The National Construction Code (NCC) and associated legislation relevant to High Rise Construction (buildings taller than 3 storeys) will be examined and applied in this unit. Students will learn about statutory controls and assessment; enforcement proceedings; how occupational health and safety, environmental and heritage legislation interact with the NCC; and the application of the principles of performance-based legislations.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
In addition, a very comprehensive set of course notes will be available for most topics. These course notes will contain further references and reading material.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):