Course Title: Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5256 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Title: Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUIL5994C	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2012, Term1 2014, Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015, Term1 2016, Term2 2016
BUIL5994C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term2 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2020, Term1 2021

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUIL5994C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2018 (All)

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to apply sound principles of thermal efficiency as part of the implementation of sustainable building and construction processes. The range of legislative and council planning requirements are addressed in this unit, in addition to the need to respond to growing consumer demand for sustainable buildings and environmentally friendly developments.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCBC4020A Build thermally efficient and sustainable structures
Elements:	1. Apply legislative and planning requirements for thermal efficiency to the building process. 2. Review design solutions for effectiveness and compliance. 3. Manage the building process to ensure an effective outcome.

Learning Outcomes

Refer to elements.
 

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

 

Assessment
Assessment 1	Project
Assessment 2	Project based assessment
Assessment 3	Online Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

 

Element / Performance Criteria Covered	Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3
1.1	X	X	X
1.2	X	X	X
1.3	X		X
1.4	X		X
1.5	X	X	X
2.1	X	X	X
2.2	X
2.3		X
2.4	X	X
2.5		X
3.1		X	X
3.2		X	X
3.3		X
3.4		X	X

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.