Building Services Handbook

by Hall, Fred; Greeno, Roger

• ISBN13: 9780750646925
• ISBN10: 0750646926
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

The Building Services Handbook summarises concisely, in diagrams and brief explanations, all elements of building services. Practice, techniques and procedures are clearly defined with supplementary references to regulations and relevant standards. This is an essential text for all construction/building services students up to undergraduate level, and is also a valuable reference text for building service professionals. This new book is based on Fred Hall's 'Essential Building Services and Equipment 2ed' and has been thoroughly updated throughout. It is a companion volume to the highly popular textbook 'Building Construction Handbook' by Chudley and Greeno, which is now in its fourth edition. The must-have guide to building services Uses the visual style of the Building Construction Handbook to present key information, techniques and regulations in an accessible wayA fully updates, expanded and re-designed text based on Hall's Essential Building Services

Author Biography

Roger Greeno is an examiner for BTEC EDEXEL and the Chartered Institute of Building, and a consultant to the Construction Industry Fred Hall, formerly Senior Lecturer in Building Services and Equipment at Guildford College of Technology (now Guildford College)

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Part One Cold Water and Supply Systems	1	(28)
Rain cycle - sources of water supply	1	(3)
Filtration of water	4	(1)
Sterilisation and softening	5	(1)
Storage and distribution of water	6	(1)
Valves and taps	7	(3)
Joints on water pipes	10	(1)
Water mains	11	(3)
Direct system of cold water supply	14	(1)
Indirect system of cold water supply	15	(1)
Backflow protection	16	(1)
Secondary backflow protection	17	(1)
Cold water storage cisterns	18	(1)
Cold water storage calculations	19	(1)
Boosted cold water systems	20	(3)
Delayed action float valve	23	(1)
Pipe sizing by formula	24	(1)
Pipe sizes and resistances	25	(4)
Part Two Hot Water Supply	29	(28)
Direct system of hot water supply	31	(1)
Indirect system of hot water supply	32	(1)
Unvented hot water storage system	33	(1)
Hot water storage cylinders	34	(1)
Primatic hot water storage cylinder	35	(1)
Medium and high rise building supply systems	36	(2)
Types of boiler	38	(3)
Secondary circulation	41	(1)
Duplication of plant	42	(1)
Electric and gas water heaters	43	(6)
Solar heating of water	49	(1)
Hot water storage capacity	50	(1)
Boiler rating	51	(1)
Pipe sizing	52	(2)
Circulation pump rating	54	(1)
Legionnaire's disease in hot water systems	55	(2)
Part Three Heating Systems	57	(36)
Heat emitters	59	(3)
Low temperature, hot water heating systems	62	(4)
Panel heating	66	(1)
Expansion facilities in heating systems	67	(1)
Expansion vessels	68	(1)
Solar space heating	69	(1)
High temperature pressurised hot water systems	70	(2)
Steam heating systems	72	(4)
District heating	76	(3)
Combined heat and power	79	(1)
Thermostatic control of heating systems	80	(1)
Timed control of heating systems	81	(1)
Energy management systems	82	(2)
Warm air heating system	84	(1)
Heating design	85	(8)
Part Four Fuel Characteristics and Storage	93	(14)
Fuels - factors affecting choice	95	(1)
Solid fuel - properties and storage	96	(2)
Domestic solid fuel boilers	98	(1)
Oil - properties	99	(1)
Oil - Storage and supply	100	(2)
Oil-fired burners	102	(2)
Natural gas - properties	104	(1)
Liquid petroleum gas - properties and storage	105	(1)
Electricity - electrode boiler	106	(1)
Part Five Ventilation Systems	107	(28)
Ventilation requirements	109	(1)
Guide to ventilation rates	110	(1)
Domestic accommodation	111	(2)
Non-domestic buildings	113	(6)
Mechanical ventilation	119	(2)
Types of fan	121	(1)
Fan laws	122	(1)
Sound attenuation in ductwork	123	(1)
Air filters	124	(2)
Ventilation design	126	(7)
Resistances to air flow	133	(2)
Part Six Air Conditioning	135	(28)
Air conditioning - principles and applications	137	(1)
Central plant system	138	(1)
Air processing unit	139	(1)
Humidifiers	140	(1)
Variable air volume	141	(1)
Induction (air/water) system	142	(1)
Fan coil (air/water) unit and induction diffuser	143	(1)
Dual duct system	144	(1)
Cooling systems	145	(4)
Packaged air conditioning systems	149	(2)
Psychrometrics - processes and applications	151	(7)
Heat pumps	158	(2)
Heat recovery devices	160	(1)
Health considerations and building related illnesses	161	(2)
Part Seven Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal	163	(48)
Combined and separate systems	165	(1)
Partially separate system	166	(1)
Rodding point system	167	(1)
Sewer connection	168	(1)
Drainage ventilation	169	(3)
