Unit

School Of Engineering, Design And Built Environment

Building in Bushfire Prone AreasWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 200458.5

Discipline: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Student Contribution Band: 2

Level: 7

Credit Points: 10

Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.

About this Unit
This unit describes the basis for the design and construction of buildings to withstand bushfire attack, the measures that can be incorporated into building design to achieve this and the legislative building requirements affecting bushfire environments. The unit examines the mechanisms of bushfire attack on structures, the role of landscaping on building survival and how materials perform in the presence of a bushfire event. The unit describes the role of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) and Australian Standards in the construction of various building types and the legislative and regulatory environment in which this operates.

Courses
3693.1Master of EngineeringCONTINUING
3693.2Master of EngineeringCONTINUING
3693.3Master of EngineeringCURRENT
3694.1Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only)CONTINUING
3694.2Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only)CONTINUING
3694.3Graduate Diploma in Engineering (exit only)CURRENT
3695.3Graduate Certificate in EngineeringCURRENT
3703.3Master of Building SurveyingCONTINUING
3703.4Master of Building SurveyingCURRENT
3704.2Graduate Diploma in Building SurveyingCONTINUING
3705.2Master of Fire Safety EngineeringCONTINUING
3705.3Master of Fire Safety EngineeringCONTINUING
3706.1Graduate Diploma in Fire Safety EngineeringCONTINUING
3706.2Graduate Diploma in Fire Safety EngineeringCONTINUING
3708.2Master of Bushfire ProtectionCONTINUING
3708.3Master of Bushfire ProtectionCONTINUING
3708.4Master of Bushfire ProtectionCURRENT
3709.2Graduate Diploma in Bushfire ProtectionCONTINUING
3710.2Graduate Certificate in Bushfire ProtectionCONTINUING
3789.1Graduate Diploma in Building SurveyingCURRENT
3790.1Graduate Certificate in Building SurveyingCURRENT
3793.1Graduate Diploma in Bushfire ProtectionCURRENT
3794.1Graduate Certificate in Bushfire ProtectionCURRENT

Specialisations

A3051.1Master of Building Surveying Entry Pathway A (120 credit points)CURRENT
A3052.1Master of Building Surveying Entry Pathway B (160 credit points)CURRENT
A3055.1Master of Bushfire Protection Pathway ACURRENT
A3056.1Master of Bushfire Protection Pathway BCURRENT
A3057.1Master of Bushfire Protection Pathway CCURRENT
ST3029.1EnvironmentalCONTINUING
ST3070.1EnvironmentalCONTINUING
ST3084.1Civil and EnvironmentalCURRENT
ST3090.1ManagementCURRENT
ST3094.1EnvironmentalCURRENT



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