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Building Services Design and Management by Jackie Portman
£54.95
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Product Ref. (e.g. ISBN, SKU)
9781119721192
Published:
21 Jul 2022
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
544 pages
Dimensions:
244x170mm
Weight:
0.000kgs
Author:
A highly illustrated, practical guide to cover the principles, practices, and processes of building services design, supported by up-to-date examples throughout. With a focus on answering all the questions that practitioners face about programme management, utilities infrastructure and management, building handover, design management issues, and more, the book expands on new topics such as changing practices and current technologies on constructions sites.
Provides practical and up-to-date coverage of all essential areas of building services design management
Building Services Design and Management offers clear and systematic guidance for building services engineers involved in the design, overseeing the installation, testing, and commissioning of building services systems. Written by a highly experienced building services design engineer and project director, this comprehensive volume covers key topics including design criteria, project execution, utilities infrastructure, construction management, regulatory compliance, safety testing and building handover. Detailed chapters feature many high-quality illustrations and examples to help readers fully understand the principles and processes of building services design.
The author addresses changing practices and current technologies on construction sites as well as answering common questions about occupant subjectivity, end-user behavior, design life maintainability, design responsibility, construction documentation, post-construction reporting, risk management, dispute resolution, and more. Throughout the book, readers are presented with practical and relevant information about the distinct features of building services engineering and expert advice on how to approach management of both the design and construction stages. Addresses common questions and issues practitioners encounter before, during, and after a building services engineering project Explores the technical, legislative, and cultural aspects of global design delivery management Discusses digitally enabled technologies such as 3D printing, off-site manufacturing, and autonomous equipment Describes stakeholder interfaces including the design and construction teams, utility services providers, and regulatory enforcement authorities
Building Services Design and Management is an invaluable one-stop resource for building services engineers, architectural design managers, and construction project managers, and an excellent textbook for courses in building services engineering, architecture, and construction project management.
About the Author: Dr Jackie Portman is a Senior Building Services (MEP) Design Manager with over 30 years' experience in consultancy, main-contracting, building services sub-contracting, and project management in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. She has led the design management process for a wide range of projects inducing university complexes, single and mixed-use commercial office complexes, and residential developments. She is the author of Building Services Design Management and Building Services Engineering: After Design, During Construction.
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