To describe where these hazardousbuilding materials and

Question

ASSESSMENT TASK : TEAM RESEARCH REPORT

DETAILS

Students are to investigate hazardous/building materials and chemicals which may be present in buildings. These include:

Asbestos	Arsenic treating of termites
Organochlorins	PFCs - perflurocarbons
Lead paint	Plate glass in high rise constructions
Benzine	Metric modular bricks
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)	Unexploded ordinance
Mercury	Toxic, explosive or asphyxiant gases (e.g. methane)
Chromated Copper Arsenate preservative

In the report, students will be asked:
1. to describe where these hazardous/building materials and chemicals might be found or used
2. why they were/are used
3. why they are not used now, and
4. what has replaced them.

The report should then recommend and argue for feasible, innovative and sustainable solutions.

The report is to be submitted as a well-integrated team report and will be 1000 words per student. The individual mark for this assignment is worth 30%, and the team mark is worth 20%, making a total of 50% of the overall marks for the unit. The report is to be submitted in week 10. Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be addressed.