Drain laying	172	(1)
Means of access	173	(5)
Bedding of drains	178	(2)
Drains under or near buildings	180	(1)
Joints used on drain pipes	181	(1)
Anti-flood devices	182	(1)
Garage drainage	183	(1)
Drainage pumping	184	(3)
Subsoil drainage	187	(3)
Tests on drains	190	(1)
Soakaways	191	(1)
Cesspools and septic tanks	192	(5)
Drainage design	197	(8)
Waste and refuse processing	205	(6)
Part Eight Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems	211	(44)
Flushing cisterns, troughs and valves	213	(4)
Water closets	217	(2)
Bidets	219	(1)
Showers	220	(4)
Baths	224	(1)
Sinks	225	(2)
Wash basins and troughts	227	(2)
Urinals	229	(1)
Hospital sanitary appliances	230	(1)
Sanitary conveniences	231	(2)
Traps	233	(3)
Single stack system and variations	236	(4)
One- and two-pipe systems	240	(2)
Pumped waste system	242	(1)
Wash basins - waste arrangements	243	(1)
Waste pipes from washing machines and dishwashers	244	(1)
Air test	245	(1)
Sanitation - data	246	(2)
Offsets	248	(1)
Ground floor appliances - high rise buildings	249	(1)
Fire stops and seals	250	(1)
Flow rates and discharge units	251	(1)
Sanitation design - discharge stack sizing	252	(3)
Part Nine Gas Installation, Components and Controls	255	(44)
Natural gas - combustion	257	(1)
Mains gas supply and installation	258	(2)
Gas service pipe intake	260	(4)
Meters	264	(2)
Gas controls and safety features	266	(6)
Gas ignition devices and burners	272	(1)
Purging and testing	273	(3)
Gas appliances	276	(3)
Balanced flue appliances	279	(3)
Open flue appliances	282	(3)
Flue blocks	285	(1)
Flue terminals	286	(2)
Flue lining	288	(1)
Shared flues	289	(3)
Fan assisted gas flues	292	(1)
Ventilation requirements	293	(2)
Flue gas analysis	295	(1)
Gas consumption	296	(1)
Gas pipe sizing	297	(2)
Part Ten Electrical Supply and Installations	299	(52)
Three-phase generation and supply	301	(1)
Electricity distribution	302	(2)
Intake to a building	304	(1)
Earthing systems and bonding	305	(3)
Consumer unit	308	(1)
Power and lighting circuits	309	(6)
Overload protection	315	(3)
Electric wiring	318	(3)
Testing completed installation	321	(2)
Cable rating	323	(1)
Diversity	324	(1)
Domestic and industrial installations	325	(3)
Electric space heating	328	(4)
Construction site electricity	332	(2)
Light sources, lamps and luminaries	334	(7)
Extra-low-voltage lighting	341	(1)
Lighting design	342	(2)
Daylighting	344	(5)
Telecommunications installation	349	(2)
Part Eleven Mechanical Conveyors - Lifts, Escalators and Travelators	351	(28)
Planning lift installations	353	(2)
Electric lifts	355	(10)
Roping systems	355	(2)
Controls	357	(3)
Lift doors	360	(1)
Machine room and equipment	361	(1)
Safety features	362	(1)
Installation details	363	(1)
Paternoster lifts	364	(1)
Oil-hydraulic lifts	365	(3)
Lifting arrangements and installation	365	(2)
Pumping unit	367	(1)
Estimating the number of lifts required	368	(2)
Firefighting lifts	370	(2)
Builders' and electricians' work	372	(2)
Escalators	374	(2)
Travelators	376	(1)
Stair lifts	377	(2)
Part Twelve Fire Prevention and Control Services	379	(34)
Sprinklers	381	(9)
Drenchers	390	(1)
Hose reels	391	(1)
Hydrants	392	(2)
Foam installations	394	(2)
Gas extinguishers	396	(2)
Smoke, fire and heat detectors	398	(4)
Electrical alarm circuits	402	(3)
Fire dampers in ductwork	405	(1)
Pressurisation of escape routes	406	(1)
Smoke extraction, ventilation and control	407	(3)
Portable fire extinguishers	410	(3)
Part Thirteen Security Installations	413	(12)
Intruder alarms	415	(1)
Micro-switch and magnetic reed	416	(1)
Radio sensor, pressure mat and taut wiring	417	(1)
Acoustic, vibration and inertia detectors	418	(1)
Ultrasonic and microwave detectors	419	(1)
Active infra-red detector	420	(1)
Passive infra-red detector	421	(1)
Lightning protection systems	422	(3)
Part Fourteen Accommodation for Building Services	425	(10)
Ducts for engineering services	427	(1)
Floor and skirting ducts	428	(1)
Medium and large vertical ducts	429	(1)
Medium and large horizontal ducts	430	(1)
Subways or walkways	431	(1)
Penetration of fire structure by pipes	432	(1)
Raised access floors	433	(1)
Suspended and false ceilings	434	(1)
Part Fifteen Alternative and Renewable Energy	435	(10)
Alternative energy	437	(1)
Wind power	438	(2)
Fuel cells	440	(1)
Water power	441	(1)
Geothermal power	442	(1)
Solar power	443	(1)
Biomass or biofuel	444	(1)
Part Sixteen Appendices	445	(13)
Appendix 1 - Glossary of common abbreviations	447	(2)
Appendix 2 - Graphical symbols for pipework	449	(1)
Appendix 3 - Identification of pipework	450	(2)
Appendix 4 - Graphical symbols for electrical installation work	452	(1)
Appendix 5 - Metric units	453	(3)
Appendix 6 - Conversion of common imperial units to metric	456	(2)
Index	458