Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Part One: Introduction -- The industry -- Construction team -- 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 -- Part Two: Cold Water and Supply Systems -- Rain cycle - sources of water supply -- Acidity and alkalinity in water -- Filtration of water -- Sterilisation and disinfection -- Storage and distribution of water -- Water mains -- Valves and taps -- Joints on water pipes -- Pipe jointing materials -- Direct system of cold water supply -- Indirect system of cold water supply -- Hard and soft water -- Water softening -- Water conditioning and treatment -- Backflow protection -- Secondary backflow protection -- Cold water storage cisterns -- Cold water storage calculations -- Boosted cold water systems -- Delayed action float valve -- Pump laws -- Pipe sizing -- Hydraulics and fluid flow -- Part Three: Hot Water Supply Systems -- Direct system of hot water supply -- Indirect system of hot water supply -- Unvented hot water storage system -- Expansion and temperature relief valves -- Hot water storage cylinders -- Primatic hot water storage cylinder -- Medium and high rise building supply systems -- Sealed indirect hot water system for a high rise building -- Primary thermal stores -- Types of boiler -- Secondary circulation -- Duplication of plant -- Electric and gas water heaters -- Solar heating of water -- Hot water storage capacity -- Boiler rating -- Pipe sizing -- Pressurized Systems -- Circulation pump rating -- Legionnaires' disease in hot water systems -- SEDBUK -- Galvanic or electrolytic action -- Water treatment -- Part Four: Heating Systems.

Heat emitters -- Low temperature, hot water heating systems -- Panel and underfloor heating -- Expansion facilities in heating systems -- Expansion vessels -- Solar space heating -- High temperature, pressurised hot water systems -- Steam heating systems -- District heating -- Combined heat and power -- Pipework expansion -- Thermostatic control of heating systems -- Timed control of heating systems -- Zoned controls -- Energy management systems -- Warm air heating system -- Heating design -- Domestic heating circulator/pump -- Part Five: Fuel Characteristics and Storage -- Fuels - factors affecting choice -- Solid fuel - properties and storage -- Domestic solid fuel boilers -- Solid fuel - biomass -- Solid fuel - flues -- Oil - properties -- Oil - storage and supply -- Oil-fired burners and appliances -- Oil - flues -- Natural gas - properties -- Liquid petroleum gas - properties and storage -- Electric boiler -- Electricity - electrode boiler -- Part Six: Ventilation Systems -- Ventilation requirements -- Guide to ventilation rates -- Domestic accommodation -- Mechanical ventilation -- Types of fan -- Fan laws -- Sound attenuation in ductwork -- Air filters -- Low velocity air flow in ducts -- Air diffusion -- Ventilation design -- Resistances to air flow -- Part Seven: Air Conditioning -- Air conditioning - principles and applications -- Central plant system -- Air processing unit -- Humidifiers -- Variable air volume -- Induction (air/water) system -- Fan-coil (air/water) unit and induction diffuser -- Dual duct system -- Chilled beams and ceilings -- Cooling systems -- Refrigerant and system characteristics -- Packaged air conditioning systems -- Psychrometrics - processes and applications -- Heat pumps -- Heat recovery devices -- Health considerations and building related illnesses.

Part Eight: Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal -- Combined and separate systems -- Partially separate system -- Rodding point system -- Sewer connection -- Drainage ventilation -- Unventilated spaces -- Drain laying -- Means of access -- Bedding of drains -- Drains under or near buildings -- Drain pipe materials -- Joints used on drain pipes -- Anti-flood devices -- Garage drainage -- Drainage pumping -- Subsoil drainage -- Tests on drains -- Soakaways -- Cesspools and septic tanks -- Drainage fields and mounds -- Rainwater management -- Drainage design -- Waste and refuse processing -- Part Nine: Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems -- Flushing cisterns, troughs and valves -- Water closets -- Bidets -- Showers -- Baths -- Sinks -- Wash basins and troughs -- Unplugged appliances -- Thermostatic temperature control -- Urinals -- Hospital sanitary appliances -- Sanitary conveniences -- Sanitary conveniences for disabled people -- Traps and waste valve -- Single stack system and variations -- One- and two-pipe systems -- Pumped waste system -- Wash basins - waste arrangements -- Waste pipes from washing machines and dishwashers -- Air test -- Sanitation - data -- Offsets -- Ground floor appliances - high rise buildings -- Fire stops and seals -- Flow rates and discharge units -- Sanitation design - discharge stack sizing -- Part Ten: Gas Installation, Components and Controls -- Natural gas - combustion -- Mains gas supply and installation -- Gas service pipe intake -- Meters -- Gas controls and safety features -- Gas ignition devices -- Purging and testing -- Gas appliances -- Balanced flue appliances -- Open flue appliances -- Flue blocks -- Open flue terminals -- Stainless steel flue lining -- Shared flues -- Fan assisted gas flues -- Ventilation requirements -- Combusted gas analysis -- Gas laws.

