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• Evolution of construction methods, from timber cruck frames to modern day high rise.
• Small scale construction (one off houses) to major construction projects.
• Open craft produced systems to closed manufactured systems.
• Principles of Latham & Egan and the findings of the Barker Reports.
• The sustainability agenda and whole life cycle analysis.
• Revised structural codes of practice and design procurement methods.

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: assess how construction has evolved and the drivers behind the evolutionary process;
LO2: select appropriate construction methods and how this impacts upon the procurement process; LO3: discuss the effects that legislation and revised structural codes of practice have on construction methods;
LO4: critically assess methods of construction taking into consideration a multitude of influencing aspects