Further information: Construction of Residential Buildings (ABPL20042)

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Further information

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Coursework notes available.
Recommended texts and other resources
R. Barry (1999), The Construction of Buildings, Vol. 1, Ed. 7, Wiley-Blackwell.

A. Hanaor (1998), Principles of Structures, Wiley-Blackwell.

G. Wilkie (2003), Building Your Own Home, New Holland.
Subject notes
Students who were admitted in the BEnvs pre-2013 and have completed ENVS10003 Constructing Environments, may seek approval for a prerequisite waiver from the subject coordinator.

Related Handbook entries

This subject contributes to the following:

Type	Name
Major	Construction
Informal specialisation	Non-allowed Breadth Subjects within the Bachelor of Design - relating to specific majors
Major	Engineering Systems
Major	Architecture
Informal specialisation	Environments Discipline subjects
Breadth Track	Construction
Breadth Track	Introduction to Construction

Breadth options
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Last updated: 20 March 2025