Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying (HND in QS)

ICBT Campus – Sri Lanka

Higher Diploma in Quantity Surveying & the

Programme Unit 13 JACS Code K230
Built Environment
Conversion and Adaptation of Complex
Module Number QS 504 Module Title
Buildings

Credit Value 15 Module Level H2 Module Value 1.0

Assessment Assessment 01 Assessment Weighting 60%

Demonstrate an understanding of various concepts, theories and techniques use to survey
Assignment Title existing buildings, principles of building conversion & adaptation to meet intended
functional requirements of the building.

Lecturer Ms. Vathsala Somachandra

Student Name Student Number NG/HNDQTS/13/

Handed Over on 31/08/2019 Due Date 12/10/2019

Date Submitted Pass/ Re-Submission

Assessor Ms. Vathsala Somachandra Date Assessed

Internal Verifier Ms. Fathina Yusra Date Verified

Learner Signature Date

Developed by The Department of Engineering and Construction - ICBT Campus

Task Marks Assessment comments

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 Higher National Diploma in Quantity Surveying (HND in QS)
ICBT Campus – Sri Lanka

ASSESSMENT 02

Building surveys are a means of providing a detailed evaluation of a property’s condition

and involve an extensive inspection. A Building Survey examines all accessible elements of
the property and the surveyor will actively search for any structural problems or defects –
they are legally obliged to inform of all problematic defects within the final report. Building
Surveying is a detailed inspection and investigation carried out in order to assess the
condition/performance of the buildings; in particular;
• Structure
• Fabrics and components
• Finishes
• Services

You are required to carry out a site visit to a building in your municipal council area which
has built up more than 20 years ago and required to do a detail investigation generating a
report on below tasks.

Task 01
Carry out a Preliminary Inspection on the selected building and discuss on the findings.

Task 02
Carry out a Detailed Inspection on the main elements (Foundation, wall, basement, wet
areas, roof, drains, building services etc) of the selected building and discuss on the findings.

Task 03
Give instructions on remedial actions to the client on the identified defects during the
Preliminary Inspection and the Detailed Inspection

Task 04
Discuss on the Inspection Techniques (Non - destructive and semi destructive) that can be
used to evaluate the condition of this building in detail.

Task 05
Assess the requirement of effective maintenance management to assure uninterrupted
working settings of the selected building.

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ICBT Campus – Sri Lanka

LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ASSESSMENT

 Demonstrate an understanding about the role of a building surveyor & various

techniques use to survey existing building structures and its elements,
 Analyze requirements of change in function & principles of building conversion to
meet new functional requirements of the building,
 Evaluate principles of building adaptation to adjust and alter effectively to meet new
functional requirements of the building,
 Assess the requirement of effective maintenance management to assure uninterrupted
working settings of various type of buildings,
 Apply fundamentals of Facilities Management to integration of processes of a
building to continue and develop the agreed services which support and improve the
effectiveness of functional requirements of the building.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The assessment should be prepared in an Analytical Report format and the preparation of
the report requires the student to undertake a process of investigative nature and present in a
report of 3000 words (10% +/-). Autonomy of this process shall be reflected by the structured
use of referencing using Harvard Referencing.
Content / coverage of the topic
Introduction to the selected building 05 Marks
Task 01 - Preliminary Inspection 10 Marks
Task 02 - Detailed Inspection 25 Marks
Task 03 - Instructions on Remedial Actions 15 Marks
Task 04 - Inspection Techniques (Non - destructive and semi destructive) 15 Marks
Task 05 - Requirement of effective maintenance management procedure 15 Marks
Structure of the Report 10 Marks
References 05 Marks
Total 100 Marks

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ICBT Campus – Sri Lanka

REPORT STRUCTURE FOR ASSESSMENT - 01

 Paper Size : A4
 Word Count : 4500 words (10% +/-)
 Printing Margins : LHS; RHS: 1 Inch 25 mm
 Binding Margin : ½ Inch 12 mm
 Header and Footer : 1 Inch
 Printing : Single Sided
 Basic Font Size : 12
 Line Spacing : 1.5
 Font Style : Times New Roman
 Submission : Soft copy submission (Part 01 and 02 as Single submission)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

 The assignment should be submitted as a SOFT COPY in a word format via ICBT
SIS on or before the due date.
 Please note that plagiarism is treated as a serious offence and therefore the work you
produce must be individual and original although may work in groups in some
instances.
 All sources of information must be referenced using “Harvard referencing” where
a reference listing should be included at the end of the assignment.
 Please note that the submission date given for this assignment is the final date that
you can hand over the assignment. No late submissions are allowed.
 Retrieval of module failure shall be by re-submission of a revised course work.
 Formative feedback will be directly linked to the form of assessment & in-class
activities which enables learners to revise and/or improve the content of final
submission.
 You will receive individual feedback upon your assessed work - together with a
generic feedback upon the performance of the group as a whole.