This course will be of interest to persons involved in building design, interior design, drafting, construction, plan review, inspection and financing.
Concepts include: the meaning of noncombustible construction and when a building is required to be of noncombustible construction fire-resistance ratings, when a building is required to have sprinklers, have a standpipe system, or have a fire alarm system how many streets a building needs to face the distance required between the building and property lines the amount of windows permitted requirements for interconnected floor spaces high-rise building requirements number of water closets required number and width of exits required interior finishes permitted, and accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities.
The course will provide the student with the basic skills required to understand and apply fundamental code concepts to building design and construction of larger or complex buildings. This course provides a working knowledge of the purpose, scope, and contents of the 2018 British Columbia Building Code related to Part 3, Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility. For more information, please refer to Transfer Credit on the ABT Diploma’s entrance requirements page. Course credit transfers will be assessed on an individual basis. Once accepted, course credits from the ABT part-time studies programs may be granted toward the two-year Diploma. Those students intending to continue their academic careers in the diploma program MUST APPLY to the ABT full-time program and meet all the Entrance Requirements to be considered for admission. Some Architectural and Building Technology (ABT) part-time studies courses have been developed to align content with first year courses in the ABT diploma program. The student is responsible for submission of all applicable documents and transcripts before any decision will be made for TCR. All application for program declaration and TCR are now required to be completed online. Students who wish to apply for TCR of their courses for any other programs shall apply to the individual programs areas for approval. Transfer credits for COMM, MATH, CIVL and PHYS courses must be approved by the home department. The approved TCR is only applicable to this program and will not necessarily be acceptable by other program areas. The student must also have obtained a minimum of 70% or a second class pass, or B- in the course for which they are applying for TCR. Only first level courses are eligible for TCR. Courses for TCR must have been taken within 5 years (5 year currency) of the application for TCR. Students applying for transfer credits towards the above program must first declare the program.