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Low Rise Construction

Undergraduate | CUR-CME101 | 2024

Stake out designs in domestic construction. You’ll study structure, materials, tools and methods to build houses from foundation to finish. Consider how structural design controls heat and light effects; ventilation, acoustics and air flow and quality. 

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Enrol by
18 Aug 2024
Entry requirements
No ATAR needed,
No prior study
Duration
13 weeks
Start dates
26 Feb 2024,
26 Aug 2024

Price from

$1,118

Upfront cost

$0

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Low Rise Construction

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. identify and analyse various elements of a low rise building, and the effectiveness of various construction processes used in buildings
    2. evaluate the physical performance of different types of materials used in low rise construction
    3. apply nominated aspects of science to assess the performance of low rise buildings.

Entry requirements

No entry requirements

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 (Not currently available)

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

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