WELCOME TO BUILDING SERVICES

LECTURER :
Dr. ANANTHAN VALITHERM
 ananthan@utar.edu.my

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WHAT ARE BUILDING SERVICES?
Building services are the systems installed in buildings to make
them comfortable, functional, efficient and safe

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 Building Services Installations

 Air-Conditioning & Mechanical Ventilation (ACMV) Installation

 Electrical Installation
 Fire Services Installation
 Plumbing & Drainage Installations
 Lift Installation
 Gondola Installation
 Green Initiatives
- Energy Efficiency
- Water Conservation

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 REASONS FOR BUILDING SERVICES?

Building services are commonly the dynamics in a static structure,

providing:
a) Comfort
b) Movement
c) Communications
d) Facilities
e) Safety
f) Security

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES THAT
PROVIDE COMFORT?

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 BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE COMFORT

1) HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioner)

2) Artificial lighting

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES THAT
PROVIDE MOVEMENT?

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BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE MOVEMENT
1) Escalators
2) Lifts
3) Dumbwaiters

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES
THAT PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS?

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BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS

1) Telephones
2) Intercoms
3) Wi-Fi

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES THAT
PROVIDE FACILITIES?

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BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE FACILITIES

1) Cold water supply

2) Hot water supply
3) Gas supply

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES
WHICH PROVIDE SAFETY?

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 BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SAFETY

1) Fire detection systems

2) Fire prevention systems
3) Fire fighting systems
4) Lightning arrestor

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES
THAT PROVIDE SECURITY?

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BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROVIDE SECURITY
1) CCTV
2) Burglar alarms
3) Sensor System

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES THAT
PROMOTE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT?

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BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
1) Drainage below ground
2) Drainage above ground / Soil and waste systems
3) Sanitary appliances
4) Refuse disposal
5) Sewage disposal

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Refuse disposal

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 WHICH ARE THE BUILDING SERVICES THAT
PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT?

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 BUILDING SERVICES THAT PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE
ENVIRONMENT
1) Use equipment which are powered by renewable energy
2) Use energy-efficient systems

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 ARE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED TO
THE ABOVE ITEMS ONLY?

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 OTHER SERVICES IN BUILDINGS
Building services are defined by the functions for which the building is being
constructed. For example:
 For a hospital complex, the building services, in addition to the previous
items, might include the following:
➢ Air Conditioning system for operating rooms( 100% air change)
➢ Autoclave system ( sterilizer)
➢ Medical gases i.e. oxygen, air, nitrogen, etc
➢ Building Automation System
➢ Kitchen equipment
➢ Bulk LPG Installation
➢ Dental Equipment
➢ Medical Equipment
➢ Incinerator
➢ Boiler system
➢ Gantry Cranes
➢ Mortuary system ( i.e cold room, storage facilities)
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 OTHER SERVICES IN BUILDINGS (CONT…)
 For an airport complex, the services might include the following:
Departure
➢ Walkalator
➢ Aerobridge
➢ X-ray scanner
➢ Check-in conveyor system with scale
➢ Downstream conveyor
➢ Sorting racetrack (sorters)

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 OTHER SERVICES IN BUILDINGS (CONT…)
Arrival
➢Aerobridge
➢Walkalator
➢Escalator
➢Elevator
➢General transport conveyor
➢Inclined baggage dispenser
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OTHER REASON FOR INSTALLING BUILDING SERVICES

1. Process requirements – textile industry, storage systems, operation theatres, etc.

2. Productivity enhancement – HVAC, transportation systems, etc
3. Statutory requirements – like UBBL to provide safety, for example.

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 IN MODERN BUILDINGS, HOW MUCH DO BUILDING SERVICES
CONSTITUTE THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET?

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 CAPITAL AND INSTALLATION COSTS OF
BUILDING SERVICES IN MODERN BUILDINGS

 Can easily take up 30% of the total construction budget

 For specialized buildings like hospitals and airports, figure may exceed 50%

 Services can also take up 15% of a building’s volume.

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 FACTORS AFFECTING SELECTION
 Selection affected by developer’s budget

 First cost, operating and maintenance costs and life cycle cost

 Statutory requirements like UBBL

 Requirements due to good ethical practices like sustainable development

 Selection due to constraints like space constraint, unavailability of water, etc.

 Selection affect by Government policy, buy local, EE & RE

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 THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY BUILDING SERVICES

 Ducts
 Pipes
 Cables and wirings
 Hoses
 Machine rooms
 Punching holes through beams
 Raised floors

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 Holes through Beams Ducts

Hoses
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 Raised floors

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THE SOLUTION

 Architects try to integrate the components of building services with the

construction and make it a feature of the building
 Engineers design structures to accommodate requirements of building
services
 Builders improvise at site to satisfy others’ requirements, at times

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Exposed Rainwater Downpipe Exposed Stack Pipe

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 Hidden Rainwater Downpipe and Stack Pipe

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 WHY WE NEED BUILDING SERVICES

 Comfort of Life
 Value of Building
 Aesthetic Value
 Performance and Production

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 Mechanical Ventilation Systems

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 Power Distribution System

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
 Power Supply : Transformers (TNB)

 Low Voltage Switchboard in G/F Main Switchroom

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 Emergency Power System
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION

 Emergency Generator

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) System

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 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
Lighting & Small Power Installations

 Lighting
- Energy Saving Luminaire
- Emergency Lighting

 Small Power
- General Socket Outlets
- Connection Units, Fused Connection Units
- Floor Boxes for Computers

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 FIRE SERVICES INSTALLATION
 Fire Hydrant (FH) / Hose Reel (HR) System

 Automatic Sprinkler System

 Automatic / Manual Fire Alarm System

 Visual Fire Alarm System

 Fixed Sprayer Fire Fighting System (Fuel Tank Room)

 FM200 System (Server Room)

 Portable Fire Extinguishers

 Direct Telephone Link

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PLUMBING INSTALLATION
 Fresh Water System
- Potable Water
- Cleansing Water
- Air-conditioning Make-up Water

 Flush Water System

 Fire Services Water System

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DRAINAGE INSTALLATION
 Soil and Waste Drainage System

- Two-pipe Ventilated Gravity System

- Discharge to Public Foul Water System

 Storm Water Drainage System

- Rain Water Outlet at Roof, Balcony & Canopy

- Discharge to Public Storm Water System

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 LIFTS INSTALLATION
 Passenger Lifts

 Service/Disable/Fireman’s Lift

 5-Min Handling Capacity > 10% of Population

 Waiting Time Interval < 50s

 Visual & Voice Indication

 Programmable Announcement Computerized Group Supervisory Control

 Operation Modes for Different Traffic Demands

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 GONDOLA INSTALLATION

 Roof Carriage Track Type System

 Suspension Rope Restraint System

 Intercommunication System

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 GREEN INITIATIVES
Energy Efficiency

 T5 Fluorescent Tube

 LED Exit Sign

 Occupancy Sensor

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 Water Conservation

GREEN INITIATIVES

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 LATEST SERVICES

Sound (Acoustic)

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 Thank You

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