Environmental Services Design 2
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| ABEE3039 | Architecture and Built Environment | 3 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- ABEE3039
- School
- Architecture and Built Environment
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
To introduce the student to large scale building services, principally natural ventilation, air conditioning and other environmental control systems, and to discuss the reasons for resorting to and avoiding A/C and the consequent design issues. Assessments of heat gains and losses, thermal comfort and relevant climatic data will be covered; system types and associated secondary plant introduced; plant selection, location, sizing and design alternatives discussed.
Target Students
Architecture and Environmental Design (K230) students
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (24-hour): 24hr open book exam
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To understand small and large-scale HVAC systems.Objectives: By the end of this module the student will be able to discuss the design of building services systems that provide heating, cooling, and acceptable air quality for small and large-scale buildings.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
This module will provide students with knowledge and understanding of:
Energy flows in buildings and heating and cooling loads
Air conditioning and cooling systems
Competing models of thermal comfort
Indoor air quality
Natural ventilation systems and design
Mechanical ventilation systems and design
Envelope airflow models
Psychrometry and psychrometric design
Post occupancy evaluation
Fire and building services
Intellectual skills
This module equips students with the ability to:
Assess the servicing needs of building.
Identify and size appropriate systems to heat, cool, and maintain acceptable air quality inside a building
Model heat and mass transfer using quick methods
Estimate associated energy demands and carbon emissions
Use engineering principles and rules of thumb to design systems
Professional and or Practical Skills
Integrate building services systems both with the structure and layout of a simple building and with other building services systems (taught in other modules, such as acoustics and lighting)
Identify and use building regulations, ASHRAE and CIBSE standards, and best practice guidelines
Transferable Skills
This module provides students with the ability to:
Analyse services installations for both non-domestic and domestic buildings
Develop an intuitive understanding of building performance
Write technical reports of industry quality
Analyse and present data informatively
Complete relevant engineering design tasks