This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply structural and construction technology to the design of residential buildings.
It includes the ability to identify and apply the Victorian regulatory framework and the provisions for National Construction Code (NCC) Classes 1 and 10 and relevant Australian Standards as they apply to the structural and construction components of a residential building.
This unit applies to building designers who are required to apply structural and construction technology to the design of residential buildings within the legal responsibilities of building designers for construction methods.
No occupational licensing or legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, this unit forms part of a minimum qualification requirement for the registration class of Draftsperson, Building Design (Architectural) category, with the Victorian Building Authority.