Engineering Drawing for Building Services

This module employs the use of Building Information Model (BIM) software – Revit – to provide students with the knowledge and understanding, basic practical skills, and competency required of a building services engineer sequel to generating, visualizing and reviewing building services drawings.

For better appreciation and understanding of the rationale behind the building services drawing made, students will be introduced to the concepts governing the design, installation and layout of building services systems.

This module is designed for first year students who are relatively new to the concepts of generating, visualizing and reviewing building services drawings. Thus, the expected learning outcomes of this module are set at introductory level. To ensure the learning outcomes set for this module are met, students are assessed through building services drawing project, building evaluation assignments and lab drawing sessions

The topics covered in this module include:

• To interpret basic principles guiding creation, installation, maintenance and operations of architectural systems and building services systems that support building users’ health, comfort, performance and productivity, and use of resources – energy and water
• To interpret bidirectional associativity and parametric relationship of building elements in BIM software – Revit – platform
• To generate, visualize and review 2D and 3D building architectural and MEP systems drawings
• To evaluate installation, maintenance and operation of architectural elements and building services systems on building site
• To generate building services drawings that support building users’ health, comfort, performance and productivity, and use of resources – energy and water
• To avoid and resolve conflicts between MEP systems generated and other building systems (envelope, structure and interior) drawn by other building professionals
• To use building evaluation results and experiences to enhance design of building services systems