Case teaching of the construction regulations course is widely used in majors such as civil engineering, engineering management and engineering cost in universities of China. It is a good way to teach students. But there is a problem in practice that if the cases are improperly selected students' learning motivation can't be completely activated. Combined with the characteristics of the construction regulations teaching, the paper designed a case teaching process of the construction regulations course based on the learning motivation activating theory in higher education psychology and its relevant six measures. It is a new way to activate students' motivation to learn this course.