NJSOA Course Syllabus
Spring 2009 Prerequisite:
NAAB Criteria: 15, 19 and 22.
Graduate course - Lecture format 3 credits Meets twice a week:
Monday, from 8:30 to 9:55 am, and Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:55 pm Location:
Faculty Memorial Hall 207.
This course provides an understanding of the basic
principles and appropriate application of building service and environmental
systems, incorporating thermal exposure, climate modification, environmental
systems and energy use with a focus on sustainability and as these relate to
the building envelope. The course also provides an introduction to aspects of plumbing,
vertical transportation systems, and life safety in building design.
An HVAC project will be assigned. This project will
require completing a reflected ceiling plan for a building showing a schematic
representation of the HVAC system.
The course will also include a field trip to visit a
green LEED-certified building, the new academic building of the Cooper Union in
Todays buildings are
expected to perform many functions other than their basic sheltering function.
It is the role of the architect as a generalist to have a good understanding of
these functions and to coordinate the services provided by the various
engineers and consultants involved in a building project. The course teaches
students about some of these functions and services with a focus on
sustainability and an integrated approach to architecture.
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Course Requirements:
Students are expected to take a test, a mid-term examination and a
final examination, in addition to some projects and assignments. Tentative test
dates are given below. Make-up tests will not be given without a valid reason
and a written justification.
The field trip will be scheduled on a Friday. The date of this trip is
to be announced.
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Grading
Criteria:
Test 1: 20% - Tentative date: Wednesday, February
25th, 2009.
Mid-Term Examination: 30% - Tentative Date:
Wednesday, March 26th, 2009.
Assignments: 10% - Due dates to be announced.
Project: 10% - Due date to be announced.
Final Examination: 30% - During the week of final
exams, May 7 to May 13.
The NJIT-Honor Code will be upheld, and any
violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students.
Instructor, Rima Taher, will be available for counseling at Room 521,
on Monday, from 12:00 to 1:00 and on Friday from 2:30 to 3:30 or by
appointment.
E-mail: Taher@adm.njit.edu
- Website: http://web.njit.edu/~taher
Mechanical and Electrical
Equipment for Buildings, 10th Edition, by Stein, Reynolds, Grondzik,
Kwok, Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-471-46591-1, 2006.
1-
Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Design Methods
for Architects, 2nd Edition, by Norbert Lechner, Wiley & Sons, ISN
978-471-24143-0, 2001.
2-
How Buildings Work The Natural Order of
Architecture, 3rd Edition, by Edward Allen,
3-
Environmental Control Systems Heating,
Cooling and Lighting, by Fuller
Week 1: 1/19 to 1/23
Designing for Heating and Cooling:
Organizing the Problem Zoning Daylighting
Considerations Passive Solar Heating Guidelines Passive Cooling Guidelines
Case Studies
Week 2: 1/26 to 1/30
Cooling Systems:
Refrigeration Cycles Refrigerants Cooling-Only
Systems: Fans, Unit Air Conditioners, Evaporative Cooling
Week 3: 2/2 to 2/6
Heating Systems:
Heating Devices Boilers and Types of Boilers
Hydronic Distribution Systems Radiant Panels Radiant Ceiling or Floor
Design Hydronic Zoning Heating Equipment Efficiency
Week 4: 2/9 to 2/13
Heating Systems:
Warm Air Heating Systems Heat Pumps
Week 5: 2/16 to 2/20
Mechanical Ventilation:
Ventilation Systems Regenerative Wheel
Filtration - Case Studies of HVAC
Systems Sustainability Issues
HVAC Project Assigned
Week 6: 2/23 to 2/27 Test
on Wednesday 2/25
Water Supply:
Sources of Water Water Treatment Transportation
of Water Private Water Systems Water Distribution within a Building
Conventional Water Heater Selection Solar Water Heaters
Week 7: 3/2 to 3/6
Waste Disposal:
Sewage Systems in Buildings Municipal Sewage
Disposal On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems: Cesspools and Septic Tanks Solid
Waste Disposal
Week 8: 3/9 to 3/13
Lighting:
Light in Architecture Direct and Diffuse Light
Kelvin and Color Rendition Index Power of Intensity Flux Illumination
Luminance Lighting Systems: Incandescent Types, Fluorescent Types, High
Intensity Discharge Lighting (HID) Emergency and Exit Lighting Lighting
Design and Artificial Lighting Calculations: the Point Grid Method, the Zonial
Cavity Method Daylighting Considerations
Week 9: 3/16 to 3/20 Spring
Recess
Week 10: 3/23 to 3/27 Mid-Term
Exam on Wednesday 3/25
Lighting Design Continued Case Studies
Week 11: 3/30 to 4/3 Withdrawal
Deadline: March 30
Electrical Systems:
Electrical Circuits Direct Current Alternating
Current Electrical Equipment: Motors and Generators Generation of Power
transformers Electric Lighting Circuits Receptacles Panel Boards Wiring
Conduits and Types of Conduits Safety Considerations services and Meters
Week 12: 4/6 to 4/10 Friday
4/10/09 is Good Friday No classes scheduled
Electrical Systems Continued
Week 13: 4/13 to 4/17
Fire Safety:
Building Codes Compartmentation Exits Classes
of Fires Fire Detection Standpipes: Dry Standpipes, Wet Standpipes
Sprinkler Systems: Wet and Dry Systems, Preaction Sprinkler System, Deluge
Sprinkler System
Week 14: 4/20 to 4/24
Acoustics:
Fundamentals of Architectural Acoustics Sound in
Enclosed Spaces Sound Absorption and Room Acoustics Room Design Building
Noise Control
Week 15: 4/27 to 5/1
Vertical Transportation:
Stairs Ramps Elevators and Elevator Types
Safety Features Spatial Requirements for Elevators - Escalators Moving
Walks and Ramps
Week 16: 5/4 to 5/8 Tuesday
5/5 is a Friday schedule and is the last day of classes
Wednesday
5/6 is a reading day
Final Exams: May 7 to May 13