CPCCBS6104 - Assess and advise on compliance of design documentation for Class 1 and 10 buildings to three storey
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Prerequisites
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to assess proposed design documentation during the design process for buildings included in National Construction Code (NCC) definitions for Class 1 and 10 up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area. It includes providing client advice on the preparation of planning and building approval applications and the compliance of design documentation with the building and planning legislation, regulations, codes and standards that apply to the nature and location of each project.This unit is suitable for building surveyors who draw on their broad theoretical knowledge and technical skills to provide advisory code-consulting services to building and construction professionals involved in developing building design documentation up to the building approval application stage.
Assessment
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 assessing and advising on the compliance of design documentation for three buildings involving the following Classes as defined by the National Construction Code (NCC):
- two types of Class 1 buildings in different geographical locations/areas selected from:
- high wind area
- highly corrosive area (within 1 kilometre of the ocean)
- bushfire-prone area
- cyclone area
- earthquake area
- alpine area
- metropolitan area
- one Class 10 building excluding sheds and swimming pools.
Each building must be up to three storeys and not exceeding 2,000 square metres in floor area.
While performing the above, the candidate must analyse complete sets of building design documentation for three related building approval applications and, for each application, provide advice on two cost-effective, energy efficient and compliant design alternatives.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge of:
- different compliance requirements of planning and building applications
- NCC classifications and definitions for Class 1 and 10 buildings:
- building types
- geographic and climate zones
- possible solutions to design documentation compliance issues for building and planning applications to meet the requirements of the NCC and:
- insurers
- jurisdictional legislation and regulations
- statutory authorities governing the environment, fire protection and services
- project management strategies that ensure thorough and timely advice is delivered according to service level agreement
- regulatory and legislative compliance requirements for Class 1 and 10 buildings in different climate zones and geographic locations:
- building control legislation and regulations
- NCC including referenced Australian Standards to meet deemed-to-satisfy provisions and/or performance solutions
- regulatory constraints that govern the relationship between the advisory and statutory roles of building surveyors
- types of disciplines from which specialist advice may be sought.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):