Building services handbook. Fred Hall and Roger Greeno.

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The Industry -- Building Services in the Construction Process -- Legislative and support documents -- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act -- The Building Act -- The Water Industry Act -- British, European and International Standards -- Building Research Establishment -- Loss Prevention Certification Board -- Design and installation standards -- pt. Two Cold Water and Supply Systems -- Rain cycle -- sources of water supply -- Acidity and alkalinity in water -- Filtration of water -- Sterilisation -- Storage and distribution of water -- Disinfection of water -- Water mains -- Valves and taps -- Joints on water pipes -- Polyethylene (Polythene) Water Pipes -- Pipe jointing materials -- Direct system of cold water supply -- Indirect system of cold water supply -- Hard and soft water -- Water softening -- Water conditioning and treatment -- Backflow protection -- Secondary backflow protection -- Pipe insulation --

Note continued: Cold water storage cisterns -- Cold water storage calculations -- Boosted cold water systems -- Delayed action float valve -- Pump laws -- Pipe sizing -- Hydraulics and fluid flow -- pt. Three Hot Water Supply Systems -- Direct system of hot water supply -- Indirect system of hot water supply -- Unvented hot water storage system -- Expansion and temperature relief valves -- Hot water storage cylinders -- Primatic hot water storage cylinders -- Medium- and high-rise building supply systems -- Sealed indirect hot water system for a high-rise building -- Primary thermal store water heaters -- Types of boiler -- Secondary circulation -- Duplication of plant -- Electric and gas water heaters -- Solar heating of water -- Hot water storage capacity -- Boiler rating -- Pipe sizing -- Pressurised Systems -- Circulation pump rating -- Legionnaires' disease in hot water systems -- SEDBUK -- Galvanic or electrolytic action -- Water treatment --

Note continued: pt. Four Heating Systems -- Heat emitters -- Low-temperature, hot water heating systems -- Panel and underfloor heating -- Expansion facilities in heating systems -- Expansion vessels -- Solar space heating -- High-temperature, pressurised hot water systems -- Steam heating systems -- District heating -- Combined heat and power -- Pipework expansion -- Thermostatic control of heating systems -- Timed control of heating systems -- Zoned controls -- Programmable control -- Energy management systems -- Warm air heating system -- Heating design -- Domestic heating circulator/pump -- Modulating pump -- pt. Five Fuel Characteristics and Storage -- Fuels -- factors affecting choice -- Solid fuel -- properties and storage -- Domestic solid fuel boilers -- Solid fuel -- biomass -- Solid fuel -- flues -- Oil -- properties -- Oil -- storage and supply -- Oil-fired burners and appliances -- Oil -- flues -- Natural gas -- properties --

Note continued: Liquid petroleum gas -- properties and storage -- Electric boiler -- Electricity -- electrode boiler -- pt. Six Ventilation Systems -- Ventilation requirements -- Guide to ventilation rates -- Domestic accommodation -- Mechanical ventilation -- Types of fan -- Fan laws -- Sound attenuation in ductwork -- Air filters -- Low velocity air flow in ducts -- Air diffusion and distribution patterns -- Air curtain -- Ventilation design -- Resistances to air flow -- pt. Seven Air Conditioning -- Air conditioning -- principles and applications -- Central plant system -- Air-processing unit -- Humidifiers -- Variable air volume -- Induction (air/water) system -- Fan-coil (air/water) unit and induction diffuser -- Dual duct system -- Chilled beams and ceilings -- Cooling systems -- Refrigeration power units -- Refrigerant properties -- Refrigerant system characteristics -- Packaged air-conditioning systems -- Psychrometrics -- processes and applications --

Note continued: Heat pumps -- Heat recovery devices -- Legionnaires disease -- Health considerations and building-related illnesses -- pt. Eight Drainage Systems, Sewage Treatment and Refuse Disposal -- Combined and separate systems -- Partially separate system -- Rodding point system -- Sewer connection -- Drainage ventilation -- Unventilated stacks -- Drain laying -- Means of access -- Bedding of drains -- Drains under or near buildings -- Drain-pipe materials -- Joints used on drain-pipes -- Anti-flood devices -- Garage drainage -- Drainage pumping -- Subsoil drainage -- Tests on drains -- Soakaways -- Cesspools and septic tanks -- Drainage fields and mounds -- Rainwater management -- Drainage design -- Drainage design formulae -- Waste and refuse processing -- pt. Nine Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems -- Flushing cisterns, troughs and valves -- Water closets -- Bidets -- Showers -- Baths -- Sinks -- Wash basins and troughs --

