TCE Housing and Design past exams 2021–2025, by year and topic

The rest of the syllabus

Question-level mapping for these areas is still being verified. Every official paper covering them is in the year table above.

• Section A — Unit 4 Passive Solar Design and Sustainability (Criterion 3) — Cool temperate passive solar design: orientation, north living, solar access around shading and setbacks · Hot humid tropical passive design: cross-flow and convection ventilation, elevation, shading, low thermal mass · Sun angles from the Information Sheet and eave design shown in section · Window type, placement, coverings and window percentages · Thermal mass, insulation and draught control · Landscaping, vegetation and outdoor living · Energy generation, water collection and embodied energy
• Section B — Unit 3 Form and Function (Criterion 4) — Zoning, circulation and spatial relationships in small dwellings · Kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and studies · Universal design and wheelchair access, including ramp gradients · Conversions of existing buildings (garages, sheds, workshops, substations, prefabricated units) · Small work spaces and mixed home/business use · Children, aged, single and shared occupancies
• Design communication (both sections) — Scaled plans at 1:100 (Section A) and 1:50 (Section B), site plans at 1:500 · Sections, elevations and joinery elevations showing heights and sun angles · Annotations that justify decisions against the brief