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BUILDING SERVICES
Module Synopsis
In this module students will be introduced to services that are commonly provided in a building, primarily cold and hot water supply, sewerage disposal and treatment, drainage and storm water management, electrical supply, fire protection systems, mechanical ventilation, air-conditioning systems and mechanical transportation systems. Students are also made familiar with the basic requirements in planning, coordination and installation of these services related to the local Acts and By-Laws of Malaysia.
Module Teaching Objectives
The teaching objectives of the module are:
1. To create an understanding of the building services systems and integrate the basic requirements into the schematic designs.
2. To introduce various types of building services systems that are available in order to produce a building which can be operational for public use.
3. To give basic technical exposure that is required in building designs, problem solving skills at the early phase of design development. In turn, will assist the students to deliver buildings that are aesthetically functional.
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Module Learning Outcome
Identify relevant information related to water supply, liquid waste disposal, mechanical air-conditioning, fire safety and vertical transportation system
Describe the planning of building services within the total design and construction process.
Describe the installation of building services within the total design and construction process.
Explain relevant information related to water supply, liquid waste disposal, mechanical air-conditioning, fire safety and vertical transportation system.
Explain principles, systems, space implications and regulations related to water supply, storm water and waste water disposal.
Explain principles, systems, space implications and regulations related to internal air quality and mechanical air conditioning.
PROJECT 1 - APPLICATION OF BASIC BUILDING SERVICES
Application of basic building service
Project 1 emphasizes on services systems for domestic size buildings. Students are required to design the systems for a house, applying
i) cold and hot water supply system
ii) sewerage & sanitary system
iii) drainage and storm water management system and
iv) electricity supply
PROJECT 2 - BUILDING SERVICES IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Project 2 focuses on the services systems for medium scale buildings involving public use. This group project comes with individual components where each group has to conduct a case study on the systems and include them in the building design of their choice.
The building refers to the Semester 4 Design Studio project.
The building services systems consist of the following:
i) mechanical ventilation system
ii) air-conditioning system,
iii) active and passive fire protection system and
iv) mechanical transportation system.
Deliverables for this project will be a group report and presentation of the proposed systems.
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