Construction, Planning and the Built Environment

As the demand rises for environmentally friendly construction techniques and sustainable practices, individuals with new skills will be required to build the houses of the future. For learners interested in home design, architecture, and the future of the house building industry, centres can create a bespoke course consisting of existing core units from our BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment (2017), alongside specialist units designed in association with MOBIE.

New units

Housing Design Project:

Learners develop skills in responding to a client brief with a housing design proposal and solution.

Offsite and Onsite Alternative Construction Methods:

In order to meet wider changes in the construction industry, learners develop skills in selecting alternative construction methods.

Renewable Energy for Housing:

Learners develop plans for improving the sustainability of homes through renewable energy use, developing a plan to install a renewable system into a domestic property.

The Housing Industry:

Learners will better understand the industry – assessing the drivers that influence the housing market in terms of development, delivery and procurement.

Access BTEC Nationals in Construction and the Built Environment

The student book for the new BTEC Nationals in Construction (RQF) is available from the publishing site. The book includes the following units:

Contents Listing

Unit 1: Construction Principles
Unit 2: Construction Design
Unit 3: Tendering and Estimating
Unit 4: Construction Technology
Unit 5: Health and Safety in Construction
Unit 6: Surveying in Construction
Unit 7: Graphical Detailing in Construction
Unit 8: Building Regulations and Control in Construction
Unit 9: Management of a Construction Project
Unit 10: Building Surveying in Construction
Unit 13: Measurement Techniques in Construction

There are also activebook subscriptions available from the same page. 

Access the student book and activebook for BTEC Nationals in Engineering