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FIP 132 Building Construction - Catawba Valley Community College
Module Objective
Identify various building construction types.
Describe materials used as it relates to the type of construction.
Discuss features of fire protection, and their minimum requirements to meet fire code in building construction.
Explain various fire protection systems available and their uses in building construction.
Assignment
Students are required to select a foreign city or country as a focus for this module. A research paper consisting of a minimum of five pages that includes the following topics:
-Research types of building construction in your selected foreign city. Select one of the construction types, and explain construction features used that allows the building to withstand the hazards of fires. Compare the building construction type in your foreign city, and compare the construction and durability under fire conditions to a similar U.S. building construction type.
-Detail thefire protection systems commonly used in the building construction of your selected city, and how are they similar or different from those systems used in the U.S.?
-In your selected city, what construction techniques and/or fire protection systems are incorporated into your chosen building type that assists firefighters in extinguishment, location, and isolation of fires within the building?
Attachment:- Building Construction.rar