This module will introduce learners to the key principles of Universal Design to ensure all aspects of the built environment are accessible and increases awareness of the implications of Building Regulations and associated technical guidance in relation to the universal access and use of building. The module also equips the learner with the skills to incorporate the requirements of Universal Design into fire safety design schemes.

1. Understand the concepts and e xplore the key design criteria of Universal Accessibility and Universal Design.
2. Appreciate the key elements of the Disability Act 2005, Part M of the Building Regulations, Building Control Act 2007 and other relevant legislation and their influence on the design of new buildings, extensions, material alterations and material changes of use of existing buildings.
3. Appreciate the key role of management in maintaining built environment accessibility.
4. Understand and apply the key requirements and criteria to develop or review a Disability Access Certificate Application.

This module builds on Year 1 Construction Technology to cover non-domestic buildings and site development. Topics include pre-construction surveys and site preparation such as retaining structures and groundwater control. Commercial building structural forms are introduced, including building fabric, demolition methods, and modern construction techniques. Environmental, sustainability and health and safety challenges are cited throughout.

1. Detail and differentiate industrial building design and construction detailing
2. Consider the factors that influence road and pavement design, site preparation, drainage and site services to the site generally
3. Research and identify the principals and logistics of site setup for a new or existing site
4. Understand minor demolition and alteration works within existing confined buildings including the relevant temporary structure requirements, health and safety influences and restricted work methods
5. Research new innovative detailing arising out of changes to regulation and best practice

This module will introduce the learner to the use of materials in construction and their properties. The learner will complete some laboratory testing of materials and report writing. The learner will also be introduced to basic structural analysis, design of building elements.

1. Recognise properties of main materials used for structures in construction.
2. Test construction materials in the laboratory.
3. Calculate static loads for use in structural design.
4. Apply the principle of static equilibrium as it relates to structural design.
5.
Produce basic structural analysis calculations for simple structural members.

This module builds on the learner's knowledge of trigonometry, trigonometric waveforms and differentiation and allows for a greater focus on more realistic problems. In addition, differential equations and the fundamentals of infinite series are introduced.

1. Determine inverse functions and sketch algebraic and transcendental functions, including exponential and logarithmic functions.
2. Apply the formulae associated with arithmetic progression and geometric progressions to explain series and use the binomial theorem to expand certain algebraic functions.
3. Solve trigonometry problems involving the use of trigonometry theorems, inverse trigonometry functions and algebraic techniques.
4. Differentiate a wide class of functions, use calculus methods to optimise functions, differentiate functions of several variables and solve second order constant coefficient differential equations.
5. Solve second order constant coefficient differential equations and apply these techniques to physical problems such as the spring-mass system.

This module will give the learner an understanding of the fundamental principles of fluids and thermodynamics . It will also enable the learner to solve practical problems based on the concepts studied . The module will also familarise the learner with practical measurement and experimentation techniques used in a laboratory environment.

1. Define the terminology associated with fluids and thermodynamics.
2. Describe the underlying principles applicable to fluid systems and thermodynamics systems.
3. Calculate various fluid and thermodynamic of problems.
4. Conduct a laboratory experiment in a careful and competent fashion.
5. Use test equipment, appreciate the difference between calculated values and measured values and account for differences.

This module will mainly focus the learner's attention on the concept of achieving value for money in building, with a focus on cost options and solutions. Learners will develop skills in the measurement of selected building elements and will be introduced to the principles and mechanics of cost planning and preparing tenders. The module is delivered through lectures and practical/studio sessions for practical application and development of skills.

1. Measure building elements from design drawings including fireproofing materials and components (via MS Excel) .
2. Objectively identify , cost and select optimum value for money materials and design solutions .
3. Outline the typical pre-contract cost planning s tages of a construction project.
4. Prepare simple cost estimates ( via MS Excel) , identify typical building costs and building up typical unit rates .
5. Identify the stages involved in the preparation of a tender and prepare a tender report .

