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Building Services & Engineering II

This document outlines the objectives, contents, pedagogy and assessment of the course "Building Services & Engineering II". The key points are: 1) The course aims to impart knowledge on electrical systems, lighting design, HVAC, and vertical/horizontal transport systems as well as integrate these services into architectural design. 2) The course content is divided into 4 modules covering basic electrical services, lighting design, HVAC, and vertical/horizontal conveying systems. 3) Pedagogy includes lectures, case studies, site visits and student projects/presentations. Assessment is based on attendance, assignments, tests and an end-term examination.

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Building Services & Engineering II

This document outlines the objectives, contents, pedagogy and assessment of the course "Building Services & Engineering II". The key points are: 1) The course aims to impart knowledge on electrical systems, lighting design, HVAC, and vertical/horizontal transport systems as well as integrate these services into architectural design. 2) The course content is divided into 4 modules covering basic electrical services, lighting design, HVAC, and vertical/horizontal conveying systems. 3) Pedagogy includes lectures, case studies, site visits and student projects/presentations. Assessment is based on attendance, assignments, tests and an end-term examination.

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Annexure – “CD-01”

Course Title: BUILDING SERVICES & ENGINEERING II L T P/S SW/ ARCH. No. of TOTAL
Credit Units: 3 FW STUDI PSDA CREDI
Course Level: UG O T
Course Code: ARCH 337 UNITS
Course Objectives: 2 1 - - - - 3
 To impart comprehensive knowledge on Electrical Systems, Illumination/Lighting Design, HVAC and Vertical & Horizontal Conveying System as per
industry standards (including AI interventions).
 To enable students to integrate the same in their Architectural Design studio.
Pre-requisites: General
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Course Content Weightage
Module I: BASIC ELECTRICAL SERVICES
Fundamental principles of Electricity – Ohm’s Law and Voltage, Amperage, Wattage. HT and LT arrangement and Transformers.
Electricity distribution in buildings, Single/Three phase supply, Electrical Panels and Switch Gears, Rising Mains, Cables and Wires,
Circuits, Distribution Boards and Electrical safety devices in buildings, ELCB/RCCB/MCBs, Earthing for safety and types of Earthing. 30%
Introduction to Electric layouts. Spatial implications of Building Electrification – Space requirements and locations of HT & LT Panel
Rooms, Electrical Rooms, Rising Mains, DG Sets with exhaust chimneys, Transformers etc. Calculation of Basic Electrical Load in
different types of Buildings. Use of AI technologies in Energy Forecasting and Energy Saving
Module II: LIGHTING DESIGN
Introduction to Lighting: Sources and types of artificial light, luminous efficiency, colour temperature, colour rendering. Lighting
Design: Design standards for retail, offices, schools, hospitals, residences and for different activities including design and illumination 20%
standards for differently abled and elderly in different building types.Introduction to lighting design tools and visual simulations to get
better solutions using data driven technologies. Introduction to softwares like DIALux
Module III: HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC)
Heat Transmission through different types of building envelope.
Air-conditioning: Principles, essential requirements and different types of Air Conditioning systems viz. Central, Window, Split,
Package Units etc. Air distribution systems viz. fans, filters, ducts, outlets, dampers, AHU and FCUs and their working principles. 30%
Spatial requirement, suitable design and placement of AHU and FCU units in buildings. Calculation of Air-conditioning requirement for
different buildings. Basics of thermal insulation in buildings with common methods and systems. Mechanical Ventilation: Definition,
necessity and different types. The Impact and advantages of AI assisted systems on HVAC controls.
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Module IV: VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL CONVEYING SYSTEM


Elevators: Types, basic mechanisms of control and operation, average carrying capacity, rated load, rated speed, Round Trip Time etc.
Calculation of Elevator Requirements (Nos. and Pax) from NBC. Section through Lift well and lift pit and basic civil and electro-
20%
mechanical requirement of the lift well. Spatial, Structural and electro-mechanical requirement of the machine room. Planning aspects
and Electro-mechanical requirements of lift lobbies. Basic Schedule of Lift Installation. Requirement of Fire Lift. Dumb-waiters and its
usage. Escalators and Travelators: Principles of working and spatial requirements. Smart systems-based approach in Elevator Controls.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):

CLO 1 The students will be able to understand the Electro-Mechanical Systems viz. Electrical (HT, LT and ELV Systems) & Illumination,
HVAC and Conveying System with respect to built environment.
CLO 2 The students will be able to articulate requirements of Electro-Mechanical Building Services systems in building design.
CLO 3 The students will be able to analyze the basic calculations for air conditioning and electrical load for a small-scale project.
CLO4 The students will be able to evaluate the basic Heat Load Calculation, Air-Conditioning requirement (tonnage), Electrical Load and
system routing for a small scale project.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:


Lectures, literature study and case study shall make fundamental concepts clear to the students. Appropriate site visits will aid in the application process
of these services in real-life design problems, thereby enabling students to integrate services in their design studios as well. Topical Project Workshops
(to be done on the Architectural Design Studio Project of the same semester) and Presentations by students to be conducted in the Tutorials
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Assessment/ Examination Scheme: 5+45+50

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination


100% 0 EE

Theory Assessment (L&T):


Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
(50 %) Examination
(50 %)
Components (Drop
A C CT P1 P2 EE
down)
Linkage of PSDA
with Internal
Assessment
Component, if any
Weightage (%) 5 10 20 10 5 50
A – Attendance, C – Case Discussion, CT – Class Test, P1 – Project, P2- Presentation, V-Viva Voce, EE – End Term Examination

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ASSESSMENT COMPONENT (AC) CLO1 CLO1 CLO2 CLO3 CLO4
Attendance
Case Discussion  
Class Test  
Project  
Presentation  
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Text Reading:
1. M.Y.H. Bangash, T. B. (2007). Lifts, Elevators, Escalators and MovingWalkways/Travelators. Taylor & Francis.
2. Phillips, D. (2000). Lighting Modern Buildings. Architectural Press.

References:
1. Standards, B. o. (n.d.). National Building Code of India 2016 (Volume 1). Retrieved 2020, from Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/nationalbuilding01
2. Standards, B. o. (n.d.). National Building Code of India 2016 (Volume 2). Retrieved 2020, from Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/nationalbuilding02
3. (India), N. B. (1966). Handbook for building engineers in metric system. NBO, New Delhi.
4. Ambrose, E. (1966). Heat Pumps and Electric Heating. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
5. R.G. Hopkinson, J. K. (1969). Lighting of Buildings . Faber & Faber.

Additional Reading
1. Ottiger, J. K. (n.d.). AI Magazine. Retrieved 2020, from Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence:
https://www.aaai.org/ojs/index.php/aimagazine/article/view/1657
2. Siikonen, M.-L. (1997). Elevator Group Control with Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved 2020, from https://sal.aalto.fi/publications/pdf-files/rsii97a.pdf

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