LC Construction Studies study guide
LC Construction Studies · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 8 sections and about 2,199 words.
01Planning and Site Assessment
Planning and Site Assessment examines how a site is tested for suitability before design and how Irish planning rules shape what may be built. Questions often combine planning status, site investigation and orientation.
294 words, about 1 min02Building Materials and Their Properties
Building Materials and Their Properties tests whether you can select a material for a job and justify it with properties and simple numbers. The exam expects strength, durability, thermal behaviour, workability and specification.
291 words, about 1 min03Construction Technology and Building Elements
Construction Technology and Building Elements tests the build-up of substructure and superstructure and the reasons for each layer. Expect foundations, walls, floors, roofs, openings, damp control and ventilation.
286 words, about 1 min04Structural Principles and Building Stability
Structural Principles and Building Stability tests how loads travel, how forces act and why buildings do not overturn or deflect excessively. Expect dead and live loads, tension, compression, shear, bending, moments and triangulation.
273 words, about 1 min05Environmental and Energy Considerations
Environmental and Energy Considerations tests how a building's design, fuel choice and operation affect energy use, carbon emissions and comfort. Expect BER, primary energy, renewable options, orientation and overshadowing.
263 words, about 1 min06Services and Sustainability
Services and Sustainability tests water, drainage, wastewater and low-energy servicing, with an emphasis on whole-system thinking. Expect supply, storage, harvesting, treatment, drainage and renewable heat.
256 words, about 1 min07Building Services and Thermal Performance
Building Services and Thermal Performance tests how heating, ventilation and insulation work together to keep a building warm, dry and healthy. Expect U-values, airtightness, thermal bridging, condensation and controls.
268 words, about 1 min08Drawing, Graphical Communication and Applied Design Project
Drawing, Graphical Communication and Applied Design Project tests your ability to read, produce and justify drawings, and to carry a design brief through to a coherent proposal. Expect scales, orthographic views, plans, sections, elevations, dimensioning and design rationale.
268 words, about 1 min