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BUILDING SERVICES II CLASS NOTES AND LAST YEAR UNIVERSITY QUESTION PAPER
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AIM:
To familiarize the students with building services that support the functioning of a building in the
area of electrical wiring, lighting and conveying systems
OBJECTIV
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To inform the students of the laws and basics of electricity and wiring systems within
domestic and commercial buildings
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To expose the students to the fundamentals of lighting and lighting design
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To familiarize the students to the basic design principle systems of vertical distributions
systems within a building
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To expose the student with the NBC Code for all of the above building services
CONTENT:
UNIT I
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: ELECTRICAL WIRING
SYSTEMS
10
Laws of electrical circuits: Ohms and Kichoffs Laws
Basics of electricity - Single/Three phase supply. Earthing for safety - types of earthing - ISI
specifications
Electrical wiring systems in domestic and commercial buildings. Conduits, Types of wiring
Diagram for connection.
Bus way, Bus Bars, lighting track and conduits (Aluminum metallic, non metallic) arrangements. Power handling, equipment, switch board, panel boards.
Lighting conductors : Purpose, materials, fixing, earthing arrangements
Electronic and Communication systems
Communication and data systems- communication spaces, pathways, cabling systems, voice
and data, communication, Electronic security systems, computer labs/server, Rooms etc.
Electrical Installations in Buildings. Main and distribution boards - transformers - switch gears -
substations - space requirement and Layout of the same in building types
UNIT II
FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHTING
10
Principles of light - Electromagnetic radiation, waves, nature of vision, measurement of lighting.
Principles of illumination: definitions, Visual tasks, Factors affecting visual tasks Units of light,
definitions of flux, solid angle, luminous intensity -utilization factor - depreciation factor- MSCP
- MHCP, brightness, glare.
UNIT III
ILLUMINATION AND LIGHTING
7
Electric light sources: brief description, characteristics and application of different types of
lamps, methods of mounting and lighting control
Luminaries classification/ - Lumen method for design - Room reflectance/ Glare -
manufacturer's data on luminaries / luminaries cost
UNIT IV
LIGHTING DESIGN: INSTALLATION AND APPLICATION IN
BUILDINGS
8
Artificial light sources, spectral energy distribution, Luminous efficiency- color temperature -
color rendering, Additive, subtractive color and their application areas and out door lighting Lighting for Office, Schools, Libraries, Residential, Hospital, Parking, Outdoor.
Elementary ideas of special features required and minimum level of illumination for the
physically handicapped and elderly in building types
Solar energy systems for lighting - Photovoltaic systems for Residential/Commercial buildings.
Reducing electric loads, installation and maintenance.
UNIT V
LIGHTING DESIGN: CONVEYING SYSTEMS
10
Basic design Principles, criteria for planning sizing, selection and layout of vertical distribution
systems - ( lifts, Escalators and moving walkways) along with mechanical, dimensional details
Elevators- types of elevators - design criteria, capacity, frequency, car size, speed, number and size of elevators, layout of banks of elevators, planning and locating service cores in buildings,
types of elevators - pit, machine room details - NBC code
Escalators and Conveyors parallel and criss cross escalators, horizontal belt conveyors,
horizontal moving walkways - design criteria, speed size, capacity, number
Detailing for comfort, convenience of users- special features for physically handicapped and
elderly
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UNIT III DYNAMICS
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