Students will study the current edition of the BC Building Access Handbook and BC Building Code Part 9 - Housing & Small Buildings, to apply a working knowledge of compliance, codes objectives, definitions and appendices as they relate to the residential built environment. Students will locate and interpret the applicable codes to make appropriate design decisions required for topics such as fire protection, occupant safety and accessibility for both new and existing residential applications. Prerequite: 65% in ALL INTD Certificate Courses and 70% in COMM 1120.
Mandatory Requirements: 70% in COMM 1120 65% in ALL Interior Design Certificate Courses If you wish to be placed on the INTD department maintained waitlist for this course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your name, student number, course number, and CRN.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Evaluate existing drawings for a residential space to assess code compliance.
Navigate the BC Building Code to locate specific information.
Determine occupancy classification and life safety standards for interior residential spaces.
Identify third-party evaluators and their role in the creation of building codes.
Describe the impact BC Energy Codes has on the residential built environment.
Generate design solutions for a residential space, which demonstrate code compliance and accessibility standards.
Effective as of Winter 2016
Related Programs
INTR 3040 is offered as a part of the following programs:
Books for Winter 2020 offerings of this course are available in the following BCIT
online bookstores. Please choose the bookstore appropriate for the offering
you are considering.
BCIT Burnaby Bookstore
If you are taking this course, but are not taking it through either Distance
Education or Online Learning, nor at the BCIT Downtown Campus (DTC), please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Burnaby Bookstore.
2018 Bc Building Code W/Out Plumbing (7610004121)
Author
Code
Copyright
2018
Binding
3 Ring Binder
Price
$145.95
Required
Electrical Code Simplified House Wiring (24Th Ed)
Author
Knight
Publisher
Knight
Copyright
2018
Binding
Paperback
ISBN
978-0-92031-266-7
Price
$20.95
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