PSI - New Mexico GB-2 Residential Building Contractor Part 1 Online Home Study

PSI - New Mexico GB-2 Residential Building Contractor Part 1 Online Home Study

The Online Home Study Course includes:  

• How to take this course video
• How to register for the exam(s)
• The 6 segments of test-taking techniques  
• List of required reference books for your exam and when they update
•  Practice Exams with hundreds of practice questions and answers page numbers & solutions 
• 1-year access to online course and a live instructor (discounts on extensions)
• Access to an instructor via Phone call, Text message, Zoom, or email.
• Tab and highlight locations for all the books to show you what is important to study.

Part 1 Exam Outline

# of Questions 80

% Required to Pass 75

Time Allowed 225 Minutes

Content Outline

Subject Area # of Items:

Sitework, Footings, and Foundations 9

Concrete and Concrete Reinforcement 9

Masonry 6

Carpentry 12

Roofing 10

Associated Trades 12

General Code, Plan Reading, and Estimating, 14

OSHA Safety, 8

Residential Builder Reference Books

• New Mexico Administrative Code Title 14
• New Mexico Residential Building Code (NMAC 14.7.3), 2021
• International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2021
• International Energy Conservation Code, 2021
• The Contractor's Guide to Quality Concrete Construction, 2005, 3rd Edition
• Roofing Construction and Estimating, Daniel Atcheson, 2022
• BCSI: Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining, and Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, 2018 (updated March 2020)
• Carpentry and Building Construction, 2010 or 2016
• Modern Masonry - Brick, Block, Stone, Clois E. Kicklighter,8th edition, 2015
• Pipe and Excavation Contracting, Dave Roberts, 2011
• Code of Federal Regulations - 29 CFR Part 1926 (OSHA)

You can find the PSI Candidate Bulletin here

updated 4/22/25