This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply structural and construction technology to the design of commercial buildings.
It includes the ability to identify and apply Victorian regulatory framework and the provisions for National Construction Code (NCC) Classes 2 to 9 (Types A, B and C) and relevant Australian Standards as they apply to the structural and construction components of a commercial building.
This unit applies to building designers who are required to apply structural and construction technology to the design of commercial 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.