Module Details

Module Code: BUIL C1502
Module Title: Building Performance and Services 1
Title: Building Performance and Services 1
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Sujana Sudhir
Domains:  
Module Description: Building Performance Section:
Introduce students to building performance measures/criteria to improve building comfort, safety and efficiency.
Building services section:
Introduce the student to Drainage and water supply services in domestic scale buildings.
Integrate the building and its environment with the necessary mechanical utilities, and to harmonise the options with the various statutory regulations and sustainability principles.?
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Discuss and explain the concept of building performance and criteria to assess building performance.
LO2 Explain the fundamental principles of energy efficient buildings and be able to apply theoretical concepts underpinning efficient site and building layout planning for domestic scale buildings
LO3 Discuss and identify types of drainage and water supply services in domestic buildings and be aware of the physical and statutory regulations/standards that govern their integration.
LO4 Recognise and Select appropriate types of renewable technologies for hot water usage, and sustainable drainage interventions to manage wastewater effectively in domestic buildings.
LO5 Apply graphic conventions to represent Drainage and water supply services specific to domestic scale buildings.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
Building performance and criteria to assess building performance
Sustainability, Comfort, Ecology, Acoustics, carbon foot print and Running costs, Water tightness, Layout, Occupant satisfaction, accessibility, society etc
Energy efficiency and Energy distribution
Fundamentals of energy efficiency in buildings and typical energy distribution in domestic buildings
Passive design
Elements of climate • Site microclimate analysis, building form, orientation and internal layout planning, Landscape considerations, Passive technology- introduction to day lighting and solar heat gain concepts.
Drainage and Treatment Processes
• Drainage Systems above Ground • Waste and Soil Systems: Stacks, Sizes and Venting • Layouts and Schedules • Drainage Systems Below Ground • Foul Drains: Pipe runs, Access and venting • Drainage Works: trenches, pipe work • On-Site Effluent Treatment: domestic septic tanks • Surface Water Drains: Run-off and drainage systems • Drainage Layouts • Alternative methods of waste water management –Rain water harvesting, Grey water recycling, reed bed systems, Sustainable site development options
Hot and Cold Water Supply
Domestic water supply considerations, various terminology used in the installation of a domestic water supply, procedure in installing a cold water supply to a domestic dwelling, including external works and penetration of the building structure, direct and indirect cold water supply systems, direct and indirect hot water supply systems, Cold water storage • Cold Water tank sizing and placement requirements • Hot Water Generation & Storage • Basic pipe sizing calculations • Basic hot Water cylinder sizing and placement requirements • Introduction to Solar hot water heating systems
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project60.00%
End of Module Formal Examination40.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Building Performance project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Building Services project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 40
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
End of semester exam
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
Reassessment Description
Exam & CA reassessment in certain coursework elements.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Independent Learning Time Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 3.33 40
Project Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 3.33 40
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • David V. Chadderton, 2013, Building Services Engineering, EDITION 6 [ISBN:9781136326684].
  • Roger Greeno, Building services, technology and design, Longman ; 1997. Essex, England [ISBN: 0582279410].
  • Roger Greeno 2015, Building Services handbook, 8 edition Ed., Routledge; [ISBN: 1138805637].
  • 'Building services and equipment: Volume 1 /2/3 by Fred hall, Harlow: Longman Scientific & Technical, .3rd ed.'.
  • R. Chudley. (1995), Building Construction Handbook, Butterworth-Heinemann, p.543, [ISBN: 0750601159].
  • Derek Osbourn,Roger Greeno. (1997), Introduction to Building, Prentice Hall, p.274, [ISBN: 0582-302005].
  • Eugene Farrell,John A. McCarthy,Anthony McFeely. Homebond House Building Manual, [ISBN: 9780952361480].
  • R. Chudley,Roger Greeno,Mike Hurst,Simon Topliss. (2011), Construction Technology, Heinemann Educational Books, p.630, [ISBN: 9780435046828].
  • Mike Riley,Alison Cotgrave. (2018), Construction Technology 1: House Construction, Palgrave, p.373, [ISBN: 9781352001891].
Supplementary Book Resources
  • Dilwyn Jenkins., Renewable energy systems, ; Routledge Earthscan London [ISBN: 1849713693].
  • Godfrey Boyle, Renewable energy, 2nd Edition Ed., Oxford ; Oxford University Press in association with the Open University, c2004. [ISBN: 0199261784].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Building Applications Guide BG 33/2014;2014 Illustrated guide to hot and cold water services;.
  • Irish water. Code of practice for wastewater infrastructure,connections and developer services.
  • BRE. (2009), Good Building Guide GBG76: Gravity drainage systems for buildings.
  • BRE; Nick Grant and John Griggs. (2001), Reed beds for the treatment of domestic wastewater, BRE press.
  • NBS, Nick Price. (2010), Guide to Part G of Building Regulations.
  • EPA. (2009), Code of practice wastewater treatment and disposal systems serving single houses.
  • Tom de Saulles - An Illustrated Guide to Building Services. BSRIA 2000. ISBN 0 86022 543.
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