Course Title: Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2023

Course Code: BUIL6438C

Course Title: Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5415 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Atila Akdeniz

Nominal Hours: 22

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to access, interpret and apply relevant building codes and standards applicable to National Construction Code (NCC) Class 2 to 9 Type C building projects. This includes knowledge of the structure of the NCC, as well as the ability to access relevant information from the code as applicable to various building projects.

It applies to builders, site managers and related construction industry professionals responsible for ensuring compliance with building codes and standards related to Class 2 to 9 Type C construction projects.

 

 

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCBC4053 Apply building codes and standards to the construction process for Class 2 to 9 Type C buildings
Element:	1. Classify buildings
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Determine nature of building, its use and arrangement from construction plans and specifications.      1.2 Access, read and interpret relevant Australian Standards for commercial building and construction projects.      1.3 Define classification of building from NCC.      1.4 Identify and interpret multiple classifications from NCC.
Element:	2. Determine construction compliance requirements from NCC
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify NCC Performance Requirements relevant to Class 2 to 9 Type C building projects. 2.2 Determine range of criteria to ensure that construction methods comply with NCC Performance Requirements. 2.3 Identify and document non-conforming construction methods with NCC Performance Requirements. 2.4 Propose and discuss Performance Solution with design and building and construction professionals. 2.5 Analyse and apply Assessment Methods to determine compliance with Performance Solution or Deem-to-Satisfy Solution. 2.6 Meet the evidence of suitability requirements for building materials and products stated in the NCC. 2.7 Complete relevant documentation to meet NCC requirements.
Element:	3. Determine fire protection requirements
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Identify NCC and other legislative requirements for passive and active fire control elements in buildings. 3.2 Determine level of fire resistance required for the construction of various buildings. 3.3 Check existing building for compliance with passive and active fire protection requirements.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Details of Learning Activities

You will learn the following:

1. Classify buildings

2. Determine construction compliance requirements from NCC.

3. Determine fire protection requirements.

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.

You will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.

Teaching Schedule

Session/Date

Theme

Assessments

Session One 6-12 February	Introduction to the course and Assessments	Introduction to Assessments
Session Two 13-19 February	Classy buildings
Session Three 20-26 February	Classify buildings cont.
Session Four 27 February - 5 March	Classify buildings cont. [Multiple classifications]	AT1
Session Five 6-12 March	Construction types and fire risk AT2 Summary Report	AT2
Session Six 13-19 March	Construction types and fire risk
Session Seven 20-26 March	Construction compliance
Census DateLinks to an external site. 31 March 2023	The Census Date is the last day you can withdraw from this course without financial penalty. If you need to withdraw from this course, you must do so before this date to avoid additional student fees.
Session Eight 27 March - 2 April	Deemed to satisfy and performance solutions
Session Nine 3-9 April	Assessment methods	AT3
Mid-semester break 10-16 April	The Mid-semester break is a scheduled break in the semester. No teaching or assessment will occur during this time. Also, your Trainer/Assessor won't be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break.
Session Ten 17-23 April	Documenting performance solutions
Session Eleven 24-30 April	Passive and active fire control
ANZAC Day Public holiday 25 April 2023	No teaching or assessment will occur on ANZAC Day. Additionally, RMIT staff will not be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break.
Session Twelve 1-7 May	Fire resistance level
Session Thirteen 8-14 May	Check existing buildings for compliance
Session Fourteen 15-21 May	Assessments Summary	AT4
Session Fifteen 22-28 May	Energy Efficiency & preparation for AT5 test
Session Sixteen 29 May - 4 June	Final Test (including Energy Efficiency)	AT5
Session Seventeen 5-11 June	Assessment Resubmissions (if/as required)
Session Eighteen 12-18 June	Assessment Resubmissions (if/as required)
Queens Birthday  Public Holiday 12 June 2023	No teaching or assessing will occur on the Queen's Birthday. Additionally, RMIT staff will not be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break.
Official Results Release DateLinks to an external site. 29 June 2023	Important: It is your responsibility to check your results on this date. Your official results for this course will be released on this date. Your teacher will not inform you of your final result. It will only be available via My Student Record on RMIT's website.  It is not your Trainer/Assessors responsibility to let you know your final result.  Your teacher will not be available to comment on your assessment or final results from 18-29 June 2022. After this date, you can contact them to talk about your final result if you need it.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS. 

