Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture

Module Offerings

4543BEKL-JAN-PAR
4543BEKL-SEP-PAR

Aims

To introduce the student to construction techniques associated with domestic dwellings including building regulations and building services.

To develop an understanding of the performance of buildings and the influence of materials and workmanship specification on performance.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Describe and compare a range of processes and techniques involved in the construction of the substructure, and superstructure of domestic buildings.
2.
Identify range of processes and techniques involved in the construction of the secondary elements and finishes of domestic buildings.
3.
Review a range of building services systems used in domestic buildings.
4.
Describe contemporary construction techniques and building services to attain sustainable development goals.
5.
Recognise health and safety risks related to various construction techniques used for domestic buildings.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
• Substructure – domestic foundations of the forms of strip, raft and pile foundations for domestic buildings. Mechanical plant used in substructure work. Excavations. Health and Safety in excavation work. Site investigations for housing sites. (Dealing with trees on site, high water tables, contaminated land etc.)

• Superstructure – Ground floor construction – suspended and solid floors.  External Cavity Wall Construction.  Timber Frame Construction. Timber upper floors. Pitched roofs – trussed rafters and purlin roofs.  Flat Roofs – warm deck and cold deck in timber.

• Secondary Elements and Finishes – stair construction.  Door and Window construction and fixing. Internal partitions. Dry lining of walls.  Plaster boarding of ceilings. Sand and cement and asphalt screeds. Timber floor finishes. Floor and wall tiling. Painting timberwork. External cladding and rendering.

• Building Services – above and below ground drainage systems.  Hot and Cold water supply and distribution.  Internal environment control (heating/cooling).  Electrical supply and distribution.
Additional Information:
This module introduces the student to construction techniques associated with domestic
dwellings including building regulations and building services and develops an understanding of the performance of buildings and the influence of materials and workmanship specification on performance.

Assessments

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