This module will introduce the learner to the essential theoretical and experimental concepts of fire science. The module will set out develop the learner's understanding of fire and its development. This will assist the learner in applying the practical application of fire safety to building construction.

1. Apply concepts and knowledge to the solution of technical issues related to fire.
2. Calculate solutions for theoretical combustion problems.
3. Demonstrate need for fire testing, its relevance and limitations.
4. Analyse the factors influencing enclosure fire development, spread and resulting severity.
5. Describe how a fire initiates, develops and impacts on elements within an enclosure.
6. Assess the impact of enclosure characteristics on the resulting fire intensity.

This module will build upon and extend the concepts introduced in Fluids and Thermodynamics 1. It will also enable the learner to solve practical problems based on the concepts studied. The module will also introduce the student to computational fluid dynamic modelling.

1. Calculate fluid flow in pipes relating to series and parallel networks.
2. Specify and size a range of p umps .
3. Calculate a range of problems in steady conduction.
4. Calculate a range of problems in forced convection and natural convection.
5. Conduct a laboratory experiment in a careful and competent fashion. Use test equipment, appreciate the difference between calculated values and measured values and account for differences .

This module will further develops the learners knowledge of mechanical and introduces the science and technology of electrical services engineering. It places a particular emphasis on the role of energy efficient, and renewable engineering services in the built environment.

1. Explain the difference between airborne and impact sound and determine the reverberation time for a room.
2. Design both natural and artificial lighting installations
3. Design and illustrate both above and below ground drainage systems
4. Calculate the Current and Power requirements of a range of electrical equipment. Illustrate the logical sequence of an electrical installation and describe the factors which affect electrical safety in a building
5. Describe the key features of renewable energy systems

This module builds on the learner's knowledge of vectors and integration providing a rigorous foundation for integrating a broad range of functions. In addition, linear systems and their solution and the fundamentals of probability and random variables are introduced.

1. Perform all the basic matrix operations ;
2. Solve linear systems via a number of matrix methods – Gaussian elimination, Cramers and inverse matrix method .
3. Integrate a wide range of algebraic and transcendental functions.
4. Apply integration to find areas and volumes
5. Calculate the probability of simple events and the probability associated with binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions.

This module will discuss and compare the role of various construction professionals within a construction project, and explain the construction process from drawing office to site . It will examine specific aspects of the construction industry such as contracts, scheduling, site safety, and mechanical plant.

1. Describe and compare the roles of the various members of the construction team.
2. Produce a schedule, in the form of a Gantt chart (bar chart) for a small project.
3. Explain and compare the various contract types used in the procurement of construction projects.
4. Describe how public works contracts are formulated and explain specific elements of the standard form of contract.
5. Describe the way in which current Health and Safety legislation is implemented in the workplace both on site and in the design office, and give examples of how specific safety regulations apply on a construction site.
6. Identify items of site plant appropriate to work in hand.

This module will provide the learner with the essential theoretical scientific concepts of fire dynamics. The objective will be to further develop the learners understanding of fire, its development spread and impact. The learner will be provided with detailed tools to assist in the practical applications of fire safety to building construction. Additionally, the learner will be provided with the essential theoretical scientific concepts of fire science via the application of practical experiments.

1. Apply concepts and knowledge to the solution of technical issues related to fire.
2. Undertake quantitative analyses of compartment and building fires.
3. Assess the factors influencing enclosure fire development, spread and resulting severity.
4. Analyse the yields, toxicity and thus the impact of combustion products.
5. Explain how a fire initiates, develops and impacts on elements within an enclosure.
6. Appraise qualitatively the limitations of the applied equations.
7. Evaluate the impact of enclosure characteristics on the resulting fire intensity. Undertake practical materials fire tests.
8. Analyse the results from practical fire tests and examine qualitatively limitations of practical fire testing.
9. Evaluate qualitatively and quantitatively the underling theoretical principles, basic features and applicability of the materials fire tests undertaken

The aim of the module is to provide learners with a thorough knowledge of prescriptive fire safety guidance applicable in the Republic of Ireland vis-à-vis achievement of compliance with the Part B functional requirements of the Second Schedule to the Building Regulations 1997-2024 as amended, i.e. prescriptive design codes and guidance documents on foot of which the requirements of B1-B5 of technical Guidance Document B are satisfied.

