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BLAR11043 Building Systems and Services 1
Building Systems and Services 1
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General Information

Overview

This unit will introduce building ergonomics, including its effects on human performance and comfort; "universal access" design considerations; and engineering services associated with residential, low rise commercial and industrial building projects. Using industry regulations, standards and codes of practice, students will examine the principles of building services requirements, installation, operation and maintenance relating to: energy usage and needs; natural, extractive and air conditioning ventilation; natural and artificial lighting; security and communications, hydraulic service supply and disposal systems; fire protection; and acoustics.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2026

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023

Feedback

The lecturer is very knowledgeable on the subject and provides fairly clear guidance and teaching. He was always early to answer questions and prompt in forum and email responses.

Recommendation

If possible, same lecturer will deliver the unit next time. Same learning and teaching strategies to be adopted in future deliveries is recommended.

Feedback from The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023

Feedback

Some parts of the marking criteria were found to be vague leaves it open to interpretation.

Recommendation

Internal review of assessment tasks and their marking criteria is recommended.

Feedback from The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023

Feedback

Word counts are inappropriately high which leads the assignments to demand quantity over quality.

Recommendation

It is recommended to review this issue during previously suggested internal review of assessment tasks.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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