VU23451 - Select construction materials for building projects

Unit code: VU23451 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours:
60
Location
Online
Sunshine
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to evaluate and select suitable construction materials for building projects in Australia.
It includes the ability to analyse properties and characteristics of the materials against a range of criteria, including physical attributes, cost, and sustainability, to determine their suitability for application in the construction of a building.This unit applies to building designers who select suitable construction materials for buildings within the context of relevant legislation and the legal responsibilities 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:
• select at least two construction materials for all of the following elements of a building project:

  • footings
  • floor structure
  • wall structure
  • roof structure
  • roof cladding
  • wall cladding
  • internal wall lining and window frames.
    In completing the above, there must also be evidence that the learner has:
    • analysed and evaluated the construction materials for their application and sustainability, including glass, steel, timber, concrete and bricks
    • evaluated materials for their compliance with the legislative requirements of thermal acoustic and fire-resistant qualities of construction materials.
    • made recommendations for suitable materials to satisfy construction requirements, aesthetics, cost effectiveness, design brief and legislative requirements.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• national regulatory framework, including the NCC and Australian Standards and Victorian regulatory framework relevant to selecting
material for building projects
• new and emerging, types of construction materials
• potential issues relating to supply chain, safety and sustainability
• structural, thermal, acoustic and visual properties of materials and how these are utilised to achieve a desired outcome and meet specifications and legislative requirements
• durability, weather resistance, jointing, thermal expansion, compatibility of materials
• substructures, jointing systems and fixings required to incorporate materials into a building.
• effect of substructures on the use of materials
• effect of transport, handling and storage on materials
• principles of designing buildings for durability and adaptability
• life cycle assessment principles
• environmental impact issues relating to material selection and use
• sustainable characteristics of materials
• grading process used to categorise timber and timber products
• safety data sheets (SDS) purpose and content.

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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