Assessment Tasks

AT1	NNC intro & Building Classifications: Knowledge Test and Portfolio
AT2	Apply NCC requirements to Class 1& 10 buildings
AT3	Apply NCC requirements to Construction of a Class 2 building
AT4	Apply NCC requirements to Construction of a Class 8 building
AT5	Open Book Test-Quizzes (including Energy Efficiency)

Assessment Matrix

1. Mapping Assessments to the Unit of Competency  

 

Element	Performance criteria	AT1	AT2	AT3	AT4	AT5
1. Classify buildings	1.1 Determine nature of building, its use and arrangement from construction plans and specifications.	P2.1, 2.2, 2.3
1.2 Access, read and interpret relevant Australian Standards for commercial building and construction projects.	P1-Q6, 7, 13		Q1, 29, 34	Q1, 2, 23, 25, 33	A1-Q2, 12,
1.3 Define classification of building from NCC.	P1-Q1  P2.2, 2.3, 2.4	Q1
1.4 Identify and interpret multiple classifications from NCC.	P1-Q2, Q3, Q4	Q1
2 Determine construction compliance requirements from NCC.	2.1 Identify NCC Performance Requirements relevant to Class 2 to 9 Type C building projects.	P1-Q7, 16			Q11, 14, 24, 34	A1-Q12, 14, 21
2.2 Determine range of criteria to ensure that construction methods comply with NCC Performance Requirements	P1-Q8, 10, 12, 13, 18,			All questions	A1-Q12, 14, 21
2.3 Identify and document non-conforming construction methods with NCC Performance Requirements.			Q4	Q1, 2, 12, 14, 24
2.4 Propose and discuss Performance Solution with design and building and construction professionals	P1-Q9, 10, 19, 20	Q18		Q14  Q24
2.5 Analyse and apply Assessment Methods to determine compliance with Performance Solution or Deem-to-Satisfy Solution.	P1-19, 20	Q18		Q14  Q24
2.6 Meet the evidence of suitability requirements for building materials and products stated in the NCC.	P1-Q18	Q18		Q1-2, 14, 23-24
2.7 Complete relevant documentation to meet NCC requirements.			Q42	Q1-2, 14, 24
3 Determine fire protection requirements.	3.1 Identify NCC and other legislative requirements for passive and active fire control elements in buildings.			Q5-13, 24-28	Passive: Q3-12  Active: Q18-21	A1: Q2-5, 9-10
3.2 Determine level of fire resistance required for the construction of various buildings.			Q5-13,	Q3-12	A1: Q2-5,
3.3 Check existing building for compliance with passive and active fire protection requirements.			Q5-13, 24-28	Passive: Q3-12  Active: Q18-21	A1-Q2-5, 9-10

 

 

Foundation Skills – This section is only completed when foundation are explicitly stated in the unit of competency. In most Training Packages the foundation skills are integrated into the unit of competency and this is clearly stated.
Foundation skill	Description	Describe how each foundation skill is demonstrated through the relevant assessment
As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:	technology skills to:  use digital tools and devices to communicate and collaborate effectively with others  use equipment and programs to access, extract information and develop relevant documentation.	AT 3, AT 4 requires researching information to assess compliance with NCC Vol1.  Students use digital tools, computers, internet etc to research access information for AT1, AT3, AT4, AT5.

