Units
Building Services Engineering
Unit code: UDB215
Contact hours: 5 per week
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Fire Services: Fire detection, suppression and extinguishment; statutory requirements for maintenance of essential active fire services; Hydraulics Services: Building hydraulic services including water supply, fire protection and sanitary waste disposal systems. Mechanical Services: Air movement; Types of ventilation; Air-conditioning systems and heating; Installation procedures and the issue of confined spaces; Basis of design and effect of architectural style; Electrical Services: Transformers, sub-stations, switchboards, protection devices, lighting systems, stand-by generators, security systems; systems monitoring and energy management; vertical transportation systems. Energy Efficient Services: Examination of energy efficient design on services.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Offered in these courses
- UD40
Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
Services represent a major component of the cost of construction and require a high level of planning supported by adequate technical understanding. This unit provides the technical understanding required to read plans, supervise and coordinate building engineering services in a building.
Aims
This unit aims to provide you with the skills needed to interpret building services drawings and supervise the installation of services in a building.
Objectives
Upon completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. Interpret building services drawings
2. Explain how building components, systems and building services interact and interface
3. Co-ordinate building services to minimise service clashes
4. Understand and apply basic estimating
5. Recognise and consider the different elements in building services and their relationship in pre-construction, construction and post-construction stages
Content
This unit covers the following:
- Introductory building service and system design
- Basic understanding of the costs of engineering services, including
- Building maintenance procedures
- Introduction to 'whole-of-life' costs
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Teaching Mode: 2 hours per week.
Lecture: 2 hours
Teaching and learning strategies are designed to encourage you to fulfil the aims and learning objectives of this unit. The delivery of this unit is based around 13 lectures and tutorials. Students will get the most out of these lectures and tutorials if tasks are completed prior to attending them when asked to do so.
This unit is supported by the QUT UDB215 Blackboard site that provides access to unit information including teaching and assessment materials.
Assessment
QUT's Assessment Policy is located at MOPP C/5.1.
Overview of Assessment:
The assessment will comprise formative assessment (feedback in class from the lecturer and through group discussions) and summative assessment (assignments and an end of year exam).Students will receive feedback in various forms throughout the semester which may include:
- Informal: worked example, verbal feedback in lecture
- Formal: in writing, such as criteria sheets, written comments
- Direct: to individual students, in written form or in consultation
- Indirect: to the whole class, in lectures, and via unit Blackboard
Assessment name:
Report
Description:
You will be required to work in a group and individually to generate a detailed report on the selected case-study project, addressing specified aspects of the building services. The report will contain a case discussion covering a wide-range of building services (including electrical & mechanical systems).
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Weight:
40%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Group with Individual Component
Due date:
Week 6
Assessment name:
Examination (written)
Description:
Final examination including problem solving, short answer questions and/or drawing interpretations.
Relates to objectives:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Weight:
60%
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End of Semester
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
There are no prescribed texts for this unit.
Risk assessment statement
You will undertake lectures and/or tutorials in the traditional classrooms and lecture theatres. As such, there is no extraordinary workplace health and safety issues associated with these components of the unit.
Additional Costs
There are no extraordinary costs associated with this unit.
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 20-Jun-2012
