Area: | Department of Architecture and Interior Architecture |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 12094 (v.2) Building Technology 244 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Fire prevention, warning and fire fighting systems. Environmental studies. Contaminated sites, 'green' buildings, solar energy design. Fire and materials, combustion, assessment of fire performance, resistance and fire load. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An appreciation of the impact of construction on the environment and how the environment shapes the nature of construction. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Department of Environment 1999, Australian Environment On-Line. [Online], Available: http://www.erin.gov.au/erin.html The Environmental Protection Group 1999, EnviroNet Australia,[Online], Available: http://www.erin.gov.au/net/environet.html Environment Australia 2000, Environmental Education Network Griffith A. 1994, Environmental Management in Construction, The Macmillan Press Ltd, London, UK. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 1 40%, Exam 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | BPI Intern'l Group S'pore | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Quarter 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Quarter 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Quarter 3 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Quarter 4 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Trimester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Trimester 3 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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