VU23447 - Design sustainable buildings

Unit code: VU23447 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
90
Location
Online
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of sustainability to building designs.
It includes the ability to apply sustainable practices to minimise negative impacts of the construction process and land use on the environment, incorporate passive design, sustainable water use and energy efficiency into a building design and select suitable materials for the construction of the building that comply with relevant legislation, the National Construction Code (NCC) and Australian Standards.
This unit applies to building designers who design sustainable buildings within the context of relevant legislation and within the legalresponsibilities of building designers.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• apply the principles of sustainable building design to at least two building design projects.
In completing the above, there must also be evidence that the learner has for each design project:
• determined the relationship between climate zones, thermal comfort, energy usage and sustainable building design
• determined criteria to develop sustainable strategies for the design of the building according to environmentally sustainable legislation
• evaluated and recommended siting for passive design, sustainable materials and construction systems based on a sustainable criteria and relevant legislation.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• national regulatory framework, including the National Construction Code (NCC) and Australian standards and Victorian regulatory framework relevant in the design of sustainable buildings
• the NCC Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) energy efficiency provisions
• drivers of climate change and mitigation initiatives:

  • the general impacts of climate change on the environment
  • effects of fossil fuels on the atmosphere
  • greenhouse gas emissions and ozone depletion consequences
  • impacts of national strategies on building design.
  • life cycle assessment principles
    • principles of sustainability, durability and energy efficiency in building design:
  • responsiveness to climate specific requirements
  • responsiveness to site topography and other site features
  • the nature of construction materials and their effects on thermal performance and durability
  • R values (overall thermal resistance) for construction material
  • indoor environmental quality (air quality, thermal comfort, acoustics)
  • software used to predict building performance.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Advanced Diploma of Building Design (Architectural)
22627VIC | Advanced diploma | Duration:

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