Building Services Design Management

Building services refers to the equipment and systems that contribute to controlling the internal environment to make it safe and comfortable to occupy. They also support the requirements of processes and business functions within buildings, for example manufacturing and assembly operations, medical procedures, warehousing and storage of materials, chemical processing, housing livestock, plant cultivation etc.  For both people and processes the ability of the building services engineering systems to continually perform properly, reliably, effectively and efficiently is of vital importance to the operational requirements of a building. Typically the building services installation is worth 30–60% of the total value of a contract, however existing publications on design management bundles building services engineering up with other disciplines and does not recognise its unique features and idiosyncrasies. Building Services Design Management provides authoritative guidance for building services engineers responsible for the design of services, overseeing the installation, and witnessing the testing and commissioning of these systems. The design stage requires technical skills to ensure that the systems are safe, compliant with legislative requirements and good practices, are cost–effective and are coordinated with the needs of the other design and construction team professionals.  Covering everything from occupant subjectivity and end–user behaviour to design life maintainability, sequencing and design responsibility the book will meet the needs of building services engineering undergraduates and postgraduates as well as being an ideal handbook for building services engineers moving into design management.

Preface About the author Introduction Part One The operating context 1 The operating environment 1.1 Organisational arrangement 1.2 The internal environment 2 The external environment 2.1 Competitor analysis 2.2 PESTLE analysis 3 Engaging building services engineers 3.1 Types of commissions     3.2 Contracts   3.3 Fees   3.4 Getting work     4 Stakeholder Interfaces 4.1 The client team 4.2 Enforcing authorities 4.3 The design team 4.4 The construction team 4.5 Utility service providers 4.6 Non–contractual interfaces 5 Professional ethics Part Two Technical issues associated with building services design 6 Design criteria 6.1 External design criteria 6.2 Interior design criteria   6.3 Voluntary codes and practices     7 System descriptions 7.1 Public utility services connections 7.2 Ventilation 7.3 Heating 7.4 Cooling 7.5 Air–conditioning 7.6 Water systems 7.7 Gas systems 7.8 Electrical distribution 7.9 Artificial lighting 7.10 Controls 7.11 Lightning protection system 7.12 Fire detection and alarm system 7.13 Smoke and fire control systems 7.14 Security systems 7.15 Structured wiring system 7.16 Broadcast communications technology systems 7.17 Mobile telephony systems   7.18 Audio, visual, audiovisual and information systems   7.19 Facilities for the disabled   7.20 Vertical transportation   8 Off–site manufacturing Part Three The design management process 9 Design execution 9.1 Project stages 9.2 Design management issues 10 Risk management 11 Information management 12 Value management  13 Planning management 14 Commercial management 15 Quality management 16 Performance management Part Four Special buildings 17 Special buildings 17.1 Commercial kitchens 17.2 Hospitals and healthcare facilities 17.3 Data centres 17.4 Shopping centres 17.5 Sports facilities 17.6 Hotels 17.7 Educational buildings Index

Jackie Portman is a Senior Building Services (MEP) Design Manager with over 25 years of experience in consultancy, contracting and project management in the UK and overseas. She has led the design management process of a range of projects in terms of complexity, size and uses: university complexes (libraries, archive buildings, state of the art education and research facilities), healthcare projects (wards, laboratories, clinical areas), single and mixed–use commercial office complexes, residential developments and schools. Her particular areas of expertise are in consultant selection and appointments, managing the design and pre–construction activities. Also ensuring commissioning management  procedures are put in place, and closing out and handing over successful projects. Thereafter, instigating post–occupancy studies to understand how the building services engineering designs worked for the building occupants, operations and maintenance staff.