*Please view Assignment Brief Drawings, DCP and Table in the attached files* You work for 2023 Property Developers Ltd, and your task is to provide advice to Dr Mary Hardie, Dr. Laura Almeida, and Dr.

BLDG1011 Property Building

ASSIGNMENT 3 – Report on a property condition (Weight: 5 0 %)

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Property valuers assess houses, land, commercial properties, and other structures to estimate market values and

insurance rebuild costs. Key skills of property valuers include report writing skills, a high level of numeracy,

observational skills, and good communication skills. You will play the role of a property v aluation business in the

inner city of Sydney, NSW.

The inner -city area of Sydney is characterised by the prevalence of terrace and row housing up to about 8 kilometres

from the city centre. Many of these homes are of ten significant in terms of heritage value and have been placed on

a statutory heritage listing as part of the councils Local Environment Plan (LEP) or the State Heritage Register.

However, Sydney's housing types are changing in form and balance (Darc y, 2008) .

Although various heritage -listed residential dwellings are on the market, some are run down, derelict, outdated and

need extensive repair or renovation. Clients and investors are often unsure about the challenges of renovation and

the extent o f the works necessary to bring the property back to its original condition.

TASK

You are working for the firm 2023 Property Developers Ltd that has been tasked to advise the clients Dr Mary

Hardie, Dr Laura Almeida and Dr Rober t Ose i-Kyei (Western Sydney University) in a formal written report of the

possible defects that will need to be addressed to repair and renovate the propert y for future sale. The property is

damaged due to termite attack and water infiltration. In the Wester n part of the lan d, the clients plan to build a

granny flat to accommodate all your clients on the property .

You have the DCP from Sydney City Council and the proposed extension plans available . 2

More specifically, you are to assume that you have been sent out to heritage the propert y in inner Sydney and write

a report recording known and/or commonly found defects in th is propert y. Please be aware that the propert y is in a

good location in inner Sydney (excellent potential for future sale) . Generally, the structure of the existing building is

in good conditions, and the front of the main building was recently repaired. However, the property is in very poor

conditi on in the West area and needs extensive internal repair or renovation .

For your clients , you must:

1- Identify the type of housing style from the main building in the property , classify the property according to the

NCC and describe what sort of licen ces and conditi ons your company must comply with to p erfor m an y fut ure

works (4 marks) . Please b e concise , highlighting all the relevant information.

2- Th e property has se veral services installed . You r clients asked you which water, energy and waste management

strategies will be implemented . Identify 5 of the predicted strategies to be implemented in the Granny Fla t and

compare them with the requirements f rom the council . You must cover specific strategies that are clearly

implemented in the Granny Fla t. Missing documents or items will not be accounted for as a valuable non -

compliance . (please use as reference the table from Assignment 1 and Sydney’s DCP ) (10 marks) .

3- Please choose one of the followi ng to address with your clients (10 marks) :

a. Your clients want to ensure that the new Granny Flat has the Passive Solar Design (PSD) principles

installed correctly . After carefully analysing your drawings and all the information related to the property ,

you have realised that additional changes must be implemented to ensu re your company complies with

the request. Taking this into consideration , please highlight in t he context of this propert y at least 5

principles that must be addressed . E xp lain which changes you would implement and why they are

important . (You must: address the main stra tegies of PSD and explain if the propert y is complying or

not , provid ing suggestions /recommendations to what can be done to improve the propert y passively in

winter ) Note: If the suggestions are not rele vant to the property , they will not be accounted , or

b. Your clients noticed that th e Granny Flat has an outer layer o f Cladding. They d o not know what

Cladding is and are asking why you are not suggesting brickwork . Explain to your clients what Cladding

is, identify the different types of cladding systems in the pro perty and explain the advantages and

disadvantages of Cladd ing. (You must describe each one o f them and the applied considerations) .

Note: If the suggestions are not rele vant to the property , they will not be accounted , or

c. Your clients are particularly concerned with the impact on t he environment . They are interested in

understanding how you will ma nage storm water d uring construction and the property's lifecycle . Explain

to your clients the different strategies you plan to adopt and why stormwater needs to be manage d.

(You must explain the main concept s you are using and state differences amon g them) . Note: If the

suggestions are not rele vant to the property , they will not be accounted

4- After analysing the con struction drawing s and perform ing an inspection of the property, where you took some

measurement s and included a visual inspection , y ou have identified the following (14 marks) :

a. Granny Flat

i. Timber frame

ii. Tiled roof with a 20o pitch

iii. Structural un seasoned timber

iv. Stress grade F8

v. Studs centres at 60 0 mm

vi. Please check if the timber used for the following members is in accordance with the Australian

regulations (redo any calculations if necessary) : 3

1. Common studs ( not notched) - 90 x35 mm (3 mark)

2. Top p lates (not trenched) - 50 x 7 5 mm (1 mark)

3. Bottom p lates (not trenched) - 50 x 10 0 mm (1 mark)

4. Lintel in Bed room 1 - 175 x 75 mm (1 mark)

5. Rafters from the living room - 75 x 38 mm and an Overhang of 400mm (4 mark)

6. Elevation 1 -3 Bracing - 8 type A units (2 mark)

7. Elevation 2 -4 Bracing - 3 type A + 3 Type B units (2 mark)

5- During the property inspection, you identifie d that the main building wa s damaged due to termite attack and

water infiltration . Your clients are a ware of this fact and are asking you to solve the problem. Please discuss the

main possible causes , damaged elements that need replacement and su ggest solutions to be implemented in

the property without damaging its heritage characteristics (7 marks).

NOTES: Please ensure you provide all your calculations and reasoning where applicable , and you do not

need to perform a valuation at this stage . You are collecting the information to help you in your fut ure

valuation.

SUBMISSION and FORMAT

• Submission is by way of a report from you , on behalf of the 2023 Property Developers Ltd firm , to the clients .

You must communicate the previous points and identify any problems you have encountered with your clients .

You will have to communicate these outcomes in a formal report (Please use the available report template ).

• Your report must have an executive summary, table of contents , introduction to the propert y, all the previous 5

points (including any calculations and reference to legal documents that you may have to refer to) and the

conclusion for the current state of the propert y.

MARKING CRITERIA AND SUBMISSION STANDARDS

The assessment criteria are in two sections, and these are explained below:

1. All items required were properly identified and commented on . You must elaborate your answers

according to what was addressed in the Lectures and modules [45 marks ]

2. Professionalism of communication [ 5 marks ]

• Submission through Turnitin, with a 30% maximum of similarity (10% penalty per each day in delay) . For

any submission problems , please contact WSU IT ( itservicedesk@westernsydn ey.edu.au ), or for any other issues ,

please contact Laura ( [email protected] ).

• Word count: 2500 - 3000 words (excluding Q2 table and Q4 a) calculations) - MS Word or similar format

(PDF or Word ).

• Online submission through Turn -it-in via vUWS by Week 15 (Monday 12th Jun e 202 2 by midnight 11:59pm).

• This assignment is worth 5 0% of the overall marks in BLDG 1011 Property Building.

Good luck!