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EHS312Health Sciences2 Unitsintermediate

Housing And Building Construction

This course provides an understanding of housing and building construction and its importance in the promotion, protection, and maintenance of health. It explores housing terminologies, standards, and their relationship with health. The course covers building technology, including drawing and reading plans, damp proofing principles, and building plan processing. It also examines housing codes, laws, and regulations at various government levels, enforcement mechanisms, and the role of environmental health professionals in building approval and registration.

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40h
Study Time
13
Weeks
3h
Per Week
basic
Math Level
Course Keywords
HousingBuilding ConstructionEnvironmental HealthHousing StandardsBuilding Technology

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level
Builds on foundational knowledge
65%
intermediate
➕
Math Level
Basic Math
🔬
Learning Type
Hands-on Practice

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Housing terminologies

2

Housing standards

3

Relationship between housing and health

4

Building technology

5

Technical drawing and plan interpretation

6

Damp proofing

7

Building codes and regulations

8

Enforcement of housing laws

9

Role of environmental health professionals

Total Topics9 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

Assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Tutor-Marked Assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Final Examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Career Opportunities

Explore the career paths this course opens up for you

Environmental Health Officer

Apply your skills in this growing field

Building Inspector

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Housing Inspector

Apply your skills in this growing field

Sanitation Officer

Apply your skills in this growing field

Public Health Officer

Apply your skills in this growing field

Industry Applications

Real-world sectors where you can apply your knowledge

Government AgenciesConstruction CompaniesReal EstatePublic HealthEnvironmental Management

Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1 study hours
  • •Define house and housing.
  • •Enumerate housing scope.
  • •Define dwelling.
  • •Explain the concepts of housing and housing terminologies.
Week
2

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 2: Relationship between Housing and Health

1 study hours
  • •Enumerate the health principles of housing.
  • •Identify types of health principles of housing.
  • •Explain the principles of health needs.
  • •Discuss principles of health action.
  • •Examine the relation of housing and environmental health.
Week
3

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 3: Factors Affecting Qualities of Housing Standards and Minimum Requirements

1 study hours
  • •Describe housing standards.
  • •Enumerate various types of housing standards.
  • •Discuss the minimum (basic) housing standards.
  • •Discuss the basic human requirements in housing.
  • •Explain protective requirements at home.
Week
4

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 4: Safety and Emergency Provisions in Standard Housing

1 study hours
  • •Define safety in housing.
  • •Enumerate reasons for the need for safety precautions in housing.
  • •Explain safety and emergency provisions in housing.
  • •Discuss method for carrying out a risk assessment in houses.
  • •Explain the general principles of fire safety.
Week
5

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 5: Professional Groups Involved in Maintaining Building and Housing Standards

1 study hours
  • •List the professionals responsible for maintaining housing and building standards.
  • •Enumerate the function of each professional stakeholder in maintaining standard in housing.
Week
6

Module 1: Definitions, Scope, Concept of Housing and Housing Terminologies

1h

Unit 6: General Characteristics of Housing Standard in the Tropics and its Challenges

1 study hours
  • •Describe tropical zone.
  • •Identify specific (challenges) factors affecting healthful housing in the tropics.
Week
7

Module 2: Introduction to Building Technology

1h

Unit 1: Introduction to Building Technology

1 study hours
  • •Discuss some building terms and terminologies.
  • •Describe building parts/components.
Week
8

Module 2: Introduction to Building Technology

1h

Unit 2: Application of Technical Drawing and Reading of Building Plans

1 study hours
  • •Define building plan.
  • •Describe sketches of building.
  • •Identify some instruments used in drawing and buildings.
  • •Discuss applications for technical drawing.
Week
9

Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

1h

Unit 1: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

1 study hours
  • •Describe building site.
  • •Define site analysis.
  • •List process involved in site analysis.
  • •Discuss foundation in building.
  • •Describe site investigation.
  • •Foundation construction.
  • •Site preparation.
Week
10

Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

1h

Unit 2: Understand the Principles of Damp-Proofing in Building

1 study hours
  • •Define terms in damp proofing.
  • •State the materials used in damp proofing.
  • •Describe remedial damp proofing.
  • •Enumerate three(3) types of dampness.
  • •List the health effects of dampness.
  • •Explain the prevention and treatment of dampness.
Week
11

Module 3: Understand the Preliminaries and the General Principle of Selecting and Preparing Sites to Receive Various Types of Foundations

1h

Unit 3: Building Plan Processing, Approval and Certification for Occupancy

1 study hours
  • •Describe the requirement in the building plan.
  • •Explain approaches to plan approvals.
  • •List methods of approvals.
  • •Define certificate of occupancy.
  • •Discuss criteria for issuance of certificate of occupancy.
Week
12

Module 4: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels.

1h

Unit 1: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels

1 study hours
  • •Define Ordinance.
  • •State the brief history of housing codes or ordinances.
  • •Explain Housing laws and regulations of federal, state and local government.
  • •Discuss briefly the Nigeria Urban and Regional Planning Decree No. 18, 1999.
  • •List some International building codes.
Week
13

Module 4: Housing codes, Edicts, Ordinances, Laws and Legislation of the Local, State, Federal Governments and International Levels.

2h

Unit 2: Enforcement of Housing and Building Laws and Regulations

1 study hours
  • •Define enforcement.
  • •State the purpose of enforcement of codes and regulations.
  • •State the historical over view and enforcement status of laws and regulations.
  • •Enumerate the enforcement process.

Unit 3: Role of Environmental Health Professionals in Building Approval and Registration

1 study hours
  • •Describe an environmental health practitioner (EHP).
  • •Discuss the roles of an EH practitioner in new building project and housing maintenance.
  • •List general guide for inspection of existing premises.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Review definitions of housing terminologies in Unit 1.

2

Focus on the health principles of housing in Unit 2.

3

Understand the factors affecting housing standards in Unit 3.

4

Practice interpreting building plans from Module 2.

5

Study the principles of damp-proofing in Module 3.

6

Familiarize yourself with housing codes and regulations from Module 4.

7

Understand the role of environmental health professionals in building approval and registration (Unit 3, Module 4).

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