$ 698.00

START DATE	07 November
MODE	Online
DURATION	1 day
COMMITMENT	8 hrs

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Stephen Krimmer

Senior Building Surveyor

Stephen is an accredited certifier and supervisor with over twenty years' local government experience, with a specific focus on swimming pool assessment, inspections and education. He delivers engaging swimming pool training courses to assist both local government organisations and accredited certifiers.

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Craig Squires

Environmental Health and Building Surveyor

Craig is an environmental health and building surveyor with almost twenty years' of experience in local government. He has taught at the University of Western Sydney and at TAFE and works at Penrith City Council.

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This building regulation course will guide you through the Building Code of Australia 2022 Volume 2, focusing on both the theory and practice of residential construction compliance. In this course you will learn how to implement technical provisions in the design and construction of buildings - ensuring you constantly meet legal requirements and national construction standards.

About this course

This building regulation course will cover the following topics:

Importance of Building Codes

Linkage of legislation
BCA Hierarchy – objectives, functional statements, performance
requirements
Verification methods
Housing provisions format and navigating your way around
Language and clause structure
Differences between BCA Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Rules relating to the BCA

Meeting performance requirements
Assessment methods
Interpretation of housing provisions
Classification of buildings, why classify, how to classify
Performance provisions.

Building and Compliance matters

Earthworks
Termites
Footings and slabs
Fire separation
Smoke detectors
Wet areas
Room heights
Light and ventilation
Stairs and balustrades
Energy efficiency.

Key benefits of this course

By the completion of this course, you should have an understanding of:

The importance of building codes
How to identify the format of housing provisions
The language and clause structure
Classifying buildings in accordance with the code
Acceptable construction and performance provisions.

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Price

Full price: $698 (GST-free)*

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

In-house training solutions

The ABC of the Building Code of Australia course can also be customised and delivered in-house.

Delivery style

When not delivered face to face on-campus, this course will be delivered online via a live video link. Registered participants will be able to connect to the video link using Zoom and a reliable internet connection is required. Video connection details will be made available to each participant prior to the course via Canvas, the UTS Learning Management System (LMS). Course materials, presentations and/or readings will also be made available to participants within the Canvas LMS.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.

COVID-19 response

UTS complies with latest Government health advice. Delivery of all courses complies with the UTS response to COVID-19.

Contact us

For any questions about enrolment or payment, please contact UTS Open Support at  support@open.uts.edu.au 

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email ippg.learning@uts.edu.au

Who is this course for?

This building code course is designed for participants wanting a basic understanding of the Building Code of Australia 2022 Volume 2, with a focus on the housing provisions (Volume 2).