ABSTRACT

Engineering services present a significant cost in terms of the installation cost, the energy consumed and the maintenance, repair and upgrading of the systems. It is therefore important that construction professionals have a good understanding of the basics and applications of building services engineering. This thoroughly up-dated fourth edition of David Chadderton's text provides study materials in the fields of construction, architectural, surveying and energy engineering. In particular, the chapters on The Built Environment and Energy Economics benefit from the author's recent industrial work. Additional material, including further questions, interactive calculations, simple PowerPoint material and links to related websites, are available on the author's website.

David is a Chartered Professional Engineer with the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Chartered Building Services Engineer with the Engineering Council in the UK, through the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating. Since November 2001, David he has been Director of his own company, Eteq Pty Ltd. specializing in the designing and implementation of energy saving projects in commercial, health care, university and manufacturing buildings.

chapter 1|28 pages

The built environment

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chapter 2|29 pages

Energy economics

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chapter 3|25 pages

Heat loss calculations

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chapter 4|35 pages

Heating

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chapter 5|43 pages

Ventilation and air conditioning

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chapter 6|24 pages

Hot- and cold-water supplies

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chapter 7|16 pages

Soil and waste systems

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chapter 8|8 pages

Surface-water drainage

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chapter 9|11 pages

Below-ground drainage

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chapter 10|20 pages

Condensation in buildings

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chapter 11|32 pages

Lighting

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chapter 13|25 pages

Electrical installations

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chapter 14|37 pages

Room acoustics

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chapter 15|12 pages

Fire protection

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chapter 16|19 pages

Plant and service areas

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