1. Interpret the requirements of the legislation relevant to the statutory approvals process with respect to fire safety.
2. Integrate information and data from a variety of sources of prescriptive fire safety guidance documents.
3. Interpret and evaluate the functional requirements of Part B of the Second Schedule related to prescriptive fire safety design applicable to various buildings usages of moderate to high complexity
4. U nderstand the basic concepts and approaches to passive fire protection systems and assess the adequacy of in-site passive fire protection measures based on a visual inspection

This module shall serve as an introduction to Operational Fire Fighting recognized within the requirements of National Processes and Standards. The learner shall be introduced to the operational procedures for all types of fire incidents and Major Emergency Planning. Learners shall be provided with an introduction to the equipment available and the use of it in dealing with specific incidents.

1. Examine the Fire service Infrastructure and Legislative support.
2. Develop an understanding of Standard Operational Procedures and the Equipment available to the Fire Service for use in an emergency.
3. Distinguish between the equipment and procedural requirements for Specific Emergency.
4. Manage all the phases of Major Emergency Management from analysis and mitigation through to recovery.

This module builds on previous knowledge of complex numbers and trigonometric functions and provides a similar rigorous basis for the hyperbolic functions. Infinite series in the form of power series feature strongly and this knowledge is transferred to the solution of 2nd order differential equations using the Method of Frobenius. In addition, the integration techniques acquired in the previous module are used in solving first order differential equations and there is significant further development of the theory underpinning linear systems and their applications.

1. Graph periodic and hyperbolic functions, prove hyperbolic identities, apply calculus method to hyperbolic functions, prove and derive important identities for trigonometric and hyperbolic functions using complex variable properties.
2. Derive Maclaurin series and Taylor series for functions and approximate the roots of functions using numerical methods.
3. Solve first order differential equations exactly using separation of variables and the integrating factor method and find approximate solutions using numerical methods.
4. Solve second order linear differential equations using the Method of Frobenius, and examine the characteristics of some special functions.
5. Find eigenvalues and eigenvectors for matrices; solve linear systems approximately and exactly and obtain parametric solutions to linear systems.

This module enables learners to apply the practical knowledge, skills and competencies gained through formal study to a design project, where students develop a fire safety strategy for a medium to large sized complex building from architectural planning drawings.

1. Establish design objectives and design and specify fire safety systems to achieve those objectives in accordance with recognised standards.
2. Analyse and synthesise problems and processes associated with various aspects of the applications of prescriptive fire safety regulations.
3. Prepare a well structured fire safety strategy report and associated annotated fire safety drawings which appropriately enumerate the design strategy developed.
4. C ommunicate effectively to engineering and non-engineering professionals
5. Develop the facility for independent learning and critical enquiry

The module aims to develop the learners knowledge and understanding of the key parameters associated with the selection and design of various active fire safety systems employed in modern medium to large scale building project.

1. Quantitatively assess the need for active fire safety systems in buildings based on the requirements of the Building Regulations and associated codes of practice for a particular building project.
2. Evaluate the operation of, and design considerations associated with, various components of commercial and domestic fire alarm and detection and emergency lighting systems including d evis ing plan layout drawings identifying the location of components of fire detection and alarms systems (siting and spacing of detection and alarm devices, main and repeater panels, sounders etc, and location of emergency lighting provisions)
3. Critically review the operation of, and design considerations associated with, various manual and automatic fire suppression systems ( i.e. automatic sprinkler systems, portable and fixed fire fighting equipment), inclusive of sprinkler head layouts and pipe sizing calculation methods.
4. Appraise the key factors affecting smoke production and flow in complex buildings
5. Develop smoke and heat exhaust and control solutions for life safety for a variety of building types including those incorporating single and multi floor level atria based on BR368
6. Analyse the operation of, and design considerations associated with, pressurisation system design for means of escape and fire fighting .