Gas consumption -- Gas pipe and flue sizing -- Part Eleven: Electrical Supply and Installations -- Three-phase generation and supply -- Electricity distribution -- Electricity intake to a building -- Earthing systems and bonding -- Consumer unit -- Power and lighting circuits -- Overload protection -- Electric wiring -- Testing completed installation -- Cable rating -- Diversity -- Industrial installations -- Electric space heating -- Controls for electric night storage space heaters -- Construction site electricity -- Light sources, lamps and luminaires -- Lighting controls -- Extra-low-voltage lighting -- Lighting design -- Daylighting -- Telecommunications installation -- Part Twelve: Mechanical Conveyors - Lifts, Escalators and Travelators -- Planning lift installations -- Roping systems for electric lifts -- Controls -- Lift doors -- Lift machine room and equipment -- Lift safety features -- Installation details -- Typical single lift dimensions -- Paternoster lifts -- Oil-hydraulic lifts -- Lift performance -- Estimating the number of lifts required -- Firefighting lifts -- Vertical transportation for the disabled -- Builders' and electricians' work -- Escalators -- Travelators -- Stair lifts -- Part Thirteen: Fire Prevention and Control Services -- Sprinklers -- Drenchers -- Hose reel installations -- Hydrants -- Foam installations -- Gas extinguishers -- Fire alarms -- Smoke, fire and heat detectors -- Fire detection electrical circuits -- Fire prevention in ventilating systems -- Fire dampers in ductwork -- Pressurisation of escape routes -- Smoke extraction, ventilation and control -- Portable fire extinguishers -- Carbon monoxide detectors -- Part Fourteen: Security Installations -- Physical security -- Intruder alarms -- Micro-switch and magnetic reed -- Radio sensor, pressure mat and taut wiring.

Acoustic, vibration and inertia detectors -- Ultrasonic and microwave detectors -- Active infra-red detector -- Passive infra-red detector -- Lightning protection systems -- Part Fifteen: Accommodation for Building Services -- Ducts for engineering services -- Notching and holing joists -- Floor and skirting ducts -- Medium and large vertical ducts -- Medium and large horizontal ducts -- Subways or walkways -- Penetration of fire structure by pipes -- Raised access floors -- Suspended and false ceilings -- Part Sixteen: Alternative and Renewable Energy -- Energy production -- Alternative energy -- Renewable energy -- Anaerobic digestion -- Biogas -- Wind power -- Wind power and fuel cells -- Water power -- Geothermal power -- Micro-combined heat and power -- Solar power -- Photovoltaic systems -- Biomass or biofuel -- Underground coal gasification -- Part Seventeen: Appendices -- Appendix 1 - Glossary of common abbreviations -- Appendix 2 - Abbreviations for pipework -- Appendix 3 - Abbreviations for pipework components -- Appendix 4 - Abbreviations used for drainage systems -- Appendix 5 - Abbreviations used for sanitation systems -- Appendix 6 - Graphical symbols for pipework -- Appendix 7 - Identification of pipework -- Appendix 8 - Graphical symbols for electrical installation work -- Appendix 9 - Metric units -- Appendix 10 - Water pressure and head - Comparison of units -- Appendix 11 - Conversion of common imperial units to metric -- Index.

Building Services Handbook summarises the application of all common elements of building services practice, technique and procedure, to provide an essential information resource for students as well as practitioners working in building services, building management and the facilities administration and maintenance sectors of the construction industry. Information is presented in the highly illustrated and accessible style of the best-selling companion title Building Construction Handbook. This new edition contains extended information on water system components, control systems for hot water and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, drainage, gas appliance flues and further examples of design calculations. It has been revised and expanded to take into account recent amendments to the Building Regulations Approved Documents and guidance from British and European Standards. THE comprehensive reference for all construction and building services students, Building Services Handbook is ideal for a wide range of courses including NVQ and BTEC National through Higher National Certificate and Diploma to Foundation and three-year Degree level. The clear illustrations and complementary references to industry Standards combine essential guidance with a resource base for further reading and development of specific topics.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.