VU22455 - Apply structural and construction technology to the design of residential buildings

Unit code: VU22455 | Study level: TAFE

Credit points

N/A

Location

Sunshine

Werribee

Prerequisites

N/A

Overview

This unit specifies the outcomes required to apply structural and construction technology to the design of residential buildings. It requires compliance with state legislation and the provisions for Building Code of Australia (BCA) Classes 1 and 10 and relevant Australian Standards as they apply to the structural and construction components of a residential building.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, this unit forms part of a minimum qualification requirement for registration with the Victorian Building Authority as a building designer (architectural).

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and 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:

enable clear, direct communication, using questioning to identify, confirm requirements and share information with internal/external personnel;
interpret construction drawings and specifications; state regulatory authority requirements; Australian Standards; relevant sections of the BCA and relevant legislation;
use language, terminology and concepts appropriate to industry conventions;
prepare and document construction specifications to an industry standard to mitigate project risks;
numeracy skills to apply measurements and calculations to construction systems;
interpret relevant legislation for the design/construction of a residential building;
apply construction techniques and methodologies to the intent of the design;
specify requirements for construction standards and practices;
select structural members according to project/specification requirements;
combine materials into workable construction systems;
analyse site conditions to establish specifications;
resolve construction and design issues with regard to structural systems;
technological skills to complete documentation and calculations;
enable construction specifications to be completed within designated time frame;
teamwork skills during consultation with, and coordination of internal and external personnel, and;
work safely in a design drafting working environment and on a site according to legislation and workplace policies and procedures.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

structural components and construction methodologies and related terminology;
the application of the principles of construction of residential buildings;
the characteristics, performance and application of construction materials;
working drawings and specifications for the design of residential buildings;
effects of legislative requirements for residential buildings on the design approval process;
integration of services in a residential building design;
statutory requirements for fire separation, and;
specifications for a residential building providing optimum safety, health and amenity for users.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.