 

 

Performance Evidence	AT1	AT2	AT3	AT4	AT5
To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by applying codes and standards to the construction process of two Type C building projects:  one Class 2, 3 or 9   one Class 5 to 8.  In doing this, the candidate must:			AT3 all	AT4 all
determine the type of construction and the use of the building from construction plans and specifications and class of building using National Construction Code (NCC) classifications	P2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4		Q5, Q6	Q3, 4	A1: Q3, 4
identify current building and construction codes and Australian Standards relevant to the building project	P1-Q6, 7, 13		Q1, 29, 34	All questions	A1-Q1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20
apply NCC Performance Requirements in relation to the design and construction of the building:
structure			Q3, 34	Q1-2	A1-Q12-14
fire protection			Q5-13, 24-28	Q3-12  Q18-21	A1: Q2-5,
access and egress	P1-Q12		Q14-21	Q13-17	A1: Q6-8, 24
health and amenities	P1-Q7-8, 13-16		Q29-33, 35-41	Q25-34	A1: Q11, 16-21
ancillary provisions					A1-Q15, 23
energy efficiency					A2: Q1-21
apply Performance Solutions to ensure that construction complies with Performance Requirements				Q14  Q24
identify faults and problems and propose actions to rectify			Q42	Q1, 2, 12, 14, 24
inspect a building to determine fire protection compliance with NCC and other legislative requirements.			Q5-13, 24-28	Q3-12  Q18-21	A1-Q3, 4, 6, 7, 10

 

 

Knowledge Evidence	AT1	AT2	AT3	AT4	AT5
government building legislation, codes and standards	P1-Q5-7, 12-16,		All questions	All questions	A1-Q1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20
the NCC:  Performance Requirements and General Requirements	P1-Q6, 7, 12-16		All questions  (Q5-12, 14-18, 21-41)	All questions	A1-Q1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20
Performance Solutions and Assessment Methods	P1-Q9, 10,	Q18	Q42	Q14  Q24
Deem-to-Satisfy Solution (DTS)	P1-Q6, 7, 12-16		Q5-12, 14-18, 21-41	All questions	A1-Q1, 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 20
Performance Hierarchy	P1-19, 20	Q18	Q42	Q14, 23-24	A1-Q1,
evidence of suitability for building materials and products	P1-Q18	Q18	Q42	Q1-2, 14, 23-24
classes of building and types of construction	P1-Q1  P2.1-2.4			Q3, 4	A1-Q3, 4
Assessment Methods stated in the NCC:  comparison with DTS provisions  evidence of suitability  Expert Judgement  Verification Method	P1-Q10, 18	Q18	Q42	Q14  Q24  DTS: All questions
below ground construction:  methods  structural sufficiency   water ingress  water proofing  work health and safety (WHS)	P1-Q21		Q3, Q33,	Q1	A1: Q21, 22, 23
organisational policies and procedures, quality systems and best practice approaches			Q1, 2
workplace safety requirements	P1-Q21				A1: Q23
properties, characteristics and limitations of specified building materials and components			Q4, 34	Q6-9	A1: Q14
processes, procedures and techniques for construction of wide span and complex designed buildings			Q3,	Q1-2	A1-Q12, 13
basic commercial building design principles and the behaviour of structures under stress, strain, compression, bending or combined actions			Q3,	Q1-2	A1-Q12
causes and implications of building defects related to failure of applying building codes and standards to residential and commercial buildings			Q4	Q1, 2, 12, 14, 23	A1: Q21
extent of remedial work required for various defects caused by inadequate design and application of building codes and practices			Q4,	Q1, 2, 12, 14, 23
environmental requirements and sustainability principles and concepts					A2-All
project plans, specifications and structural details			AT3-All	AT4-All
construction terminology.	All questions		AT3-All	AT4-All	All questions

Other Information

Attendance Requirement - 85% for all students

Resubmission Policy: To pass this course, students must achieve a Satisfactory (S) result for all their Assessments (and parts of those assessments).

Students who do not achive a Satisfactory (S) result for their entire original submission for an Assessment will be provided with 1 (one) more submission opportunity (e.g. the resubmission) with a specific due date by their assessor. Students must achive a Satisfactory (S) result on their resubmission for that Assessment, by the due date given to them by their Assessor. 

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• Relevant
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