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BLAR13040 Building Life Cycle Maintenance
Building Life Cycle Maintenance
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General Information

Overview

This unit provides an introduction to technical and compliance aspects of commercial sector building maintenance and re-use, and the role of the construction manager including: the application and relevance of Post Occupancy Evaluations; introduction to common building pathologies and their treatment; role of construction detailing in life cycle building maintenance including construction for disassembly; introduction to principles of auditing of both infrastructure and services; retrofitting of building fabric and services (including heritage buildings).

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
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).

Website

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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 Student Feedback

Feedback

More in-depth marking criteria would be an advantage..

Recommendation

A slightly more detailed rubrics will be provided, although care is needed not to almost answer the questions. A degree of flexibility is provided for students to incorporate their experience in the answers.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Feedback

A lack of continuity in the unit's weekly progress.

Recommendation

The lecture weeks will be reviewed and tied to the study guide chapters. The tutorials connect the weeks logically.

Feedback from Student Feedback

Feedback

The lecturer is very interactive and engaging.

Recommendation

The lecturer will continue to encourage discussion and provide continuous support through the use of MSTeams.

Feedback from Lecturers Feedback

Feedback

The review of draft assignments before submission helped a lot of students, especially with the required professional report format.

Recommendation

Reviews of draft assignments will continue to be offered.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 22 June 2026
Academic Integrity Statement

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