ARCE340

040502

This course introduces students to a comprehensive list of mechanical systems and system options encountered in the wide range of building use types encompassed in building sciences. The ideal relationship of these mechanical systems to other building systems and design disciplines will be explored. Coordination needs and responsibilities during design, construction and commissioning phases for both new and retrofit projects will be examined. A framework for system selection based on defensible engineering and/or construction practices will be developed and mechanical systems and system options with potential for energy and/or sustainability impacts will be emphasized. Basic codes, standards and guidelines will be introduced. Basic design skills including options and compromises for sizing and routing of duct, pipe and drainage systems will be developed. Students will tour one or more buildings on or near campus with the intent of identifying mechanical systems, visualizing the spatial requirements of those systems and recognizing their impacts to adjacent building systems. A team project will be utilized to apply and reinforce various concepts including source system location, duct, pipe and drainage distribution system sizing and routing. Various communicating documents (plans, sections, details, equipment schedules, specifications, submittals, RFIs) and their use with various intended audiences (owner/developer, design team, constructor, commissioning agent) will be analyzed.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

017791