Course Details

Building Services and Technical Infrastructure 1

Academic Year 2023/24

AT001 course is part of 1 study plan

B-P-C-APS (N) / APS Winter Semester 3rd year

Standard designs of sanitary and storm water drainage systems, water supply systems, gas and electric installations having in mind layout and construction of buildings. Design of service pipes for these installations. Basic concepts, division and history of water supply, sewerage and communication systems outside of buildings.

Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

Students will understand general principles of disposal of waste waters from buildings, potable water, electrical and natural gas supply for buildings.

Knowledge

After subject graduation student will be able to do standard designs of sanitary and storm water drainage systems, water supply systems, gas installations and electrical equipments having in mind layout and construction of buildings, further they will be able to design service pipes for these installations. Student will be able to use this knowledge for complex design of buildings.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to problems of plumbing systems and electrical equipments, space arrangement of conduit of technical equipment.
2. Hygienic facilities design, piping installations placing.
3. Plumbing fixtures assemblies, mounting elements for PreWall installation.
4. Drainage systems inside buildings: Types of waste water and the principles of their removal from the building, classification and description of the drainage system, pipes sizing.
5. Drainage systems inside buildings: Principles of design of sanitary and storm water drainage systems.
6. Building sewers, cesspools and private wastewater treatment plants.
7. Water systems inside buildings: Building water supply and water resources, water service pipes, water installation and its implementation.
8. Water systems inside buildings: Pipes sizing, hot water supply systems, equipment for fire-water supply.
9. Gas systems inside buildings: Service pipes with low and medium pressure, gas installation.
10. Gas systems inside buildings: Pipes sizing, gas appliances.
11. Electrical equipment - building electric wiring installation.
12. Electrical equipment - electric service connections, lightning conductor design.
13. Water management network: Sewerage systems, water supply systems.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge about constructional systems of buildings, hydromechanics and electric current.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

winter

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit and examination

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

1. Introduction to problems of plumbing systems and electrical equipments, space arrangement of conduit of technical equipment. 2. Hygienic facilities design, piping installations placing. 3. Plumbing fixtures assemblies, mounting elements for PreWall installation. 4. Drainage systems inside buildings: Types of waste water and the principles of their removal from the building, classification and description of the drainage system, pipes sizing. 5. Drainage systems inside buildings: Principles of design of sanitary and storm water drainage systems. 6. Building sewers, cesspools and private wastewater treatment plants. 7. Water systems inside buildings: Building water supply and water resources, water service pipes, water installation and its implementation. 8. Water systems inside buildings: Pipes sizing, hot water supply systems, equipment for fire-water supply. 9. Gas systems inside buildings: Service pipes with low and medium pressure, gas installation. 10. Gas systems inside buildings: Pipes sizing, gas appliances. 11. Electrical equipment - building electric wiring installation. 12. Electrical equipment - electric service connections, lightning conductor design. 13. Water management network: Sewerage systems, water supply systems.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Assignment. Site plan. Arrangement of layout. 2. Building Services drawing. Design of plumbing fixtures. 3. Drainage system piping and accessories - Laboratory of Building Services. Drainage system sizing. 4. Plans of floors. Section view of fixture drains and stack. 5. Plan of foundations and building sewer. Section views of building drains and building sewer. 6. Water system piping and accessories – Laboratory of Building Services. Water demand. Domestic hot water preparation. 7. Plans of floors and water service pipe. 8. Water system sizing. 9. Gas appliances placing. Plans of floors and gas service pipe. 10. Axonometric scheme for pipe sizing. Gas system sizing. 11. Plan of electrical lighting circuits and electrical service connection. 12. Plan of electrical socket circuits. 13. Final project check. Credit.