VU23442 - Apply structural and construction technology to the design of residential buildings

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 structural and construction to the design of at least two residential buildings in the drawn form with supporting evidence that includes:
o a new dwelling
o an addition or alteration to an existing dwelling
o one of the above dwellings must be of two storey.
In completing the above there must also be evidence that the learner has, for each building design:
• complied with relevant national and Victorian regulatory frameworks and local council guidelines
• developed supporting evidence that includes the following key property information:
o site’s feature
o site risks: flood, termite, alpine classification
• developed specifications for structural components of the building and the requirements for safe and healthy use of the building that includes:
o footings systems
o timber framing/steel framing
o masonry
o concrete
o fire rating
o health and amenity
o cladding
o joinery
o services.