Building Evaluation for Property

Course aim

To provide students with an overview of buildings and the functions of major building components.

Course content

Construction methods for residential and non-residential buildings including the building industry organisational structure; building terminology, building regulations and the application of the Building Code of Australia; the sequence of the building process and actors involved; evaluation of structures and finishes of domestic and
large-scale buildings, including high rise buildings; common residential and commercial building faults; building services such as electrical services and energy management in large scale buildings; HVAC; telecommunications and building operations technology; hydraulic services; vertical transport; active and passive life safety systems; ageing populations and building issues.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Lecture (Virtual)	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	30 hours x NA
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Workshop	35 hours x NA

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Examination, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.