This module provides a good foundation for Laplace transforms, Fourier series and the application of these methods. There is further development of the learners' knowledge of vector quantities, and this is used to support the further development of calculus skills including optimising functions of several variables. In addition, a good foundation for sampling theory is provided addressing confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.

1. Derive Laplace transforms and inverse Laplace transforms and solve differential equations using the Laplace transform method.
2. Determine Fourier Series for periodic and non-periodic functions and introduce Fourier Transforms.
3. Evaluate areas, volumes and determine equations of lines and planes from vector quantities; and optimise functions of several variables and compute important vector calculus entities: grad, div and curl.
4. Apply the methods of sampling theory to determine confidence intervals and test hypotheses for means, proportions, and standard deviations.
5. Determine best fitting equations and appropriately assess the degree of correlation for linear and nonlinear equations.

The module provides an opportunity for the student to develop their awareness of work related issues and professional standards in the business environment where he/she can apply the knowledge, skills and competencies gained through formal study. Prior to work placement learners will take part in project relevant to their discipline.

1. Work collaboratively as part of project work and complete project assignments.
2. Research and seek work placement opportunities, prepare for interviews and take part in project work.
3. Apply, in a practical manner to the business environment, knowledge, skills and competencies gained through formal study.
4. Examine how work is planned and organised at different levels within an organisation.
5. Work effectively both as an individual and as a team member.
6. Reflect and analyse the learning experience resulting from the work placement.
7. Assess areas of learning that are important for professional development and best practice.

This modules aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to apply a fire safety engineering approach to the design of buildings based on the application of scientific and engineering principles to the protection from fire of life and property.

1. Describe a rational methodology for the design of buildings based on the application of performance based fire safety engineering design methods.
2. Evaluate fire safety risk associated with various design scenarios
3. Apply fire safety engineering concepts to the solution of technical issues related to fire safety design.
4. Estimate key fire engineering parameters associated with compartment fire growth and development , fire and smoke spread and occupant evacuation, as part of an ASET and RSET calculations .
5. Assess the factors determining the success of a fire safety engineering design solution.

Section A: provides a good grounding in key methods for the quantification and analysis of risk in relation to fire and other emergency situations. In addition, students are introduced to the mathematical modelling of partial differential equations, which have significant application in Fire Engineering and underpin commercial CFD models.

Section B: will provide the learner with the essential theoretical and scientific concepts of fire modelling. It will develop the learner's ability to model deterministic fire models and provide the learner with the detailed tools necessary for practical applications of computer fire and smoke modelling in building construction.

1. Apply probability methods to gain a greater understanding of complex systems.
2. Derive appropriate hazard functions, failure time density functions, and failure time distributions applicable broadly in reliability theory and particularly to accident occurrence.
3. Apply simulation methods and develop models for certain scenarios in the Fire Engineering setting and evaluate risk in the context of uncertainty.
4. Develop differential equation models relevant to heat transfer and other fire settings and apply exact and numerical solutions to solve these problems.
5. Apply concepts and knowledge to the solution of technical problems related to fire.
6. Judge the results from deterministic models and their limitations.
7. Assess qualitatively the underlying principles, basic features and applicability of the deterministic, probabilistic and hybrid approaches to modelling.
8. Examine qualitatively the limitations of the various approaches to modelling.
9. Predict the impact of modelled enclosure fires on the building fabric and occupants.

This module will provide a fundamental understanding of the sources of law and the legal framework in Ireland and , in particular, the effect and influence they have on the construction industry . Learners will also investigate the ethical and societal issues pertaining to the construction profession.

