| Title: | Building Services Evaluation |
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| Long Title: | Building Services Technology Evaluation |
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| Field of Study: |
Building Science
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2012/13 ( September 2012 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
DANIEL CAHILL |
| Module Author: |
JAMES KILDUFF |
| Module Description: |
Identification of, characteristics and selection criteria for cost-effective and sustainable environmental, public health, power supply, security and operational services in residential, commercial and industrial buildings |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Articulate the context within which cost-effective and sustainable building services are selected, specified, installed, integrated, recorded, maintained and evaluated |
| LO2 |
Advise clients and design team members of implications of selected environmental services installations |
| LO3 |
Identify client requirements and criteria for choosing public health services installations |
| LO4 |
Appraise design criteria and extent of power supply requirements |
| LO5 |
Ascertain requirements for, and range of solutions available in relation to, fire detection and security installations |
| LO6 |
Evaluate a range of access control, communications and mechanical transport systems |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named CIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s). |
| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section. |
| No requirements listed |
Co-requisites
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| No Co Requisites listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Cost-effective sustainable systems generally
Renewable energy systems and energy management; sustainable construction/services technology; environmental impact, embodied energy; builder's work; Building Management System (BMS); testing, commissioning, certification, third-party warranties; 'as-built' drawings; operation and maintenance manuals; post-occupancy evaluation; Health and Safety
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Environmental services (Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, lighting)
Design criteria and specification; energy strategy studies; building morphology and fabric; services required to support the chosen design; heating/cooling philosophy; plant size/weight, riser sizes; sizing of pipes, cables, ducting, conduits, trunking and cable trays; sound insulation and attenuation; duct and pipe routes, spatial co-ordination; control location; commissioning
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Public health services (Water supply, drainage)
Design criteria and specification; water supply and waste handling, storage, re-cycling; rainwater harvesting; system capacities - tanks, cylinders, pumps; plant and riser sizes; provision of mains supply, connection to mains; surface water attenuation; drainage routes, manhole locations; spatial coordination; commissioning
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Power supply (electrical, gas)
Design criteria and specification; philosophy - use of natural light, degree of system integration, redundancy, life cycle; plant room/switchgear locations/sizes; provision of mains supply, connection to mains; distribution routes and circuits; cable sizes, control panel locations, user equipment, sensor locations, metering; compatibility with control system(s)
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Security installations (Fire detection and alarm, fire fighting, intruder detection and alarm)
Design criteria and specification; strategy for fire safety - compartmentation, parameters for fire detection and suppression including sprinkler systems; distribution routes and circuits; cables sizes; pipe sizes; record drawings
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Operational services (Communications,movement of people, specialist installations)
Design criteria and specification; plant size/weight; vertical transportation - lifts, escalators, travellators; medical gasses, steam, compressed air; cable and duct sizes and routes; commissioning, operation and maintenance
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
Written report encompassing the criteria for selection of Mechanical and Electrical Services for a residential building |
1,2,3,4,5 |
25.0 |
Week 4 |
| Project |
Evaluation of selected Mechanical and Electrical Services installation for a commercial/industrial building |
1,2,3,4,5,6 |
75.0 |
Week 12 |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Delivery of course material |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
Review, augmentation and application of course material |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Delivery of course material |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
Review, augmentation and application of course material |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- J Langmaid 2004, Choosing building services - a practical guide to system selection, BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 9780860226437]
- D Bleicher 2012, Illustrated guide to mechanical building services, 2nd Ed., BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 9780860227090]
- P Hastings 2005, Illustrated guide to electrical building services, 2nd Ed., BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 9780860226536]
- K Pennycook 2008, Illustrated guide to renewable technologies, BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 9780860226727]
- K Pennycook 2009, Illustrated guide to ventilation, 2nd Ed., BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 9780860226734]
- K Pennycook 2010, Illustrated guide to mechanical cooling, BSRIA Bracknell, Berks. [ISBN: 97890860226758]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- F Hall and R Greeno 2011, Building Services Handbook, 6th Ed., Routledge [ISBN: 978-0-08-096982-4]
- R Greeno 1997, Building services, technology and design, Longman [ISBN: 9780582279414]
- P Parnham 2012, Assessing building services, RICS [ISBN: 9781842197264]
- R McMullan 2012, Environmental Science in Building, 7th Ed., Palgrave Macmillan London [ISBN: 9780230290808]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Website: The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineersn/a
- Website: The Building Services Research and Information Associationn/a
- Website: The Association of Cost Engineersn/a
- Website: The Sustainable Energy Authority of Irelandn/a
- Website: RETScreen® International - Government of CanadaRETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis
- Website: Royal Institution of Chartered SurveyorsEnvironmental assessment method for
non-domestic fit-outs
- CD-ROM: Sustainable Energy Authority of IrelandNon Domestic Energy Assessment Procedure
(NEAP)
- CD-ROM: Sustainable Energy Authority of IrelandDwelling Energy Assessment Procedure
(DEAP)
- CD-ROM: The Passive House Institute (PHI)Passive House Planning (Design) Package
(PHPP)
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