| Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Provides an overview of residential, commercial and industrial building construction and building services, with emphasis on identification of components and defects, construction techniques and styles and their cost implications. Basic elements of building cost estimation. Building measurements. Building contracts, plans and approvals. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have developed sufficient understanding of building techniques and cost estimation to be able to describe buildings in reports. Identified defects, prepare preliminary development costings and appreciated the cost implications of different approaches to design. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Australian Building Standards and Regulations. Master Builders Association, Domestic Construction Manual. (1990). as edited. |
| Unit Texts: | Ferry, D. (1993). Cost Planning of Buildings. 6th ed. Blackwell Scientific. Seeley, I.H. (1996). Building Economics. 4th ed. MacMillan. Raftery, J. (1991). Principles of Building Economics. Oxford. BSP Professional Books. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Continuous Assessment 50%. Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
