Environmental Systems

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

120 hours

Admission to the Melbourne School of Design or written permission from the subject coordinator.

702-465 (ABPL40017) Environmental Systems

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This subject covers key elements of building services and sustainability. The services component of the subject (50%) includes:

• refrigeration,heating and air handling plant;
• air distribution;
• energy efficiency, and documentation of air-conditioning system designs;
• non-residential electrical, telecommunications, transportation and building management systems;
• special servicing conditions including hospitals, auditoria, industrial buildings, commercial kitchen planning, and district services.

The sustainability component of the subject (50%) includes:

• design for daylighting, natural ventilation and mixed mode systems;
• displacement ventilation, evaporative cooling and radiant cooling systems;
• active solar heating and cooling systems;
• indoor air quality, environmental comfort and post-occupancy evaluation;
• principles of room acoustics and sound isolation.

On completion of this subject students will have a working familiarity with both passive and active systems of environmental control used in commercial and institutional buildings.

One two-hour examination (70%). Exercises (eg. written and drawn assignments, class presentations) equivalent to not more than 3000 words (30%). Students must demonstrate a high level of engagement with and/or critical analysis of the subject content to complete the subject at postgraduate level, and will be subject to assessment at postgraduate level.

None specified

Parlour, R. P. Building services: a guide to integrated design & engineering for architects. Pymble, N.S.W: Integral Publishing, 2000.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

• application of calculation methods;
• correct use of technical terminology;
• relating to consultants.