Built Environment Technology 3 (10189.2)

Please note these are the 2026 details for this unit
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Built Environment Technology 3
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-campus
 South Bank, QLD
Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Design And The Built Environment Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
In this unit students will be developing technical documentation for medium to large scale buildings and structures, their architecture, construction, structural, environmental characteristics, and site investigation. Students will explore advanced and future structures, materials and services. Students will be introduced to international standards and emerging issues of internationalised material production and selection. Students will be required to engage with the professions, industry specialists and experts.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Evaluate appropriate building systems for medium to large scale buildings and structures;
2. Select and assess materials appropriate to meet changing environmental and industry needs;
3. Formulate design and construction decisions for increasingly complex and international project contexts; and
4. Test principles of collaborative practice in built environment professions.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

10188 Built Environment 2, OR
8397 Architecture Technology 1.

Corequisites

None.

Equivalent units

8402 Architecture Technology 2.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 South Bank, QLD Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-campus Mr Tom James
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-campus Dr Rahmatollah Amirjani
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 16 February 2026 On-campus Dr Rahmatollah Amirjani
2026 South Bank, QLD Semester 1 16 February 2026 On-campus Mr Tom James
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

  1. Allen, Edward and Iano, Joseph. Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods. Sixth Ed. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, 2014
  2. AS/NZS 2890.1:2004 Parking facilities Part 1: Off-street car parking
  3. AS 1100.301 – 2008 Technical drawing Part 301: Architectural drawing
  4. Building Code of Australia (also known as the National Construction Code)
  5. Lysaght Referee: A Handbook of Useful Information. Melbourne: BHP Steel, 1999. (a pdf will be made available on the unit website)

Recommended

  1. Ward-Harvey, Ken. Fundamental Building Materials. 4thed. Boca Raton: Universal Publishers 2009
  2. Obrart, A. and Parlour, R. (2017) Building Services: Engineering for Architects and Building Design Professionals. 4th edition. Edited by V. Aherne. Intertype.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI. See https://canberra.libguides.com/genai

Special assessment requirements

Plagiarism or Copying of Graphic Material: Please note that penalties apply for plagiarism of graphic material. Please note that all assignments must be unique, or else it will be considered as suspected academic misconduct and reported to the Faculty for further action. Penalties can be harsh. If in doubt, please discuss this with the Unit Convenor.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

Please refer to the Unit Convenor if you have questions

Inclusion and engagement

Please refer to the Unit Convenor if you have questions

Participation requirements

Please use the studio workshops to develop your assessment items and each week bring your work-in-progress for review, mark-up and feedback in-class before the hand-in date. Do not email it to your tutor or unit convenor.

Required IT skills

Students are required to have their own computers in order to access unit materials.

3D drafting programs such as Revit are encouraged, but 2D drafting programs and hand-drawn drawings are also acceptable, as are design programs such as Rhino and Sketchup. Graphics programs such as Illustrator and Photoshop are unacceptable. Please note that relative unfamiliarity with software is not a valid reason for incomplete technical drawings. Please ensure uou are competent with particular software before you commit to it in order to give yourself the best chance to complete the assignments. If you are not confident with digital platforms, please draft your assignments by hand or apply hybrid approaches of digital and hand-drawn methods.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Please note that penalties apply for plagiarism of graphic material.

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