AHCDES402 — Apply sustainability principles to landscape design
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What an assessment for AHCDES402 must cover
43 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 21 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Research the application of sustainability in landscape design
- 1.1Research principles of sustainability and their application to landscape design
- 1.2Identify legislation, standards, policies and procedures relevant to sustainable landscape design
- 1.3Identify processes and materials used in landscape design
- 1.4Identify and determine sustainabley design criteria used to assess the impacts of processes and materials
- 1.5Analyse the impact of legislation, standards, policies and procedures on sustainable landscape design
- 1.6Identify the ways in which alternative design strategies support the environment
2 Evaluate landscape designs for sustainability
- 2.1Apply systems-based thinking to assess the impacts of processes and materials on the landscape design
- 2.2Apply sustainable landscape design criteria to assess the impacts of processes and materials
- 2.3Identify alternative design strategies to minimise the impacts of processes and materials
- 2.4Analyse and evaluate alternative design strategies to determine sustainability outcomes
3 Make recommendations for improvement
- 3.1Review the outcomes of the landscape evaluation to determine potential sustainability improvements
- 3.2Document and present recommended improvements for feedback from key stakeholders
- 3.3Review and respond to key stakeholder feedback
- 3.4Incorporate agreed changes into final landscape design
Performance evidence
- analysed and applied the principles of sustainability in landscape design to evaluate designs and make recommendations on improving sustainability
- applied relevant workplace health and safety and environmental legislation, regulations and workplace procedures
- interpreted specifications and plans
- evaluated landscape designs and made recommendations for improvements
- sought, analysed and applied feedback from key stakeholders on recommendations to improve sustainability
Knowledge evidence
- principles of sustainability and their application to landscape design, including:
- environmental, ecological, economic and social resources relevant to sustainable design
- sustainable use of resources in the landscape
- materials commonly used in landscape design
- systems-based thinking
- cradle-to-cradle design, including life cycle mapping and assessment
- alternative design strategies
- workplace health and safety and environmental legislation and regulations and workplace procedures relevant to sustainable landscape design
- sustainable design principles, including ensuring that natural and built landscape:
- preserves, improves and protects existing water catchments
- harvests water if appropriate
- minimises the depletion of materials and resources
- minimises the use of energy
- minimises land degradation
- attaches value to and preserves in-situ soils
- allows for carbon sequestration
- uses plants that contribute to and enhance the future environment
- maintains biodiversity through healthy ecosystems
- designs for habitat
- improves the wellbeing of humankind and all living organisms
- minimises waste
Foundation skills
- Reading: Identify and interpret information regarding legislation, standards, policies and procedures
- Writing: Record sustainability improvements into landscape design information using correct conventions and terminology
- Oral communication: Initiate discussions with key stakeholders, using clear language and standard industry terminology to present findings, respond to feedback and agree on changes to landscape design
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Questions about assessing AHCDES402
What does an assessment tool for AHCDES402 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AHCDES402 needs to address all 43 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 21 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for AHCDES402?
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Related units
- AHCDES401 — Apply construction techniques to landscape design
- AHCDES403 — Develop landscape designs
- AHCDES404 — Prepare simple landscape drawings
- AHCDES405 — Produce 2-D landscape drawings using CAD software
- AHCDES505 — Prepare a landscape design
- AHCDES506 — Design for construction of landscape features
- AHCDES507 — Produce drawings for landscape design projects using CAD software
- AHCDES508 — Design sustainable landscapes
- AHCDES509 — Assess landscape sites
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