Year 1

• Construction Technology
  • Explain the terminology used in construction technology
  • Describe the different techniques used to construct a range of substructures and superstructures, including their function and design selection criteria
  • Identify the different types of civil engineering/infrastructure technology used in support of buildings
  • Illustrate the supply and distribution of a range of building services and how they are accommodated within the building
     
• Science & Materials
  • Review health & safety regulations and legislation associated with the storage, handling and use of materials on a construction site
  • Discuss the environmental and sustainability factors which can impact on and influence the material choices for a construction project
  • Present material choices for a given building using performance properties, experimental data, sustainability and environmental consideration
  • Evaluate the performance of a given building in respect of its human comfort requirements

• Tender & Procurement
  • Define what constitutes a tender and the information required for this process
  • Explain the procedures and contractual arrangements for tendering
  • Analyse the factors that affect the selection of construction procurement methods
  • Calculate an estimate for a work activity

• Construction Practice and Management
  • Describe the construction industry with reference to company structures and other activities
  • Explain different types of construction companies in the market and their relationships within the tendering process
  • Discuss the key stages in a construction project, and how Building Information Modelling informs the different stages
  • Analyse how the construction industry has developed suitable collaboration strategies in support of greater recognition of Health & Safety

Year 2

• Measurement & Estimating
  • Define standard measurement techniques used for taking-off quantities for estimating purposes
  • Perform taking-off techniques in the production of a range of quantities for a structure
  • Interpret the principles and techniques of estimating in compiling a final price
  • Prepare an estimate for a work activity.

• Legal & Statutory Responsibilities
  • Examine the process used to obtain planning permission for the construction and alteration of buildings
  • Discuss the processes and regulations used to control design and to ensure safe buildings
  • Assess the laws used to ensure that construction sites operate safely and consider adjoining land-users
  • Analyse how the law of contract and land law are used to sell and lease land and buildings

• Project
  • Formulate a project that will provide a solution to an identified problem
  • Manage a project within agreed timescales and specification; documenting the process throughout
  • Evaluate potential project management solutions
  • Produce a project report and deliver a presentation of the final project outcomes

• Financial Management & Business Practices in Construction
  • Explain the legal status of different types of building companies
  • Explore different sources of finance available to a construction company and strategies used to manage finance
  • Evaluate forms of company organisation within the contemporary construction industry
  • Illustrate the different strategies used by a construction company to manage resources