SSUD71-101: Understanding Buildings

Description

Understanding Buildings provides an overview of the building construction process. Focused on detached housing development, this subject introduces the stakeholders and the physical, legislative, and cost factors affecting the development of a building. It investigates the parts of a building and their functions in detail, as well as the construction sequence and methods adopted. Construction terminology is examined and spatial awareness and drawing interpretation are practised.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Identify the stakeholders and articulate the physical, legislative, and cost factors affecting development of a building. 2. Describe and identify the component parts of a building (physically and on drawings) and demonstrate a well developed understanding of their functions. 3. Recognise and describe the construction sequence and detail the methods adopted to construct a building. 4. Interpret residential scale site plans and construction drawings, and extract particular information required. 5. Apply construction terminology to communicate effectively to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• September 2022 [Standard]
• May 2022 [Standard]
• January 2022 [Standard]
• September 2021 [Standard - .]
• May 2021 [Standard - .]
• January 2021 [Standard - .]
• September 2020 [Standard - .]
• May 2020 [Standard]
• January 2020 [Intensive - Wks 4 & 9]
• September 2019 [Intensive]
• May 2019 [Intensive]
• January 2019 [Intensive]
• September 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 2 & 7]
• September 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 1 & 6]
• May 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 2 & 7]
• May 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 1 & 6]
• January 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 2 and 7]
• January 2018 [Intensive - Weeks 1 and 6]
• September 2017 [Intensive - Weeks 1 & 6]
• May 2017 [Intensive - Weeks 1 & 6]

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