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Construction Technology for Builders, 1st Edition | AU/NZ

Glenn Costin

  • Copyright 2020
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Construction Technology for Builders 1st Edition by Glenn Costin
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Overview

Construction Technology for Builders, 1e addresses requirements of the Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building). The text addresses 15 competency units with learning activities and work sheets for downloading. The chapters are aligned to specific competency units, and the material in this text requires, and emphasises that the reader engage with Standards and Codes such as the NCC.

Communication is a critical component of the building and construction process and the preparation of sketches and drawings is a vital part of that communication skill set; the text has a dedicated chapter on preparing building sketches and drawings.

There are two chapters on structures, the first introducing the concepts underlying structural principles, and underpins the following chapter that applies this knowledge to the various elements of a building.

Additional learning material, such as plans and specifications is provided in the Appendices to assist with the understanding of examples and exercises in the text.

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Glenn Costin

Glenn Costin is Associate Head of School (Student Learning), Senior Lecturer Building Technology, Theme Leader: Community Resilience and Adaptation, Live+Smart Research Lab, School of Architecture & Built Environment at Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment, Deakin University. Prior to this, Glenn was at Riverina Institute of TAFE for 24 years where he delivered courses of all levels in construction trade, post trade and pre-apprenticeship. Glenn was also heavily involved in World Skills Australia as the Chief Judge and National and regional designer of carpentry for a decade. Glenn is a reliable and capable author. He is well regarded in the education community and has a great working relationship with our team.

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  • Each chapter aligns with a specific competency unit in of the Certificate IV in Building and Construction to assist course planning and delivery
  • Provides coverage of standards, codes and structural principles as foundation knowledge for trainees. Standard measurements are also included in the preliminary pages of the text
  • Chapters and worksheets are mapped to competencies in the Certificate IV in Building and Construction
  • Written to NCC2019

Table of Contents

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Part 1 – Codes and standards
1. Building codes and standards
2. Legal requirements for building and construction projects
3. Construction contracts
4. Work health and safety
5. Plans and specifications
6. On-site supervision
7. Business disputes

Part 2 – Business preparation
8. Tender documentation
9. Small business finances

Part 3 – Design considerations
10. Site surveys and set out procedures
11. Simple building sketches and drawings

Part 4 – Structures
12. Structural principles
13. Applying structural principles to low-rise constructions

Part 5 – Sustainability
14. Thermal efficiency and sustainability
15. Minimising waste

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  • ISBN-10: 0170425991
  • ISBN-13: 9780170425995
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  • ISBN-10: 0170416046
  • ISBN-13: 9780170416047
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