Building Construction Technologies

Course content

The building materials and components forming the construction system of a structure. The fundamentals of construction design: the structural, constructional, environmental, performance and maintenance requirements for timber, masonry, steel, reinforced concrete and composite construction systems. Basic construction design considerations, application procedures and architectural detailing for the building components named as: construction under foot (foundations and floors), construction all around (walls, windows and doors), and construction overhead (roofs and ceilings).