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This handbook summarizes in diagrams and brief explanations, all elements of building services. The book should be a useful reference for professionals and students on advanced GNVQ level courses. This edition has been updated in line with the latest revised Building Regulations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hall, F. (Fred)
Other Authors: Greeno, Roger
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Building > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building > Great Britain > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Facility management > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Buildings > Environmental engineering > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Building.
Building management.
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Facility management.
Great Britain.
Handbooks and manuals.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 Cold Water and Supply Systems 1
  • Rain cycle
  • sources of water supply 2
  • Acidity and alkalinity in water 3
  • Filtration of water 4
  • Sterilisation and softening 5
  • Storage and distribution of water 6
  • Valves and taps 7
  • Joints on water pipes 10
  • Pipe jointing materials 11
  • Water mains 12
  • Direct system of cold water supply 15
  • Indirect system of cold water supply 16
  • Backflow protection 19
  • Secondary backflow protection 20
  • Cold water storage cisterns 22
  • Cold water storage calculations 23
  • Boosted cold water systems 24
  • Delayed action float valve 27
  • Pipe sizing by formula 28
  • Pipe sizes and resistances 29
  • Hydraulics and fluid flow 32
  • Part 2 Hot Water Supply Systems 35
  • Direct system of hot water supply 37
  • Indirect system of hot water supply 38
  • Unvented hot water storage system 39
  • Expansion and temperature relief valves 42
  • Hot water storage cylinders 45
  • Primatic hot water storage cylinder 46
  • Medium and high rise building supply systems 47
  • Types of boiler 50
  • Secondary circulation 55
  • Duplication of plant 56
  • Electric and gas water heaters 57
  • Solar heating of water 64
  • Hot water storage capacity 66
  • Boiler rating 67
  • Pipe sizing 68
  • Circulation pump rating 70
  • Legionnaires' disease in hot water systems 71
  • SEDBUK 72
  • Galvanic or electrolytic action 75
  • Water treatment 76
  • Part 3 Heating Systems 77
  • Heat emitters 78
  • Low temperature, hot water heating systems 81
  • Underfloor and panel heating 88
  • Expansion facilities in heating systems 91
  • Expansion vessels 92
  • Solar space heating 93
  • High temperature, pressurised hot water systems 95
  • Steam heating systems 97
  • District heating 102
  • Combined heat and power 105
  • Expansion of pipework 106
  • Thermostatic control of heating systems 108
  • Timed control of heating systems 109
  • Zoned controls 115
  • Energy management systems 119
  • Warm air heating system 122
  • Heating design 123
  • 'U' values 123
  • Part 4 Fuel Characteristics and Storage 135
  • Fuels
  • factors affecting choice 136
  • Solid fuel
  • properties and storage 137
  • Domestic solid fuel boilers 139
  • Solid fuel
  • flues 141
  • Oil
  • properties 143
  • Oil
  • storage and supply 144
  • Oil-fired burners 147
  • Oil
  • flues 149
  • Natural gas
  • properties 152
  • Liquid petroleum gas
  • properties and storage 153
  • Electric boiler 155
  • Electricity
  • electrode boiler 156
  • Part 5 Ventilation Systems 157
  • Ventilation requirements 158
  • Guide to ventilation rates 159
  • Domestic accommodation 161
  • Non-domestic buildings 162
  • Mechanical ventilation 168
  • Types of fan 172
  • Fan laws 173
  • Sound attenuation in ductwork 174
  • Air filters 175
  • Low velocity air flow in ducts 178
  • Air diffusion 179
  • Ventilation design 180
  • Resistances to air flow 188
  • Part 6 Air Conditioning 191
  • Air conditioning
  • principles and applications 192
  • Central plant system 193
  • Air processing unit 194
  • Humidifiers 195
  • Variable air volume 196
  • Induction (air/water) system 197
  • Fan-coil (air/water) unit and induction diffuser 198
  • Dual duct system 199
  • Cooling systems 201
  • Refrigerant and system characteristics 202
  • Packed air conditioning systems 206
  • Psychrometrics
  • processes and applications 208
  • Heat pumps 216
  • Heat recovery devices 218
  • Health considerations and building related illnesses 219
  • Part 7 Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal 221
  • Combined and separate systems 222
  • Partially separate system 223
  • Rodding point system 224
  • Sewer connection 225
  • Drainage ventilation 226
  • Drain laying 229
  • Means of access 230
  • Bedding of drains 235
  • Drains under or near buildings 237
  • Joints used on drain pipes 238
