Building Services Technologies

Code

ABEE4095

School

Architecture and Built Environment

Level

4

Credits

20

Semesters

Autumn UK

Summary

This module introduces the building services technologies and environmental control systems required to control heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, and the acoustics of large and small buildings. It discusses the reasons for using mechanical over passive systems and design issues relating to: building heat gains and losses; thermal comfort; air quality; relevant climatic data; system types and associated secondary plant; plant selection, location, sizing, costing, and environmental impacts

Target Students

Building Performance Engineering U7PBPENG (K24A).

Classes

• One 2-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
• One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks

Assessment

• 100% Coursework 1: Project report.

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding
The environmental conditions within buildings appropriate to building use, the mechanical and passive strategies that may be used to maintain these and methods for determining environmental impact and user satisfaction of designs

This module supports the following Engineering Council learning outcomes - supporting students to:
M1 Apply a comprehensive knowledge of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles to the solution of complex problems. Much of the knowledge will be at the forefront of the particular subject of study and informed by a critical awareness of new developments and the wider context of engineering

Professional/practical skills
Identify and use building regulations, ASHRAE and CIBSE standards, and best practice guidelines

Intellectual skills
Assess the servicing needs of building and from this identify and size appropriate systems to heat, cool, and maintain acceptable air quality appropriate to building function
 

Model heat and mass transfer and from this estimate associated energy demands and carbon emissions
 

Transferable/key skills
Engage in team/group work to gather and analyse data and present results in technical reports of industry quality

M3 Select and apply appropriate computational and analytical techniques to model complex problems, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed
 

M2 Formulate and analyse complex problems to reach substantiated conclusions. This will involve evaluating available data using first principles of mathematics, statistics, natural science and engineering principles, and using engineering judgment to work with information that may be uncertain or incomplete, discussing the limitations of the techniques employed
 

M4 Select and critically evaluate technical literature and other sources of information to solve complex problems
 

M5 Design solutions for complex problems that evidence some originality and meet a combination of societal, user, business and customer needs as appropriate. This will involve consideration of applicable health & safety, diversity, inclusion, cultural, societal, environmental and commercial matters, codes of practice and industry standards
 

M6 Apply an integrated or systems approach to the solution of complex problems
 

M16 Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader of a team. Evaluate effectiveness of own and team performance 
 

M17 Communicate effectively on complex engineering matters with technical and non-technical audiences, evaluating the effectiveness of the methods used.
 

Conveners

• Dr Rabah Boukhanouf