1. Examine the principal purpose and scope of Irish law and how it interconnects with the construction industry.
2. Review examples of the legal considerations required in decision making in the construction industry.
3. Analyse and apply law to their working environment, particularly in respect of the legal duties and responsibilities inherent in the role of professional advisor.
4. Outline concepts of contract law, the tort of negligence, planning and environmental law, health and safety law, employment law and company law.
5. Appraise ethical issues which may arise on construction projects, and question how these issues affect society and the environment.
6. Assess ethical dilemmas within the construction industry and justify an ethical stance.

The aim of this module is to develop the learner's capacity to identify the issues related to research within the construction/property sector, to extend the learner's research capability and provide the learner with practical knowledge of the tools and techniques of research.

1. Select a relevant research topic. (Selecting a subject matter within the construction industry and identify an area of interest, evaluating the various research alternatives to identify a definable research topic, and finally refining the research topic to develop the research aim).
2. Write and present a research proposal based on the selected research topic. (The research proposal should clarify the research aim, strategic objectives to achieve the research aim, refer to the research hypotheses, and explain in detail the methodology to be employed. The research proposal should also include timetable/deliverables).
3. Assemble a theoretical framework for the research by preparing a literature review (s). (The review(s) should provide for the critical and systematic review of theory and previous study to establish the appropriate bases for the current research topic).
4. Use appropriate methodological techniques to conduct empirical research.
5. Write, present and defend material that articulates ideas, insights, analysis, policy and best practice to peer and practitioner audiences.

This modules aims to provide learners with an understanding of the properties of common structural materials at elevated temperatures and the underlying principles and theory of structural fire resistance based on the empirical or theoretical relationships used in predicting structural behaviour under fire conditions.

1. Assess the behaviour, and mechanical and thermal properties of structural materials (steel, concrete, timber, masonry) at elevated temperatures including the effect of temperature on the of such materials and other influencing factors
2. Integrate information and data from a variety of sources and interpret and evaluate data related to structural fire engineering
3. Distinguish the concepts of fire severity and fire resistance and estimate equivalent time of fire exposure
4. Estimate time temperature curves for fully developed compartment fires.
5. Select and apply appropriate scientific based techniques for analysing the performance of structural members in fire .

This module introduces the student to the fundamentals of human behaviour in fire and the assumptions and principles that underpin such behaviours with particular emphasis on socio-psychological factors that affect decision making in fire emergencies, recognition and response to fire cues. A particular emphasis will be placed on practical use of evacuation modelling and analysis of egress from first principles.

1. Examine qualitatively the factors which influence human behaviour in fire
2. Appraise behavioural assumptions and limitations of existing prescriptive fire regulations in relation to life safety design.
3. Formulate current knowledge to the estimation/prediction of pre-movement, movement & evacuation times of people in building.
4. Examine qualitatively the limitations of the various approaches to evacuation modelling.
5. Compute quantitative building evacuation simulations and appraise the results from building evacuation models and their limitations.

This module is to engage the student s in an overall assessment of the enhancement o f Fire Safety Management as a vital tool in the overall fire safety strategy of a building project. This assessment introduces them to legislative obligations and maintenance programmes as pa r t of this strategy .

1. Appraise the requirements of current legislation with regard to Fire Safety Management duties and responsibilities.
2. Plan and audits of Fire Safety Management within existing organisations.
3. Assess the various roles forming part of a Fire Safety Management Plan.
4. Design maintenance programmes for Common Active and Passive Fire Safety Systems in accordance with best practice and code requirements.
5. Develop detailed Fire Safety Management plans.

The aim of this module is to facilitate the learner to produce an academically acceptable independent piece of research. Learners will develop the capacity to clarify and critically analyse well defined research topic areas and will present and defend their research through their dissertation report and presentation.

1. Construct an appropriate research methodology to validly investigate a research topic.
2. Develop a context for the research by reviewing relevant literature. This review should be collated, assessed, and critically analysed in the context of the research aim.
3. Clearly present and explain an argument/opinion in a logically well referenced fashion.
4. Use appropriate methodological techniques to conduct empirical research.
5. Produce a self directed , realistic and original document on time.
6. Defend the conclusion and arguments of the written document.