CE3CBP-Building Surveying Projects

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Mr Adrian Tagg
Email: a.tagg@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

The study of the condition and refurbishment of existing buildings.

Aims:
To provide a student with the opportunity to inspect and report on the condition of a building. To enable a student to report upon the current condition and anticipated material lifecycles to provide a cost plan which will meet a clientô€€’s needs with respect to the acquisition of the building inspected.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module, it is expected that the student will be able to:

• Evaluate a client’s brief.


• Undertake a detailed site inspection and collect data for an existing building.


• Appraise critically the condition of a building.


• Advise in the RED Flag (critical issues) which may affect acquisition of the building.


• Provide an Executive Summary detailing the initial findings of the building inspection and review of technical documents.


• Provide a detailed 10 year cost plan to maintain the building in a ‘like for like’ condition and undertake and access audit on the property to ascertain compliance with the relevant legal prescriptions.

Additional outcomes:
Students will be able to create one project portfolio which will demonstrate their ability to assimilate large amounts of information into a coherent form. Their IT skills will be developed by relevant web resources and databases as well as the preparation of schedules of condition / defects & costs. Students will undertake a building surveys and gain practical experience in the use of surveying equipment.

Outline content:
The module is based on the need to meet a clientô€€’s brief in the acquisition of existing buildings. The module starts with an examination of a clientô€€’s brief followed by a series of site visits to a building owned by the client. During these inspections students are required to undertake a physical survey of the buildings including measuring and condition assessment.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

Site visits, group seminars, individual tutorials and private study.