FWPTMM5209 — Determine prefabricated timber building systems designs for compliance, manufacture and installation

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88 assessable components: 5 elements (25 performance criteria), 23 performance evidence and 35 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 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 Interact with supply chain stakeholders to design prefabricated timber building systems

1.1Communicate with the developer during the design process to ensure that prefabricated timber building system is fully fit for purpose and meets client functional requirements
1.2Use Building Information Modelling (BIM) system or similar and conduct further collaborative analysis with the fabricator, builder, component suppliers and regulators to achieve a design configuration that allows for lean processes during all stages of timber building system life cycle, meets regulations and does not complicate other design considerations
1.3Ensure that the design accounts for fabrication capabilities
1.4Implement a continuous improvement process during the design life of prefabricated timber building system to report, record and resolve issues

2 Determine design solutions and specifications for structural compliance

2.1Identify the National Construction Code (NCC) Performance Requirements for structural robustness, which the prefabricated timber building system and its components need to satisfy
2.2Discuss structural design actions with appropriate stakeholders to ensure that the prefabricated timber building system meets the minimum NCC structural requirements and performs without risks when used as intended through its design life
2.3Obtain experimental and observational data for the strength of materials, structural components, connections or assemblies to determine design values, and consult with appropriate engineers to indicate the actual robustness and reliability of the physical building system
2.4Contribute to the design verification for structural compliance and process documentation according to the NCC, standards and codes to facilitate design certification and approvals
2.5Determine durability requirements for the materials of prefabricated timber building system according to the nominated design life and planned maintenance, and ensure that they are specified in design documentation for prefabricators

3 Determine design solutions and specifications for safety compliance

3.1Determine early in the design process hazards to health and safety during all stages of prefabricated timber building system life cycle according to the workplace health and safety laws, regulations and the NCC
3.2Determine and apply health and safety design control measures according to standards, codes and technical guides to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks during all stages of prefabricated timber building system life cycle
3.3Verify design documentation and ensure that health and safety provisions are specified for all stages of prefabricated timber building system life cycle according to standards, codes and technical guides
3.4Verify design documentation and ensure that detailed maintenance provisions are specified for all components of the prefabricated timber building system being designed according to its intended functions

4 Determine design solutions and specifications for services

4.1Identify the NCC Performance Requirements for fire resistance and acoustic and thermal properties, which the prefabricated timber building system and its components need to satisfy
4.2Verify design documentation and ensure that intended materials, separations, insulations, fire warnings and fire-fighting management systems are specified for the required fire, acoustic, thermal and waterproofing performance according to standards, codes and technical guides
4.3Use design control actions to mitigate any possible effects of transportation, handling, on-site installation or maintenance on the integrity of intended connections, insulations or materials
4.4Determine early in the design phase where points of entry are required in the prefabricated timber building system, components and materials for services installation
4.5Verify design documentation and ensure that installation and connections provisions are specified for each service according to standards, codes and technical guides
4.6Ensure that all tolerances for the prefabricated timber building system and its components are specified in the design specifications according to standards to facilitate off-site manufacture and on-site installation
4.7Verify and ensure that approval and compliance certification for installation of services, partitions and floor elements are performed to the appropriate standards for thermal, acoustic and fire performance and according to local requirements before on-site installation

5 Determine design solutions and specifications for transportation and on-site installation

5.1Determine maximum dimensions and weight for the building system being designed to meet restrictions provided by vehicles, lifting plants, road configuration around the construction site and local regulations
5.2Ensure that lifting requirements are specified for all stages of the prefabricated timber building system life cycle in the design documentation, and they are according to the NCC to facilitate and maintain prefabricated timber building system integrity and adequate performance
5.3Determine the effects of cargo restraints and exposure to acceleration forces on the strength (structural attributes) of prefabricated timber building system during transportation, and use design control actions to allow for the forces applied
5.4Verify the design and ensure that necessary restraint conditions during transport and residual risks to the prefabricated timber building systems resulting from transportation are specified
5.5Ensure that the sequence for the installation of prefabricated timber building systems and components is specified in design documentation

