Revision notes.

Try this with Housing and Design

1. Close your notes and write the main idea in two sentences from memory.
2. Reopen the source and correct the first mistake or omission you find.
3. Add one example and one question to test whether you can apply the idea.

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Topics in the resource inventory

• Cool temperate versus hot humid tropical: what each climate demands of a house
• Orientation and site planning for winter sun in cool temperate Tasmania
• Drawing sun angles and sizing eaves from the Information Sheet
• Window type, placement, coverings and the window percentage calculation
• Thermal mass, insulation R-values and draught control
• Hot humid design: cross-flow, convection, elevation and breezes
• Shading devices, verandahs and landscaping in both climates
• Energy sources, solar PV, water, embodied energy, Tasmanian heating costs and social sustainability
• Zoning, circulation and spatial relationships on a plan
• Ergonomics, anthropometrics and the Information Sheet dimensions
• Kitchen design: work triangle, layouts, clearances and storage
• Bathrooms, toilets and laundries that work in small footprints
• Universal design and wheelchair access in kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms
• Ramps, gradients, landings and level access: the calculations
• Small dwellings, studies, work spaces and conversions of existing buildings
• Construction basics, material choices and aesthetic principles in annotations
• Plans, sections, elevations and site plans: scale and architectural conventions
• Answering a 60-minute A3 design question: planning, annotation and the C/B/A standards
• The design process: brief, aims, client needs, context, site analysis and precedents
• The externally assessed design folio (Criteria 6–8) and project management