Introduction to floor structures for multi storey construction, suspended ceiling grids, requirements for commercial stairs for escape and accessibility, identification of fire doors and fire rated construction.

Introduction to various commercial floor and ceiling types to include, flat slab construction, one way and two way spans, one way ribbed slabs, two way ribbed/waffle slab, composite slab, hollow core slabs, service cavities in ceilings, castellated beams, suspended ceiling systems, grid ceilings, electrical services & lighting in grid ceilings. Commercial stair design, max rise, min going, rules for determining stairs compliance with building regulations, max pitch for commercial stairs, height of flights, width of flights for escape, travel distances to protected stair-cores, max flight lengths, wheelchair refuges, ambulant disabled/accessible stairs, steel, timber and concrete stairs, hand rail design, guarding design. Fire rated partitions/compartment walls, fire doors, door installation requirements in partition systems, frame installations, frame sizes, intumescent strips, smoke seals, vision panels.

Materials specifications, modular sizes and general availability of suspended ceiling framing systems, ceiling tiles, plasterboard, acoustic ceiling panels, block partitions (standard and fare faced), fire rating of block partitions, cast concrete walls, timber studs(wrought vs. planed sizes), fire rated and acoustic plasterboard slabs, fire rated insulation, plasterboard fixings, plasterboard on dabs for fire rating of existing block partitions, high density gypsum fibre board and impact classes, taped and jointed boards, skimmed finishes, paint options for various finishes, VOC's, applied surfaces, wallpaper, skirting, architraves, polished plaster, shadow gaps for commercial fit outs. Commercial stairs materials and finishes; steel frame with concrete tread, concrete precast, nosing options, visual warnings, tactile surfaces, handrail extensions for ambulant disabled, tolerances for floor finishes.

Introduction to building regulations and their application to the various building elements and building layouts including: Part A (Structure), Part B (Fire), Part D (Materials), Part E (Sound), Part K (Stairs, guardings and railings), Part M (accessible doors and stairs).