218201

Construction Technology and Services II

Course
This course covers the construction methods and materials used in commercial buildings. Students will examine installation of services and facilities for comfort and energy performance of commercial buildings including in a 3D digital environment.
Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using 6 digits.

218201
Level

The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).

200-level
Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

15
Subject
Building and Construction

Course planning information

Prerequisite courses

Complete first
218102 or 218172

You need to complete the above course or courses before moving onto this one.

Restrictions

Similar content
218271, 218273

You cannot enrol in this course if you have passed (or are enrolled in) any of the course(s) above as these courses have similar content or content at a higher level.

General progression requirements

You must complete at least 45 credits from 100-level before enrolling in 200-level courses.

Learning outcomes

What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.

  • 1 Assess legislative compliance in commercial buildings.
  • 2 Appraise the method statement for erecting a commercial building from site preparation to completion, in the context of New Zealand good practice.
  • 3 Identify and compare construction components and methods used in commercial buildings.
  • 4 Describe the various services required for commercial buildings.
  • 5 Discuss the performance requirements to achieve an effective (façade) enclosure for commercial buildings.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.