Specification points

WJEC AS Built Environment 2509QS

88 points in 2 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.

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2.1 AS Unit 1: Our built environment

2.1.1 The life cycle of buildings and structures
2.1.1(a) Stages in the life cycle of buildings
2.1.2 Low-rise and high-rise structures in the built environment
2.1.2(a) Types of structures
2.1.2(b) Features of these structures
2.1.2(c) Uses and purposes of structures
2.1.3 Professional and technical careers and roles in the built environment
2.1.3(a) Architecture
2.1.3(b) Civil and structural engineering
2.1.3(c) Surveying
2.1.3(d) Site and project management
2.1.3(e) Quantity surveying
2.1.3(f) Town planning
2.1.3(g) Building services engineering
2.1.4 Organisations in the built environment
2.1.4(a) Small and medium-sized enterprises
2.1.4(b) Nationwide and global companies
2.1.4(c) Contracting and sub-contracting
2.1.4(d) Tendering, procurement and relevant legislation
2.1.4(e) Local authority planning departments
2.1.4(f) Trade and industry training bodies
2.1.4(g) Trade registration and development schemes
2.1.5 Structures of low-rise domestic and commercial buildings
2.1.5(a) On-site and off-site structural forms
2.1.5(b) The advantages and disadvantages of different structure types
2.1.5(c) Traditional (pre- 1919) structure types
2.1.5(d) Modular construction
2.1.6 Designing and constructing substructures (in contemporary practice)
2.1.6(a) Methods for investigating subsoil
2.1.6(b) Producing information for foundation design
2.1.6(c) Methods for improving subsoil
2.1.6(d) The types of building foundation
2.1.6(e) Principles for designing foundations
2.1.6(f) Basement excavation, retaining walls and damp-proof courses
2.1.7 Designing and constructing superstructures (in contemporary practice)
2.1.7(a) Types of ground floor construction
2.1.7(b) Types of intermediate floor construction
2.1.7(c) Designing stairs and open spaces
2.1.7(d) Types of internal wall and partitioning
2.1.7(e) External walls and cladding
2.1.7(f) Designing openings in walls
2.1.7(g) Finishing floors and ceilings
2.1.8 Designing the services requirements for buildings (in contemporary practice)
2.1.8(a) Services requirements for different types of buildings
2.1.8(b) The design of services at different points in the construction process
2.1.9 Change of use
2.1.9(a) Altering, refurbishing and extending existing buildings
2.1.9(b) Issues of compatibility and using consistent materials
2.1.9(c) Pre-1919 buildings and structures
2.1.10 External works
2.1.10(a) Foul and surface water drainage
2.1.10(b) Sustainable urban drainage systems
2.1.10(c) Installation/distribution of utility services
2.1.10(d) Methods for creating footpaths and roads

2.2 AS Unit 2: Design and planning practices

2.2.1 Stages involved in the design process
2.2.1(a) Stages 0 – 4 of the RIBA Plan of Work
2.2.1(b) The activities undertaken at each of these stages
2.2.2 Factors influencing the design process
2.2.2(a) Site information and constraints
2.2.2(b) Planning parameters and constraints
2.2.2(c) Statutory requirements and constraints
2.2.2(d) Environmental requirements and constraints
2.2.2(e) Social requirements and constraints
2.2.2(f) Budgetary and economic constraints
2.2.2(g) Construction (Design and Management) regulations
2.2.3 Initial project briefs
2.2.3(a) Setting project parameters
2.2.3(b) Setting project outcomes
2.2.3(c) Outlining possible design ideas and specifications
2.2.3(d) Writing briefs for a specific and intended audience
2.2.4 Producing designs
2.2.4(a) A range of 2D and 3D sketches and drawings
2.2.4(b) The techniques, principles and conventions of manual drawing
2.2.4(c) Technical, component and material annotations
2.2.5 Virtual modelling design
2.2.5(a) Using 2D and 3D virtual modelling outputs
2.2.5(b) Setting up virtual modelling projects and using common methodologies
2.2.5(c) Producing virtual models and rendering
2.2.6 Planning construction methods and techniques
2.2.6(a) The primary and secondary requirements of low-rise and medium-rise buildings
2.2.6(b) The requirements for working with buildings from different periods
2.2.6(c) Contemporary construction methods for substructures and superstructures
2.2.6(d) Sustainable construction methods, techniques and considerations
2.2.6(e) Water and waste water systems design and construction
2.2.6(f) Landscape design
2.2.6(g) Site design