12.5 Clare Newton. Building Technology 1A and 1B First semester Up to 6 hours of lectures, tutorials, studio and laboratory work, and site visits per week. On completion of this subject students should be able to demonstrate that they:

• are able to resolve the construction of a non-standard small building;
• understand the principles of contract documentation.

Construction practices, materials, and detailing commonly used for buildings of up to three-storeys in height, including: the application of appropriate building regulations and codes; techniques for researching current construction methods and materials; introduction to site analysis and site works; contract documentation practices, and principles of specification writing. Assignments (eg: exercises, essays, class presentations), equivalent to not more than 5,000 words, and one examination of up to 2 hours (which could take the form of a class test). (Details, including the weighting of assessment, will be made available in the first 2 weeks of semester). Exercises may relate to work being undertaken in other subjects.