# Study Material

**URL:** <https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/study-material/5007>\
**Category:** Programming & Analysis\
**Tags:** group-coaching\
**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/study-material/5007 "2023-02-20T00:44:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cwoca](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/12.png) [@cwoca](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/cwoca)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/study-material/5007/1 "2023-02-20T00:44:27Z")

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Hi Karen & Joey, could you advise on specific study material for PA, Sections 1 & 4? ARE Handbook mentions Site Planning and Design. Any other recommendation? @coachkarenmartin @coachjoeyandrada  
Thank you!

Cecilia

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**Author:** ![meghanfreeman](https://blackspectacles.com/uploads/images/15.png) [@meghanfreeman](https://community.blackspectacles.com/u/meghanfreeman)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.blackspectacles.com/t/study-material/5007/2 "2023-02-28T22:05:02Z")

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Hi Cecilia! Joey is having trouble accessing his account for the moment (we’re working on it!) but he asked me to pass along the following message:

I always recommend people reading chapter 1 of Building Construction Illustrated by Francis Ching. It’s a reference that comes up more on PPD and PDD, but the first chapter has quite a bit of valuable content for PA. It gives a good quick read of many different topics, and I definitely found it helpful when I was taking the exam. I always recommend this chapter as a must read for PA!