CPCCBS6102 - Research and evaluate construction methods and materials for Class 2 to 9 buildings to three storeys

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by researching and evaluating construction methods and materials to support building surveying services for three different projects involving the follow Classes of buildings as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC):

• one project incorporating Class 5 or Class 6
• one project incorporating Class 2 or Class 3 or Class 9c
• one project incorporating Class 7 or Class 8.
  Each building must be up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area, and in a different geographical location/area selected from the following:
• high wind area
• highly corrosive area (within 1 kilometre of the ocean)
• bushfire-prone area
• cyclone area
• earthquake area
• alpine area
• metropolitan area.
  For each building, the candidate must evaluate:
• construction methods and materials in relation to different geographical locations and climatic conditions and note * strengths and weaknesses of each context
• the application of different construction methods to:

• foundations and footings
• structural and supporting systems
• enclosing systems
• installation of services
• construction processes in relation to trade sequencing

• the application of different construction materials to:

• foundations and footings
• structural and supporting systems
• enclosing systems.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• characteristics, including fire resistance and applications of materials suitable for structural elements and building envelope of buildings included in Classes 2 to 9
• compliance requirements of construction materials and methods for buildings included in Classes 2 to 9 in different geographic locations and climate zones:

• NCC
• Australian Standards referenced by the NCC

• components and systems for services associated with buildings included in Classes 2 to 9:

• compliance requirements
• installation methods

• different construction methods and systems applicable to the structural elements and building envelope of buildings included in Classes 2 to 9:
• methods for site investigation and preparation:

• principles and practices of site establishment: underpinning, de-watering, ground stabilisation and demolition procedures
• soil investigation, assessment and clarification

• foundations and footings:

• anchors, including grouted, mechanical or rock
• basements
• damp proof courses
• footing systems
• grillage
• ground stabilisation
• membranes
• pest control
• retaining walls
• shoring
• systems for earthquake zones
• tanking
• underpinning
• water exclusion

• structural and supporting systems:

• forces
• loads
• openings
• spatial relationships
• stresses and strains applied to arches, beams, braces, columns, concrete floor slabs, load-bearing walls, masonry ties and anchors, roof frames (including trusses) and structural footings
• structural materials and systems for floors, roofs, sub-floors and walls
• systems for cyclonic areas and earthquake zones

• enclosing systems, materials and fixings:

• claddings and linings
• coatings
• finishes
• flashings
• linings, including acoustic system installations and fire-rated systems
• partitioning
• sarking and insulations
• wet areas

• information management procedures to maintain data currency, and classify and store information for easy retrieval
• NCC classifications and definitions for buildings included in Classes 2 to 9
• structural engineering principles sufficient to interpret and apply NCC requirements to work activities
• types and sources of reliable information on traditional, new and emerging uses of construction materials and methods.