- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part One: Introduction
- 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
- Part 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
- Cold water storage cisterns
- Cold water storage calculations
- Boosted cold water systems
- Delayed action float valve
- Pump laws
- Pipe sizing
- Hydraulics and fluid flow
- Part 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
- Part 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
- Part 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
- Liquid petroleum gas – properties and storage
- Electric boiler
- Electricity – electrode boiler
- Part Six: Ventilation Systems
- Part 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
- Heat pumps
- Heat recovery devices
- Legionnaires’ disease
- Health considerations and building-related illnesses
- Part 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
- Part Nine: Sanitary Fitments and Appliances: Discharge and Waste Systems
- Flushing cisterns, troughs and valves
- Water closets
- Bidets
- Showers
- Baths
- Sinks
- Wash basins and troughs
- 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
- Part 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
- Shared flues
- Fan-assisted gas flues
- Ventilation requirements
- Combusted gas analysis
- Gas laws
- Gas consumption
- Gas pipe and flue sizing
- Part 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
- Part Twelve: Mechanical Conveyors – Lifts, Escalators and Travelators
- Planning lift installations
- Roping systems for electric lifts
- Controls
- Lift doors
- 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
- Part 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
- Part Fourteen: Security Installations
- Part Fifteen: Accommodation for Building Services
- Part Sixteen: Alternative and Renewable Energy
- Energy production
- Alternative energy
- Renewable energy
- 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
- Hydraulic fracturing
- Part 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
- Index
BUILDING SERVICES HANDBOOK
Seventh edition
Fred Hall
and
Roger Greeno
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