Performance evidence

assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: cross-laminated timber floor and wall systems
assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: post and beam systems (Glulam, laminated veneer lumber)
assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: panelised floor cassette systems
assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: panelised wall systems (including cladding, insulation, windows or doors)
assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: panelised and pre-finished wall systems (inclining above, electrical, mechanical, plumbing or lining)
assessed complete sets of timber building design documentation for two construction projects relating to different classes of buildings that, as defined in the National Construction Code (NCC), allow the use of one or more panelised or modular prefabricated timber building system types, including: pre-finished and fully finished timber-based modules
determined and confirmed with stakeholders whether the design is fit for purpose and meets capabilities within the supply chain regarding prefabrication, storage, transportation and on-site installation
determined the compliance requirements of physical prefabricated timber building system for: structural robustness
determined the compliance requirements of physical prefabricated timber building system for: durability
determined the compliance requirements of physical prefabricated timber building system for: fire resistance and acoustic and thermal properties
determined the compliance requirements of physical prefabricated timber building system for: health and safety hazards during all stages of the life cycle
determined the compliance requirements of physical prefabricated timber building system for: transportation
assessed whether the design provides adequate solutions to meet all compliance requirements, determining design actions according to standards to fill the design gaps
verified design considerations regarding services installation and mitigation of possible effects during transportation, handling, on-site installation or maintenance
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: structural compliance
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: health and safety information for each stage of prefabricated timber building system life cycle
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: prefabricated timber building system and components maintenance during prefabricated timber building system design life
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: materials, separations, insulations, fire warnings, a fire-fighting management system for required fire, acoustic, thermal and waterproofing performance
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: installation and connections requirements for each service
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: tolerances for prefabricated timber building system and its components
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: lifting requirements for each stage of prefabricated timber building system life cycle
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: restraint conditions during transportation
verified the level of provisions in design documentation to demonstrate or specify: installation sequence for prefabricated timber building systems and components

Knowledge evidence

basic uses of BIM (Building Information Modelling) software or similar for sharing and coordinating information among stakeholders during the prefabricated timber building system life cycle
principles of collaborative design analysis: Design for Manufacture and Assembly
principles of collaborative design analysis: lean processes (off-site manufacture, storage, transportation and on-site installation)
principles of collaborative design analysis: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: structural timber
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: cross-laminated timber
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: laminated veneer lumber
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: Glulam
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: I-Joists
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: floor trusses
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: services
readily available prefabrication technologies for different types of prefabricated timber building systems (two- and three-dimensional) and components including: windows, glazing and plasterboard
relevant legislation, standards and technical design guides or codes for: structural design of prefabricated timber buildings and systems
relevant legislation, standards and technical design guides or codes for: implementation of safe design principles
relevant legislation, standards and technical design guides or codes for: installation of hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, fire protection and acoustic systems
relevant legislation, standards and technical design guides or codes for: transportation restrictions and load restraint requirements
NCC Performance Requirements for prefabricated timber building systems as classified via their function: structural robustness
NCC Performance Requirements for prefabricated timber building systems as classified via their function: structural safety
NCC Performance Requirements for prefabricated timber building systems as classified via their function: fire resistance, thermal performance and acoustic performance
elements of valid approval and compliance processes with reference to: NCC assessments, calculations and evidence requirements for controlling the risk of structural failure and safety
elements of valid approval and compliance processes with reference to: fire, acoustic, thermal resistance and waterproofing of prefabricated timber building systems for complying with standards
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: structural robustness, verification methods and traceability of risks
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: structural durability with reference to environmental and specific conditions affecting durability of timber components and connections, high-risk areas within the building structure (including bathroom and external walls), specific hazards (particularly insect and fungal attack, weathering, moisture exposure and fire) and solutions considering preservative treatments, moisture contents, weatherproofing insulations and cladding
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: fire engineering measures, sound propagation and thermal resistance with reference to structural deflection of fire-rated elements and use of fire, vibrational/acoustical and thermal insulations; relevant design procedure for joint/connections involving timber structures to retain the integrity of insulation, material and system while considering effects of transport, handling and installation processes on connections
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: acceptable tolerances for material quality, off-site manufacture and on-site installation
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: services installation including hydraulic, electrical, mechanical, fire protection and acoustic systems
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: health and safety risks about the off-site manufacture, storage, transportation, on-site installation, use and maintenance of prefabricated timber building system
considerations and industry-accepted design solutions for prefabricated timber building systems (including structural and non-structural timber components and connections) as required by NCC, standards and technical design guides for: transportation and lifting requirements with reference to different load characteristics and appropriate road trucks and cranes or lifting plants, factors influencing lifting stability, behaviour/fatigue of timber and connections to temporary lifting loads, load restraint methods and friction factors affecting strength resistance and structural response of prefabricated timber building system
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: health and safety provisions
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: connections specifications
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: design tolerances and specifications
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: thermal, acoustic and fire compliance provisions
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: transport and handling modes including lifting and stacking specifications
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: installation sequencing provision
design provisions and technical specifications as required by the Safe Design of Structures Code of Practice, NCC and other standards and technical guides for any person who carries out work activities in relation to a prefabricated timber building system: maintenance provision

Foundation skills

Oral communication: Communicate information verbally about complex, detailed technical design information
Numeracy: Conduct complex structural design calculations
Navigate the world of work: Monitor adherence to legal and industry standards and responsibilities
Interact with others: Identify the perspectives of others as part of work role Seek specialist input into problem-solving and decision-making
Get the work done: Use three-dimensional models, BIM or computer-aided design tools to design, monitor design processes and access and organise complex design data

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