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Building Site Preliminary Works

Building Technology · Level 6  ·  7 Chapters

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Chapters

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Carry out environmentally Sustainable site clearance
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Carry out ecofriendly site hoarding
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3
Build sustainable construction site amenities
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4
Carry out site investigation
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5
Carry out site plan layout
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6
Carry out site levelling
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7
Carry out Setting out
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What Building Site Preliminary Works covers: 52 main topics in 7 chapters

1. Carry out environmentally Sustainable site clearance

  1. 1.1 PPEs
  2. 1.2 Site clearance tools and equipment
  3. 1.3 Site clearance
  4. 1.4 Methods of site clearance
  5. 1.5 Demolition
  6. 1.6 Methods of debris disposal

2. Carry out ecofriendly site hoarding

  1. 2.1 PPEs
  2. 2.2 Hoarding tools
  3. 2.3 Hoarding materials
  4. 2.4 Demarcation and Erection of hoarding
  5. 2.5 Hoarding erected as per work requirements
  6. 2.6 Dismantling of hoarding
  7. 2.7 Storage of hoarding materials

3. Build sustainable construction site amenities

  1. 3.1 PPEs
  2. 3.2 Tools and equipment
  3. 3.3 Site amenities materials assembling
  4. 3.4 Site amenities are constructed as per the site plan
  5. 3.5 Demolition of Site amenities
  6. 3.6 Storage of site amenity materials

4. Carry out site investigation

  1. 4.1 PPES for site investigation
  2. 4.2 Use of biodegradable and recycled PPEs for safety and environmental protection
  3. 4.3 Desk study
  4. 4.4 Data collection
  5. 4.5 Data analysis
  6. 4.6 Conduct desk study using digital sources to minimize paper waste
  7. 4.7 Reconnaissance survey
  8. 4.8 Data collection
  9. 4.9 Types
  10. 4.10 Uses
  11. 4.11 Consider eco-conscious reconnaissance surveys using low- emission transport where applicable
  12. 4.12 Soil sampling
  13. 4.13 Methods
  14. 4.14 Procedures
  15. 4.15 Soil sampling is to use non- destructive methods to preserve natural layers
  16. 4.16 Soil laboratory testing with minimal chemical waste
  17. 4.17 Types
  18. 4.18 Procedures
  19. 4.19 Data analysis should use open-source, energy-efficient software
  20. 4.20 Calculations
  21. 4.21 Test report and recommendation
  22. 4.22 Preparation of digital test reports with recommendations for soil reuse and erosion control

5. Carry out site plan layout

  1. 5.1 Site layout
  2. 5.2 Amenities for site layout

6. Carry out site levelling

  1. 6.1 Levelling tools and equipment’s for conducting digital levelling to reduce resource waste
  2. 6.2 Fixing reusable Temporary benchmark
  3. 6.3 Levelling procedures.
  4. 6.4 Prefer application of methods that preserve soil structure and minimize disturbance.

7. Carry out Setting out

  1. 7.1 Tools and equipment’s for setting out
  2. 7.2 Materials used for setting out
  3. 7.3 Marking base lines
  4. 7.4 Demarcation of building structure.
  5. 7.5 Checking of diagonals

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Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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