Low Rise Construction

• • • Introduction to the National Construction Code and Site Investigation
  • • Building Performances- Sound, Heat and Sun on Buildings
  • • Concrete and Concrete Frames
  • • Ground Floors and Suspended Floors
  • • Brick/Walls
  • • Timber/ Timber Boards, Slabs and Panels
  • • Roof Structures
  • • Stairs and Doors
  • • Windows/Glass
  • • The Fundamentals of Electrical and Plumbing

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-CME101C-Low Rise Construction (No longer available)

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject was previously known as Residential Construction.

In this subject students will be introduced to the types, components and practices of low-rise domestic construction. In this overview of basic constructional materials used in domestic construction students will apply aspects of applied science to relevant building types by examining the properties of matter, wave motion, heat, light and sound). Students will also evaluate solar effects on buildings. Fieldwork is a component of this subject.

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• Case Study (25%)
• Reflective Report (25%)
• eTest (50%)

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