University Of Central Florida

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

CCE 4813

Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Buildings

Catalog Description: Design and construction of mechanical and electrical systems for buildings.

Pre-requisite(s):
CCE 4003

Designation: Required (Construction Option)

Contribution of course to meeting the Professional Component:

Math & Science Topic 0.0 credit hours
Engineering Topics 4.0 credit hours
General Education Topics 0.0 credit hours

 

Class Schedule: Laboratory Schedule:
Number of sessions per week 2 Number of sessions per week 0
Duration of each session 110 min Duration of each session 0

Course Objectives: Introduce building mechanical and electrical systems and design methods. Areas included in this course are heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and piping systems, fire protection, electrical equipment and systems, electrical design and lighting. Two construction site visits are also included. The course goals are to enable students to:
· Design Building Electrical Systems
· Design Building Mechanical Systems
· Design Building Plumbing Systems
· Design Building Lighting Systems

Topics:
1. Heat Transfer
· Environmental Comfort
· Psychrometrics

2. HVAC Loads
· Cooling Loads
· Heating Loads

3. Central HVAC Equipment
· Heating Equipment
· Cooling Equipment

4. Hydraulic Systems
· Piping

5. Building Plumbing Systems
· Code Impact
· Plumbing System Design

6. Fire Protection Systems
· Fire Protection Equipment
· Smoke Control Systems

7. Building Electrical System Design
· Electrical Design
· Wiring Design
· Fault Analysis and Coordination

8. Lighting Systems Design

9. Fire Alarm and Lighting Protection Systems

Textbook(s):
Mechanical and Electrical Systems in Building, Tao and Janis, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Reference(s):
N/A

Relationship of the course to Program Outcomes:
This course addresses the following CEE program outcomes - 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10.