Built Form Development

Course Summary

This course teaches the practical elements of residential built form development, with a focus on apartment projects; from site identification, feasibility analysis and assumptions, product design, and demographic analysis, to the delivery, titling, contracting and sales and marketing. Real life examples, and plenty of life lessons, make this an excellent course for anybody wanting to get into medium to high density development, for those that are already in the industry wanting to grow their knowledge base, or for those that service the industry and wish to better understand a developers assumptions.

The only course of its kind currently being delivered in WA, this masterclass is tailored to the local development industry and presented by a leading industry practitioner. Offering practical and highly relevant content, this 2 day course will provide a comprehensive learning solution with valuable content is applicable for those just starting out /with limited knowledge, as well as those who have operated in this field but are seeking an up to date refresher on all elements associated with residential built form practices & processes. 

Learning Outcomes

Why Attend?

• Increase your understanding of built form (apartment) development processes & practices 
• Understand the full project life-cycle of residential developments
• Minimise mis-calculations & make informed decisions when working in this field

Who Should Attend?

• Development Managers (from assistant to senior)
• Project Managers
• Local Government & State Agency representatives 
• Industry practitioners looking to broaden their knowledge & understand built form development practices (eg. architects, valuers, engineers, quantity surveyors etc)
• Those new to WA (interstate or international developers seeking knowledge of local processes)
• Anyone looking to get into built form development/ undertake residential development projects 

Program Outline

Acquisition of a site

• Developer contracting types
• Site identification & site constraints

Demographics

• Who, Why, Where?

Planning

• Process for approvals
• Planning framework
• Stakeholders

Product Design

• What makes good design?

Feasibility creation & interpretation

• Hurdles and sensitivities

Developing the Site

• Consultant teams
• Process for approvals
• Roles of the DM vs. PM

Project goes live

• Getting to site
• Running cash flows

Project completion

• It’s built, what’s next?

Sales & Marketing

• Sales – planning
• Marketing process
• Customer relationship management

“Great course and really engaging, knowledgeable and passionate presenter.”

“Danielle has a wealth of knowledge, and the examples used were excellent.”

“Loved how the content was practical, digestible, and short.  Danielle was funny and charismatic. Great course.”

“You don’t know what you don’t know, and I’ve learnt a load in the past two days.”

Pricing

To obtain member rates please use your company email when registering. All prices are inclusive of GST. 

Member: $1,900

Non-Member: $2,475 

CPD Points

Attendance at this course attracts 7 REBA CPD points. Register your intention to claim points when you register for the course by providing your license type & number.