Emily Garavuso

In contrast to other comments I thought Hinze was a great resource and covered MOST of what was on exam 1.  Just be prepared to google search the topics you don’t fully understand.  There is also a list of vocab words out there on the internet to familiarize yourself with.  I have one exam left to go but I wish the process was transparent and th…[Read more]

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Sorry this is for Section $

Very important CLARB has posted, without announcing it, a 2nd revision to the new orientation guide for the LARE that goes back to 120 questions.  It’s now 105 questions that count plus 15 Experimental questions (unidentified in the exam) that DO NOT count.  That is close to 15% of the exam, making it an unprecedented amount of non-point earn…[Read more]

Would you say all 4 books CLARB has listed for section 1 are important to cover?  I understand perhaps not in their entirety. 

Josephine,
Hinze will not begin to cover all of Section 1. It just deals with Construction Contracts and Construction Law.

Thank you Cheryl, I’m going to email you now.  Your webinars look good. 

Hi, I’m preparing to take the LARE Sections 1 & 4 in April. Should Construction Contracts by Hinze cover section 1 fairly well? Also can someone please tell me the best resource to learn when webinars or classes in the NY metropolitan area are being offered to prepare for the exams?  I appreciate any help I can get. Thanks, Josephine

UCLA Extension – Section 4 – October  17-18, 2014
UCLA Extension – Section 3 – October 19, 2014

Designed   for students preparing to take LARE Section 4: Construction Documentation,   and LARE Section 3:Design
Instructor: Angela Woodward, ASLA

UCLA   Extension, 10995 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Room G33E

Section 4:
Section…[Read more]

LARE Preparation Course in Northern California

Class Dates: Sections 1&2_March 9-10, 2013 Sat-Sun 8:30 am-6:15 pm

We will have a maximum of 28 students per class to allow for good student interaction with the instructor. Ray Freeman has 12 years of experience in teaching LARE reviews and has helped over 1700 students prepare for the…[Read more]

There are still seats available in the Freeman & Jewell Section 1 and 2 review on August 11-12. E-mail me at Rayfreeman3@comcast.net for a current brochure.
Ray Freeman NC lic. 356, MA lic. 423, and CA lic. 3722 has been teaching LARE reviews multiple times each year since 2000. He has helped hundreds of candidates to pass the LARE.

Can anyone point  out a good source for sustainability and materials and methods. It felt great on the exam, but something has to be missing. Im floating between 2s and 3s and I have referenced many books that I have. Do the practice exams help?

Thanks, Veenu!

Alland, 
 
Something I can think of right now are, 
Pavement Cross sections, look for 
-thickness of concrete
-proper placement of filter fabric
-water proofing etc
 
Stairs
-Riser thread heights or riser tread combined dimensions
-Handrail height, end handrail wrap up
 
Gaurdrails- spacing between rails, height, minimum requirement of gaurd…[Read more]

any idea what may be some of the flaws in the construction cross sections?
steps, hardscaping, retaining walls, etc?