Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 41)
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Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Clare Newton.
Prerequisite: Building Technology 1A and 1B
Contact: Up to 6 hours of lectures, tutorials, studio and laboratory work, and site visits per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
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.
Content:
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.
Assessment:
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.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (Volume 4 page 41)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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