Building Services Management

Unit code: NBC3003 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
Footscray Park
Online Real Time
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit is structured to provide students with knowledge and skills in managing services within commercial and industrial buildings, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, Australian Standards, and the National Construction Code (NCC) of Australia. It focuses on energy-efficient design principles across various systems, including heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (HVAC), vertical transport, fire protection, water management, and building energy management systems (BEMS). Students will gain insights into selecting appropriate mechanical systems and integrating technologies to enhance building efficiency, quality, and sustainability.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Investigate and rationalise principles of systems management in commercial and industrial buildings;
  2. Analyse and assess design documentation and building services for commercial and industrial buildings for compliance with the various statutes, codes and standards;
  3. Articulate the importance of building services maintenance and management in terms of function, procedures and operations;
  4. Validate service installations in commercial and industrial buildings; and
  5. Critically review the implications of energy-efficient design principles upon building services design and apply appropriate energy budgets.

Study as a single unit

This unit can be studied on its own, without enrolling in a full degree.

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Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Test
|
Grade: 20%
Two Tests (10% each) (Individual)
Assessment type: Assignment
|
Grade: 40%
Assignment (Individual)
Assessment type: Project
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Grade: 40%
Project and oral presentation (Group)

The two open book tests, consisting of short descriptive answers, assess students' knowledge of design, management, and energy efficiency principles across different building service systems.
In the individual assignment, students analyse the design procedure for the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems for a building.
In the group project and oral presentation, students interpret the design and installation principles of various building services, including vertical transportation, fire protection, and water management systems.

The project includes an evaluation of the contributions made by each member of the team to facilitate the assessment of students' achievement of learning outcomes. (Group 60%, Individual 40%)

Required reading

Recommended texts and other reading and course materials will be listed in VU Collaborate.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Building Design
NBBD | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years
Bachelor of Building Surveying
NBBS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 3 years

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