NZQA registered unit standard
27274 version 1
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Title
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the impact of building
construction on a kitchen or bathroom design
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
6
This unit standard is for people working in the area of kitchen or
bathroom design and planning.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and
describe building construction requirements that impact on a
kitchen or bathroom design; apply renovation considerations to
a kitchen or bathroom design; and apply building construction
requirements to a kitchen or bathroom design and seek client
approval.
Classification
Design > Kitchen and Bathroom Design
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
References
House building guide (Wellington: BRANZ, 2004) available at http://www.branz.co.nz.
New Zealand Building Code Handbook and Approved Documents.
NZS 3604:1999 Timber Framed Buildings;
NZS 3602:2003 Timber and wood-based products for use in building; available at
http://www.standards.co.nz.
Compliance document for New Zealand Building Code, Clause G1, Personal
Hygiene, available at http://www.dbh.govt.nz.
2
Legislation that applies to this unit standard includes – Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
3
Definitions
Worksite requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer’s specifications, product quality
specifications, legislative requirements.
Client – refers to the person who has commissioned the design brief.
Design brief – refers to the design parameters agreed between the kitchen or
bathroom designer and the client.
4
Evidence is required of a completed kitchen or bathroom design.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA registered unit standard
27274 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify and describe building construction requirements that impact on a kitchen or
bathroom design.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Components of a building framework that impact on a kitchen or bathroom
design are identified and described in accordance with the references.
Range
1.2
Floor construction types are identified and described in terms of their impact on
a kitchen or bathroom design.
Range
1.3
window joinery requirements include but are not limited to –
location, height, type.
Door construction requirements that impact on a kitchen or bathroom design are
identified and described in accordance with the references.
Range
1.5
floor types include but are not limited to – timber, concrete.
Window joinery requirements that impact on a kitchen or bathroom design are
identified and described in accordance with the references.
Range
1.4
components include but are not limited to – structural systems,
electrical systems, plumbing systems, heating and/or extraction
systems, insulation.
door requirements may include but are not limited to – location,
type, finish, door hinging.
Building interior components that impact on a kitchen or bathroom design are
identified and described in accordance with the references.
Range
building interior components may include but are not limited to –
architrave, beading, cornice and/or scotia, dado, fascia, moulding,
pelmet, bulkhead, skirting, soffit, stop moulding, strike and face
plate, insulation, tread and/or going, rise and/or riser, stringer, stair
nose, stud dwang, bracing;
evidence of three is required.
Outcome 2
Apply renovation considerations to a kitchen or bathroom design.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA registered unit standard
27274 version 1
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Evidence requirements
2.1
Renovation considerations are incorporated into the kitchen or bathroom design
in accordance with worksite requirements and the design brief.
renovation considerations may include but are not limited to –
removing partition walls, adding or moving doors, adding or
moving windows, shifting plumbing or electrical systems, structural
requirements, building consent requirements;
evidence of two is required.
Range
Outcome 3
Apply building construction requirements to a kitchen or bathroom design and seek client
approval.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Building construction requirements are incorporated into the kitchen or
bathroom design in accordance with worksite requirements and the design brief.
building construction requirements include but are not limited to –
building framework, floor construction, wall construction, window
joinery, door construction;
may include but are not limited to – floor levelling, wall
straightening.
Range
3.2
Client approval for the building construction requirements is sought in
accordance with worksite requirements.
Replacement information
Planned review date
This unit standard replaced unit standard 23906.
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
20 May 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27274 version 1
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation
info@bcito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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