is an instructor for the AIA ARE Prep Curriculum powered by Black Spectacles, he’s an Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute Chicago, and he also runs his own architectural practice, SHED Chicago. Download the Mock Exam- http://bksp.es/bdcsmockexampdf AIA ARE Prep powered by Black Spectacles- blackspectacles.com/courses Mike's Recommended Resources to pass the ARE: blackspectacles.com/blog/books-need…-exam-resources Slides from episode: http://bksp.es/bdcsmockexamanswers

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