Understanding MEP Systems for Buildings

In Understanding MEP Systems for Buildings, you'll learn ...

• What MEP engineers should demand from architects
• Strategies that can be used in buildings to conserve energy
• Design factors that affect the cost of buildings
• An overview of design basics and equipment/system types for a variety of building systems, including HVAC, fire protection, potable water supply and distribution and electrical

Overview

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Credit: 6 CPD

Length: 110 pages

MEP refers to Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems for buildings.

People in urban settings spend between 80% and 90% of their time in indoor spaces both during work and during leisure time. The aesthetics, efficiency, economy, comfort, and safety of modern buildings require close collaboration across multiple disciplines.

With the emerging trend of high-rise buildings and emphasis on sustainability, MEP systems are becoming increasingly complex and occupying larger portions of building project work. The MEP design no longer relates only to the visible elements such as lights, radiators, convectors, registers, outlet grilles, or ducts - which are the end nodes of the systems - but also to the infrastructure that supplies those elements.

Although the primary responsibility of delivering high quality building projects rests with the lead architect, the knowledge and expertise of the MEP engineers play a very important role in supporting the architect’s vision.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain architectural aspects of modern energy-efficient buildings.
• Identify HVAC Systems (Heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems): DX systems, chilled-water systems.
• Classify the principal elements associated with fire protection systems: water supply, standpipe, hydrants, automatic sprinklers etc.
• Describe fire alarm systems, smoke detection, annunciation, addressable devices etc.
• Analyze potable water supply and distribution, wastewater and stormwater.
• Evaluate power supply and distribution: busway, cable duct, raceways etc.
• Assess lighting: interior, exterior, and emergency lighting.
• Summarize control systems, security systems (CCTV, audio/video), data networks etc.
• Outline vertical transportation: traction and hydraulic elevators.
• Interpret noise and acoustics for buildings.

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. CPD credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.