Unit 1: Areas to Research

• Pre-construction work/desk-based work
• Sub-structure groundwork  Hazards associated with groundwork
• Loads and load affects on buildings
• Specifying, testing and grading materials, building standards
• Timber types and timber specifications
• Types of building materials
• Cavity walls
• Wall finishes and wall openings
• Fire resistance and design to prevent/contain fires
• Thermal insulation, types of insulation, thermal resistance.
• Sound insulation
• Weather Resistance
• Sustainability/sustainable materials
• Common structural forms for low-rise construction
• Cross-wall construction
• Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPS)
• Timber framed construction
• Control of water in groundwork
• Superstructure -  First Fix
• Superstructure - Surface Finishes, Superstructures, floors
• Superstructures - roofs, functions of roofs