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In Drafting and Detailing 5 emphasis will be placed on expanding the student's understanding and knowledge of various kinds of building complexities pertaining to Architectural design and technology, structural framing, construction details, building science issues and sustainable construction. Students will prepare working drawings and details for a given multi-use community centre complex that will involve alterations and retrofitting of an existing historical building and a new multi-level addition. Various construction complexities incorporated into this project will include: interconnected floor spaces; underground shelter construction; barrier-free ramps; roof terraces and balconies; alteration and retrofitting work; expansion joints; flat- and sloped-roof systems; skylights. Drawings must be prepared on REVIT Architecture, in metric units, in compliance with the Ontario Building Code.