Note continued: Unplugged appliances -- Thermostatic temperature control -- Urinals -- Hospital sanitary appliances -- Sanitary conveniences -- Sanitary conveniences for disabled people -- Traps and waste valve -- Single-stack system and variations -- One- and two-pipe systems -- Pumped waste system -- Wash basins -- waste arrangements -- Waste pipes from washing machines and dishwashers -- Air test -- Sanitation -- data -- Offsets -- Ground-floor appliances -- high-rise buildings -- Fire stops and seals -- Flow rates and discharge units -- Sanitation design -- discharge stack sizing -- pt. Ten Gas Installation, Components and Controls -- Natural gas -- combustion -- Mains gas supply and Installation -- Gas service pipe intake -- Meters -- Gas controls and safety features -- Gas ignition devices -- Purging and testing -- Gas appliances -- Balanced flue appliances -- Open flue appliances -- Flue blocks -- Open flue terminals -- Stainless steel flue lining --

Note continued: Shared flues -- Fan-assisted gas flues -- Ventilation requirements -- Combusted gas analysis -- Gas laws -- Gas consumption -- Gas pipe and flue sizing -- pt. Eleven Electrical Supply and Installations -- Three-phase generation and supply -- Electricity distribution -- Electricity intake to a building -- Earthing systems and bonding -- Consumer unit -- Power and lighting circuits -- Overload protection -- Insulated cable -- Testing completed installation -- Cable rating -- Diversity -- Industrial installations -- Electric space heating -- Controls for electric night storage space heaters -- Construction site electricity -- Light sources, lamps and luminaires -- Lighting controls -- Extra-low-voltage lighting -- Lighting design -- Daylighting -- Telecommunications installation -- pt. Twelve Mechanical Conveyors -- Lifts, Escalators and Travelators -- Planning lift installations -- Roping systems for electric lifts -- Controls -- Lift doors --

Note continued: Lift machine room and equipment -- Lift safety features -- Installation details -- Typical single lift dimensions -- Paternoster lifts -- Oil-hydraulic lifts -- Lift performance -- Estimating the number of lifts required -- Firefighting lifts -- Vertical transportation for the disabled -- Builders' and electricians' work -- Escalators -- Travelators -- Stair lifts -- pt. Thirteen Fire Prevention and Control Services -- Sprinklers -- Drenchers -- Hose reel installations -- Hydrants -- Foam installations -- Gas extinguishers -- Fire alarms -- Smoke, fire and heat detectors -- Fire detection electrical circuits -- Fire prevention in ventilating systems -- Fire dampers in ductwork -- Pressurisation of escape routes -- Smoke extraction, ventilation and control -- Portable fire extinguishers -- Carbon monoxide detectors -- pt. Fourteen Security Installations -- Physical security -- Intruder alarms -- Micro-switch and magnetic reed --

Note continued: Radio sensor, pressure mat and taut wiring -- Acoustic, vibration and inertia detectors -- Ultrasonic and microwave detectors -- Active infra-red detector -- Passive infra-red detector -- Lightning protection systems -- pt. Fifteen Accommodation for Building Services -- Underground utilities -- Ducts for engineering services -- Notching and holing joists -- Floor and skirting ducts -- Medium and large vertical ducts -- Medium and large horizontal ducts -- Subways or walkways -- Penetration of fire structure by pipes -- Raised access doors -- Suspended and false ceilings -- pt. Sixteen Alternative and Renewable Energy -- Energy production -- Alternative energy -- Renewable energy 70A Anaerobic digestion -- Biogas -- Wind power -- Wind power and fuel cells -- Water power -- Geothermal power -- Micro-combined heat and power -- Solar power -- Photovoltaic systems -- Biomass or biofuel -- Underground coal gasification -- Carbon capture and storage --

Note continued: Hydraulic fracturing -- pt. Seventeen Appendices -- Appendix 1 Glossary of common abbreviations -- Appendix 2 Abbreviations for pipework -- Appendix 3 Abbreviations for pipework components -- Appendix 4 Abbreviations used for drainage systems -- Appendix 5 Abbreviations used for sanitation systems -- Appendix 6 Graphical symbols for pipework -- Appendix 7 Identification of pipework -- Appendix 8 Graphical symbols for electrical installation work -- Appendix 9 Metric units -- Appendix 10 Water pressure and head -- Comparison of units -- Appendix 11 Conversion of common imperial units to metric.

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