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2.10. Building Services Engineering (BSE)
This knowledge area covers the design of sanitary and electrical installations inside a building: water supply, wastewater evacuation, and the sizing and protection of residential electrical installations.
| Knowledge Area (KA) | Core Tier1 | Core Tier2 |
 2.10.1 Water Supply System in Building Sanitary Installations | 1 | 1 |
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2.10.2 Drainage System in Building Sanitary Installations | 1 | 1 |
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2.10.3 Building Electrical Installations | 1 | 1 |
2.10.1. BSE/Water Supply System in Building Sanitary Installations (Core Tier1: 1 hr, Core Tier2: 1 hr) ↑ Back to top
Importance and scope of sanitary installations, and design of a building's cold and hot water system, including demand allowance, pressures, pipe sizing, cisterns, elevated tanks, and pumping systems.
Topics:
Core
- Importance and scope of sanitary installations in a building
- Cold water system design: demand allowance, pressures, and pipe sizing
- Hot water system design and other building water uses
- Cisterns, elevated tanks, and water pumping systems
Learning Outcomes:
Core:
- Explain the importance and scope of sanitary installations in a building [Familiarity]
- Design a building's cold and hot water system, determining demand allowance, pressures, and pipe sizing [Usage]
- Size cisterns, elevated tanks, and water pumping systems for a building [Assessment]
2.10.2. BSE/Drainage System in Building Sanitary Installations (Core Tier1: 1 hr, Core Tier2: 1 hr) ↑ Back to top
Design of a building's wastewater and stormwater drainage system, including sanitary venting systems and traps for odor control.
Topics:
Core
- Wastewater drainage system design
- Building stormwater drainage system design
- Sanitary venting systems and traps for odor control
Learning Outcomes:
Core:
- Design a building's wastewater and stormwater drainage system [Usage]
- Apply sanitary venting and odor control criteria to the design of a drainage system [Assessment]
2.10.3. BSE/Building Electrical Installations (Core Tier1: 1 hr, Core Tier2: 1 hr) ↑ Back to top
Design of residential electrical installations: determination of installed power and maximum demand, lighting, grounding, and electricity tariffs.
Topics:
Core
- Importance and scope of electrical installations in a building
- Determination of installed power per applicable standards
- Maximum demand calculation and demand factors
- Design of branch circuits and feeders
- Basic lighting design concepts for buildings
- Grounding systems
- Electricity tariffs and service billing
Learning Outcomes:
Core:
- Explain the importance of electrical installations in a building [Familiarity]
- Determine the installed power of a building per current standards [Usage]
- Calculate the maximum demand of a building applying the corresponding demand factors [Assessment]
- Design the branch circuits and feeders of a residential electrical installation [Usage]
- Apply lighting and grounding concepts to the design of an electrical installation [Assessment]