LC Construction Studies case studies

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Leaving Certificate Construction Studies is a two-year senior-cycle subject in Ireland, examined at higher and ordinary level by the State Examinations Commission. It suits students interested in the built environment: architecture, engineering, quantity surveying, trades, and construction management. The LC Construction Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 5,722 words.

The North-Facing View on a Sloping Infill Plot

A client has agreed to buy a 0.18 ha infill plot on the edge of a village. The site has 18 m of frontage onto a public road on its southern boundary and falls about 2.5 m from the south-west corner to the north-east corner.

1,064 words, about 5 min 2

Failed Render on an Atlantic Headland

An exposed two-storey house of 230 m² was completed in 2016 on a headland on the west coast. Annual rainfall is about 1,500 mm and the site takes the full force of south-westerly driving rain with salt-laden air.

1,221 words, about 6 min 3

The Kitchen Extension Flat Roof That Leaks and Sweats

A single-storey kitchen extension measuring 5.0 m by 4.0 m was added to a two-storey house in 2019. It has a flat roof at 3.0 m with a 600 mm parapet on the three external sides.

1,187 words, about 6 min 4

Removing a Load-Bearing Wall for an Open-Plan Kitchen

A 1980s two-storey semi-detached house has a 220 mm solid blockwork internal wall separating the kitchen at the rear from the dining room at the front. The wall is on the centre line of the house, parallel to the front and rear walls, and carries the first-floor timber joists: joists from the front wall bear on one face, joists from the rear wall bear on the other, and each side spans approximately 4.0 m.

1,146 words, about 6 min 5

Heat Pump Retrofit in a 1985 Bungalow

A 140 m² detached bungalow built in 1985 has 100 mm cavity walls with blown bead insulation installed in 2010, 100 mm of mineral wool in the attic, and double-glazed windows fitted in 2018 with a Ug of 1.4 W/m²K. The house is heated by a 20-year-old oil boiler with a small indirect cylinder, and its BER is C2.

1,104 words, about 6 min