Course Title: Manage building or construction, environmental management practices and processes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: BUIL5867C
Course Title: Manage building or construction, environmental management practices and processes
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5201 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
John Leahy
9925 4371
john.leahy@rmit.edu.au
Peter Dunbabin
9925 4740
black_mini@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 150
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
This unit specifies the outcomes required to manage building or construction, environmental management practices and processes as part of the organisation’s overall management system. To successfully manage practices and processes requires knowledge of current trends in environmental practices and methodologies, statistical analysis and legislative requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BCGBC5011A Manage building or construction, environmental management practices and processes |
Element: |
1. Prepare an environmental management plan for the organisation. |
Performance Criteria: |
Current shifts in environmental legislation or regulation are analysed in relation to their potential impact on the organisation. |
Element: |
2. Manage the implementation of an environmental plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
Staff and contractors are informed of their obligations in implementing the environmental planning process and monitored for compliance. |
Element: |
3. Monitor the environmental management plan to ensure that it meets organisational legal obligations. |
Performance Criteria: |
Organisational feedback systems are implemented and managed to assist the conformance and management of the plan. |
Element: |
4. Evaluate and recommend changes to the environmental management plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
The environmental management plan is reviewed to identify areas which need improvements and action is taken. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students would learn through a variety of methods including class tutorials and discusssion, on line learning, site visits, dvd, research projects and demonstrations.
Teaching Schedule
Topics would include:
1. Climate change
2. Shortage of sustainable energy sources
3. Relevant legislation relating to builders
4. Meeting environmental targets
5. Monitoring the environmental impact of the construction process
6. Evaluation of environmental management plans
7. Environmental sustainable design
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
This unit of competency could be assessed by effective management of building or construction environmental management practices and processes on medium-rise building or construction projects.
Assessment Tasks
2 x learning outcome tests
4 x project based assignments
Some class exercises
Assessment Matrix
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