| Module Title: | Building Services II |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lectures
projects
Private study
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| Module Aim: |
The aim of Building Services 2 is
(1) to give students a basic knowledge of the technology associated with the installation and operation of building services and
(2) to give the student an appreciation of how the building shell and the services are interlinked. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
to describe the services used to modify and protect the built environment |
| LO2 |
to describe the systems and installations used to provide these services |
| LO3 |
to apply design criteria to the systems and installations used to provide these services |
| LO4 |
to describe how these services and systems are accommodated in buildings |
| LO5 |
To assess the fire safety of a building and its occupants in relation to protection and evacuation |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| 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. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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U-Values (12 hours)
(a) Part L Building Regulation requirements and benchmarks
(b) CIBSE Guides specifications
(c) Elemental and fractional U-values Theory and calculations
(d) Overall U-values Theory and calculations
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Thermal Comfort and Space heating (12 hours)
(a) Thermal comfort
(b) Heat Loss Theory and calculations
(c) Offsetting heat loss methods
(d) Heating systems installations and layouts
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Basic Ventilation Theory (12 hours)
(a) Natural Ventilation, the stack effect and atria
(b) Types of mechanical ventilation systems
(c) Basic ventilation calculations
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Electrical Services (12 hours)
(a) Electrical circuits - ring, radial and lighting
(b) Electrical distribution –switchboards, switch rooms, distribution boards, busbars, metering, switches, sockets, cables types and sizes, cable trays, conduits and trunking.
(c) Electrical protection – MCBs, RCDs, RCBOs, fuses
(d) Electrical equipment in hazardous areas
(e) Alarms – fire and security
(f) Electrical fuse sizing calculations
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Water Supply (12 hours)
(a) Cold water storage tank sizing
(b) Mains, cold, hot and fire water service pipe sizing
(c) Hot water storage tank or calorifier sizing
(d) Rain and grey water harvesting
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Water Drainage (12 hours)
(a) Soils and Waste water pipe sizing
(b) Roof drainage
(c) downpipe sizing
(d) Underground drainage pipe sizing
(e) SUDS - sustainable urban drainage systems
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Fire Services (24 hours)
(a) Fire: principles: propagation of fire, methods of fire spread, fire loads, the fire triangle
(c) Fire fighting equipment and installations: extinguishers, water based equipment, alarms and detection, emergency lighting and signposting
(d) Evacuations: staff training, evacuation routes design, travel distances and protection, stair widths and design
(e) Site fire safety: evacuations, arson, hot work permits
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Security (12 hours)
(a) Barriers systems
(b) Detection systems
(c) Alarms and CCTV
(d) Security personnel: internal and external security personnel recruitment, access control methods, security personnel legislation
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Mobility and Access for All (12 hours)
(a) TGD Part M
(b) services for disabled
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Project | 40.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
| Project |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
No Description |
1,2,3,4,5 |
40.00 |
Sem 1 End |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
No Description |
1,2,3,4,5 |
60.00 |
End-of-Semester |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
30 Weeks per Stage |
4.00 |
| Estimated Learner Hours |
30 Weeks per Stage |
4.67 |
| Total Hours |
260.00 |
Module Delivered In
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