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This module covers D1/AS1 design requirements for curved and winder stairs.

This module covers D1/AS1 design requirements for exterior stairs.

This module focuses on stair handrails, including when and why they’re used, and specifications for handrail design in different situations.

This module is for anyone who is or could be involved in the building consent process. You’ll start with five projects, but not all of them will need consent.

To pass this module, you need to work through the steps for the rest of the projects to get a Code Compliance Certificate for each.

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of timber wall framing.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What loads impact on timber framing?
• How does a timber frame resist loads?
• What factors influence the impact of load on a frame?
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of a suspended timber floor system.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What factors influence the choice of floor system?
• What are the timber-framed suspended floor options?
• The relationship between floor system components
• The importance of subfloor bracing
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the basic concepts of timber treatment for use in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• Why do I need to use different timber in different places?
• When can I use different timber?
• How do I know what it has been treated with?
• What fixing can I use with which treatment?
• What are common mistakes/problems with treated timber?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you\'ll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

The structure and behaviour of moisture can help us understand why a house is having weathertightness issues and how to design to avoid those issues. Weathertightness issues in houses can lead to health problems, financial headaches and structural worries.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Why is moisture important to understand?
• What form does H₂O take?
• How does it behave?
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of timber wall framing.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What do I need to know before I start?
• How do various loads impact wall framing?
• How do I resist load in a wall frame?
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Water vapour is the gaseous form of water. This module focuses on how water vapour and the forces that act on it create condensation in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Water vapour, pressure and saturation
• Relative humidity and dew point
• Predicting condensation and making design choices
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

The way water is transferred and stored depends on whether the moisture arrives as a liquid or a vapour. This module focuses on how moisture enters materials and how we measure for moisture in materials.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• How is moisture transferred to materials?
• How much moisture is stored in materials?
• How do we measure moisture in materials?
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to measuring moisture content of timber in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• Why is it important?
• What do I use to measure moisture?
• How do I take the measurements?
• How do I read the measurements?
• What are common problems?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Achieving weathertightness is all about the principles of water management, which are embodied by the 4Ds - deflection, drainage, drying and durability. This module focuses on how moisture enters buildings and what we can do to manage it.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Principles of water management
• In the past ...
• Applying the principles
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Moisture can make its way into a house in a range of ways - exterior, interior, ground and construction. This module focuses on the effects of moisture on houses and the people who live in them.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Where does it come from?
• Why is it important?
• In the past
• Library of useful material

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of timber roof framing.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• What types of framed roof construction are there?
• What factors affect roof framing construction?
• How does roof framing resist loads?
• Library of useful material
• Did I understand all of this? 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of cavities in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What are drained and vented wall cavities?
• Why are cavities important?
• How do cavities work?
• How should a wall cavity be designed?
• Library of useful materials

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module looks at New Zealand's building control system, which is designed to ensure safe and suitable housing is built in New Zealand. This system is based on the Building Act 2004 and its subsequent regulations and codes.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Building Act
• Building Code clauses
• Design
• Building consent
• Code Compliance Certificate

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

Forces from wind and earthquakes place demands on a building. These demands are calculated for a particular building so that the building can be designed with enough bracing capacity to resist the demand and perform structurally.

Topics covered in this self-paced module:

• Wind bracing
• Earthquake bracing
• Library

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

This module focuses on the concepts and features critical to the design of window and door head flashings in buildings.

Topics covered in this self-paced module: 

• What are head flashings?
• Why are they important?
• How do they work?
• Library of useful materials 

Gain 100% in the test at the end of the module, and you'll receive a record of your completion that can be submitted as part of your CPD activity log.

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