CONMGNT 4022 - Building Services
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code CONMGNT 4022 Course Building Services Coordinating Unit Construction Management Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 48 units at Levels I and II of the Program Incompatible CONMGNT 2022, CONMGNT 7002 Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Hossein Omrany
Dr. Hossein Omrany
E-mail: Hossein.omrany@adelaide.edu.au
Location: N155, Engineering North, North Terrace
Meetings can only be arranged by scheduling an appointment.Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
Please check Planner for detailed information about lectures and tutorials.
This course consists of four primary modules in which a variety of topics related to building services will be discussed. These modules include:
Module 1: An Introduction to Building Service.
Module 2: Building Science.
Module 3: Building Services.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain the operation of building service systems such as water, power, and drainage systems and factors affecting their connection to public infrastructure;
- Define building service systems – including mechanical, electrical, vertical transportation, communication & hydraulic services - in different kinds of buildings;
- Discuss the impacts of building services on construction planning and project management in the context of different project types and delivery methods;
- Analyse the factors impacting building performance such as lighting, acoustics, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality;
- Identify the main cost drivers in the delivery of services in buildings and be aware of their impact on Total Building Performance;
- Summarise environmental impacts of buildings and approaches to reduce impacts;
- Discuss the interactions between service, building performance, and environmental impacts and propose strategies to ensure good building performance with low environmental impacts.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
1,2,3,6,7 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
4, 6 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
6, 7 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
There is no prescribed course pack for this course, but specific readings and other materials may be assigned and/or made available through MyUni.Recommended Resources
A number of recommended resources for this course include:
- Chadderton, D. V. (2007). Building services engineering. London. Taylor & Francis, Chapters 3-5, 11 & 14.
- National Construction Code (2019 Amendment 1), Guide to Building Code of Australia Volume One, Sections F & G.
- American Society for Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Adaptive Comfort Model (Standard 55).
- V. Hartkopf, V. Loftness, and P. Mill, "The Concept of Total Building Performance and Building Diagnostics," in Building Performance: Function, Preservation, and Rehabilitation, ed. G. Davis (West Conshohocken, PA: ASTM International, 1986), 5-22.
- Tran, V. V., Park, D., & Lee, Y. C. (2020). Indoor air pollution related human diseases, and recent trends in the control and improvement of indoor air quality. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(8), 2927.
- Ghaffarianhoseini, A., AlWaer, H., Omrany, H., Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Alalouch, C., Clements-Croome, D., & Tookey, J. (2018). Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?. Architectural Science Review, 61(3), 99-121.
Online Learning
University Email:
The school uses the University email system to get in touch with the students. Hence, it is highly recommended that students check their emails regularly and keep up to date with any new announcements.
MyUni:
MyUni is an essential online medium that will be used to communicate necessary information regarding the course including details of assignments, quizzes, publishing grades, and so on. There are many other learning resources and assessment pieces that rely on the MyUni system for delivery. Therefore, it is highly recommended that students familiarise themselves with various functions of the MyUni platform and employ it to its fullest extent. https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au
Discussion Board:
The MyUni Discussion Board can be used to interact with other students and tutors and is an essential tool to discuss information and increase your understanding of issues.
Lecture Recordings:
The lectures for this course shall be all recorded and progressively uploaded to the MyUni page of the course for students to (re)watch the lectures on their own time. However, where the presentation content is subject to copyright or the guest speaker is uncomfortable with the recording of the content, the lecture recording will not be made available online. Therefore, students should not rely solely on this mode of learning and arrange to attend or get lecture content from peers. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The contents of this course shall be delivered progressively over 12 weeks. In this regard, certain learning objectives are set to be achieved for each week via employing a combination of lecture and tutorial modes.
Lectures
The lecture series are intended to deliver the core knowledge relative to each week's learning objectives. This highlights the importance of attendance in the lecture sessions of this course. Where students are unable to attend lectures, a review of the lecture is required through posted recordings and introduced materials/references posted on MyUni.
Tutorials
Tutorials are the working space for the subject, providing students with the opportunity to discuss the concepts and materials from lectures and also receive clarifications on the contents delivered in the lectures.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students with engaging appropriately with the course and satisfying the determined requirements:
- Total workload hours: 36 contact hours and 96 non-contact hours = 132 hours.
- Total contact hours: 3 hours per week (including 1 lecture and 2 hours of tutorials) x 12 weeks = 36 hours
- Total non-contact hours: Preparations for quizzes 37 hours; group assignment 25; weekly reading/other studies 24; tutorial preparations 10 = 96 hours.Learning Activities Summary
Week 1: Introduction to Building Services
Week 2: Lighting services
Week 3: Thermal performance of buildings
Week 4: Acoustics, thermal comfort & indoor air quality
Week 5: Total building performance
Week 6: Reticulated services
Week 7: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
Week 8: Vertical transportation
Week 9: Fire protection
Week 10: Management systems and controls
Week 11: Environmental considerations
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Students' performance will be evaluated through multiple assignment criteria. These include i) active weekly attendance and participation, ii) quizzes, and iii) group-based assignment.Assessment Related Requirements
To do well, students need to participate in all class activities. Please make sure you attend regularly and come prepared for both lectures and tutorials.Assessment Detail
Details of the primary assessments are outlined below:
Weekly Attendance and Participation in Tutorials: Students are required to attend tutorials regularly. This will enable them to engage actively with the course material, clarify doubts in real-time, and participate in discussions that enhance their understanding.Quizzes: There are multiple primary quizzes designed for this subject, each aimed at testing students' understanding of the respective modules as they progress through the course.
Group-Based Assignment: This is one of the major assessment components in this subject. It is designed to promote teamwork, collaboration, and leadership skills while offering an opportunity to consolidate the knowledge students have acquired throughout the semester.
Submission
Certain guidelines are defined for submitting the required materials. To this end, MyUni will be used as the main and only platform for submitting assignments.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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