Overview

This unit aims to introduce students to the systems installed in buildings to make them comfortable, functional, efficient and safe.

Requisites

Prerequisites

100 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Identify various types of building services and explain their functions to maintain acceptable conditions within buildings
  2. Comprehend the requirements for installation and commissioning of building services
  3. Analyse design documentation of building services and carry out on-site inspections to assess their compliance with relevant regulations and standards
  4. Describe the functionality of building management systems (BMS) to monitor and control the operation of building services
  5. Analyse the sustainability status of building services and suggest strategies to improve

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)

On-campus 
Class

 2.00 12 weeks 24
Online
Lecture		 2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Learning Activities 
Independent Learning		 8.50 12 weeks 102
Total     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Assignment 1 Individual 30-40% 1,2
Assignment 2 Group 30-50% 3,4,5
Online Tests Individual 20-30% 1,2,3,4,5

Content

  • Building services, including Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic and Fire Services
  • Installation, control and commissioning of different building services
  • Benchmarking the Environmental impact of building services
  • Approaches to lower the environmental impact of building services

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.