Introduction to Building Services

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1. Cold Water Installations: Supply and Distribution

Abstract

In building services applications, water is used in many ways.

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2. Domestic Hot Water Generation and Distribution

Abstract

The term domestic hot water (DHW) relates to the water supplied for washing purposes.

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3. Disposal Services: Sanitary Appliances, Drainage Above and Below Ground, Solid Waste Storage

Abstract

This chapter examines typical forms of sanitary appliances found in property, and the means by which the discharges from sanitary appliances are handled both above and below ground. It also briefly examines provision for the removal of refuse from residential property.

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4. Types of Heating System

Abstract

The reasons for providing heating systems in buildings are threefold:

• to provide ideal thermal comfort conditions under which the occupants can live and work in a safe and efficient manner;
• to ensure that the products being used, stored or manufactured in the space are protected from the cold and damp;
• to protect the building fabric from the effects of cold weather.

The aim of this chapter is to introduce the various controllable factors relating to thermal comfort, the well-being of the occupants within the space, and the associated heating plant required to maintain the chosen design conditions.

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5. Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Abstract

Ventilation is required in buildings for many different reasons [1]. We shall confine our discussion to that required for domestic and commercial applications, industrial applications being outside the scope of this book.

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6. Electrical Services for Buildings

Abstract

Before considering the methods of electrical distribution in a building it will be prudent to consider briefly the nature of electricity, and the methods of generation and distribution of electricity.

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7. Gas Installations

Abstract

The term gaseous fuel burner denotes that either natural gas or liquid petroleum gases (LPG) may be burnt.

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8. Services Access, Lifts and Escalators, Fire-Fighting Equipment, External Access to Buildings, Services Costs

Abstract

The function of a building is the usual key to the amount of electrical, mechanical, and sanitary services required: contrast the needs of, say, a hospital with a dwelling. For the dwelling, the proportion of overall construction cost attributable to the installation of services will be much smaller than far of the hospital, which could amount to as much as 50–60 per cent.

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