  • Anti-flood devices 239
  • Garage drainage 240
  • Drainage pumping 241
  • Subsoil drainage 244
  • Tests on drains 247
  • Soakaways 248
  • Cesspools and septic tanks 249
  • Drainage fields and mounds 254
  • Drainage design 258
  • Waste and refuse processing 269
  • Part 8 Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems 275
  • Flushing cisterns, troughs and valves 276
  • Water closets 281
  • Bidets 283
  • Showers 284
  • Baths 288
  • Sinks 289
  • Wash basins and troughs 291
  • Urinals 298
  • Hospital sanitary appliances 300
  • Sanitary conveniences 301
  • Facilities for the disabled 304
  • Traps and waste valve 307
  • Single stack system and variations 311
  • One- and two-pipe systems 315
  • Pumped waste system 317
  • Wash basins
  • waste arrangements 318
  • Waste pipes from washing machines and dishwashers 319
  • Air test 320
  • Sanitation
  • data 321
  • Offsets 323
  • Ground floor appliances
  • high rise buildings 324
  • Fire stops and seals 325
  • Flow rates and discharge units 326
  • Sanitation design
  • discharge stack sizing 328
  • Part 9 Gas Installation, Components and Controls 331
  • Natural gas
  • combustion 332
  • Mains gas supply and installation 333
  • Gas service pipe intake 335
  • Meters 339
  • Gas controls and safety features 341
  • Gas ignition devices and burners 347
  • Purging and testing 348
  • Gas appliances 351
  • Balanced flue appliances 354
  • Open flue appliances 358
  • Flue blocks 361
  • Flue terminals 362
  • Flue lining 364
  • Shared flues 366
  • Fan assisted gas flues 368
  • Ventilation requirements 370
  • Flue gas analysis 372
  • Gas consumption 374
  • Gas pipe sizing 375
  • Part 10 Electrical Supply and Installations 379
  • Three-phase generation and supply 380
  • Electricity distribution 381
  • Intake to a building 383
  • Earthing systems and bonding 384
  • Consumer unit 388
  • Power and lighting circuits 390
  • Overload protection 397
  • Electric wiring 400
  • Testing completed installation 402
  • Cable rating 404
  • Diversity 405
  • Industrial installations 406
  • Electric space heating 409
  • Space heating controls 413
  • Construction site electricity 414
  • Light sources, lamps and luminaires 416
  • Lighting controls 424
  • Extra-low-voltage lighting 426
  • Lighting design 427
  • Daylighting 429
  • Telecommunications installation 434
  • Part 11 Mechanical Conveyors
  • Lifts, Escalators and Travelators 435
  • Planning lift installations 436
  • Electric lifts 437
  • Roping systems 438
  • Controls 440
  • Lift doors 443
  • Machine room and equipment 444
  • Safety features 445
  • Installation details 446
  • Dimensions 447
  • Paternoster lifts 448
  • Oil-hydraulic lifts 449
  • Lifting arrangements and installation 450
  • Pumping unit 451
  • Estimating the number of lifts required 453
  • Firefighting lifts 454
  • Builders' and electricians' work 457
  • Escalators 459
  • Travelators 461
  • Stair lifts 462
  • Part 12 Fire Prevention and Control Services 463
  • Sprinklers 464
  • Drenchers 476
  • Hose reels 477
  • Hydrants 478
  • Foam installations 480
  • Gas extinguishers 482
  • Fire alarms 484
  • Smoke, fire and heat detectors 486
  • Electrical alarm circuits 490
  • Fire dampers in ductwork 493
  • Pressurisation of escape routes 494
  • Smoke extraction, ventilation and control 495
  • Portable fire extinguishers 498
  • Part 13 Security Installations 501
  • Intruder alarms 502
  • Micro-switch and magnetic reed 503
  • Radio sensor, pressure mat and taut wiring 504
  • Acoustic, vibration and inertia detectors 505
  • Ultrasonic and microwave detectors 506
  • Active infra-red detector 507
  • Passive infra-red detector 508
  • Lightning protection systems 510
  • Part 14 Accommodation for Building Services 513
  • Ducts for engineering services 514
  • Floor and skirting ducts 516
  • Medium and large vertical ducts 517
  • Medium and large horizontal ducts 518
  • Subways or walkways 519
  • Penetration of fire structure by pipes 520
  • Raised access floors 521
  • Suspended and false ceilings 522
  • Part 15 Alternative and Renewable Energy 523
  • Alternative energy 524
  • Wind power 525
  • Fuel cells 527
  • Water power 528
  • Geothermal power 529
  • Solar power 531
  • Biomass or biofuel 532
  • Appendix 2 Abbreviations for pipework 536
  • Appendix 3 Abbreviations for pipework components 537
  • Appendix 4 Abbreviations used for drainage systems 538
  • Appendix 5 Abbreviations used for sanitation systems 539
  • Appendix 6 Graphical symbols for pipework 540
  • Appendix 7 Identification of pipework 541
  • Appendix 8 Graphical symbols for electrical installation work 543
  • Appendix 9 Metric units 544
  • Appendix 10 Water pressure and head
  • Comparison of units 547
  • Appendix 11 Conversion of common imperial units to metric 548.