Guided by the application-oriented talents training goal, the paper analyzes the characteristics and teaching reform goals of building construction course. According to the existing problem a progressive practical teaching system is put forward to carry out the reform practice from two aspects:theory teaching and practice teaching. The reform includes teaching outline, teaching contents, teaching methods and means, evaluation method, basic practice, design practice and comprehensive practice. Teaching practice proves that the teaching reform can effectively promote students' learning enthusiasm, improve students' innovation ability, promote students' social practice ability and the teaching effect is improved obviously.