BUILDING SERVICES HANDBOOK potx

[...]... Building Construction Handbook this book is an essential reference for the building industry and for all students pursuing building services and construction related courses Building services encompass a range of professions and specialised practices, the extent of which is impossible to contain in one comprehensive volume This book is a learning resource that presents aspects of the services most commonly... days of check completion 9 The Building Act The Building Act of 1984 consolidates previous byelaws and enables the Secretary of State (Dept for Communities and Local Government) to make regulations for the design and construction of buildings This includes the provision of building services facilities and equipment Building Regulations † Statutory Instruments made under the Building Act to The main minimum... Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) instrument has (England and significance Wales) for the Regulations building This services statutory industry by requiring an Energy Performance Certificate to be provided with: ● Newly constructed buildings ● Existing buildings that are extended ● Buildings that are altered, e.g houses converted to flats ● Refurbished buildings Ͼ1000 m2 floor... and Installation Guides THE INDUSTRY BUILDING SERVICES IN CONSTRUCTION LEGISLATIVE AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC ACT THE BUILDING ACT THE WATER INDUSTRY ACT BRITISH STANDARDS EUROPEAN STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT LOSS PREVENTION CERTIFICATION BOARD DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS 1 The Industry The building services industry is based on engineering... PREFACE The Building Services Handbook originated as Fred Hall’s Essential Building Services and Equipment some thirty years ago Since then, under its new title, the content has been regularly expanded, updated and revised retaining the original presentation of simple illustrations, easily accessible text, tables and charts, calculations and references for further study In combination with the Building. .. of fuel and power L1A: New dwellings L1B: Existing dwellings L2A: New buildings other than dwellings L2B: Existing buildings other than dwellings M Access to and use of buildings N Glazing P* Electrical safety A.D to Regulation 7* of the Building Act † Materials and workmanship * Indicates those particularly relevant to the building services industry 10 The Water Industry Act Until 1999 this statute... new buildings It is not intended to be prescriptive, neither is it extensive A library of texts and reference material is needed to develop this subject in full and many excellent specialised texts exist for this purpose As a handbook it provides the reader with an understanding and appreciation of the importance of building services to the environment in which we live, work and play Building services. .. of the construction budget for its services Historically, building services have been little more than a few cables, pipes and ducts In the past half-century the role of mechanical and electrical (M & E) engineers, as they were known, has transformed to architectural design team consultants and construction site coordinators The complexity and impact of building services has not always been appreciated,... specific reference to identification and assessment of all risks, i.e health and safety, and information conveying the plan's content to all specialist building services sub-contractors and others engaged in the work See also, Part 1 of The Building Construction Handbook (R Chudley and R Greeno 2010 Elsevier) ● Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations These establish objectives for the well being... think they would invade the building and completely destroy it.” Designers now accept services as an integral part of a building and that they can be accommodated within raised flooring and suspended ceilings Some architects have even featured the pipes and ducts on the outside of their designs, viz the Pompidou Centre in Paris (Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers) and the Lloyds Building in London (Rogers) . the Building Construction Handbook this book is an essential reference for the building industry and for all students pursuing building services and construction related courses. Building services.