Building services engineering

Professional engineering discipline

Building services engineering (BSE), service engineering or facilities and services planning engineering is a professional engineering discipline that strives to achieve a safe and comfortable indoor environment while minimizing the environmental impact of a building.

Building services engineering can be considered a subdiscipline of utility engineering, supply engineering and architectural engineering (building engineering), which are all subsets of civil engineering.

Building services engineering encompasses the professional disciplines mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) and technical building services, specifically the fields of

* HVAC and building related sanitary engineering
* electrical engineering including building automation and building related telecommunications engineering
* mechanical engineering insofar it is building related, e.g. in the construction of elevators

Building services engineering is related to facilities engineering which focusses on the technical facilities of commercial and industrial buildings.

## Professional bodies

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The two most notable professional bodies are:

* The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) was founded in 1894.
* The British Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) was founded in 1976 and received a Royal Charter in the United Kingdom, formally recognising building services engineering as a profession.

## Education

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Building services engineers typically possess an academic degree in civil engineering, architectural engineering, building services engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering. The length of study for such a degree is usually 3–4 years for a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or Bachelor of Science (BSc) and 4–5 years for a Master of Engineering (MEng).

In the United Kingdom, the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) accredits university degrees in Building Services Engineering.[1] In the United States, ABET accredits degrees.[2]

## Building services engineering software

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Many tasks in building services engineering involve the use of engineering software, for example to design/model or draw solutions. The most common types of tool are whole building energy simulation[3] and CAD (traditionally 2D) or the increasingly popular Building Information Modeling (BIM) which is 3D. 3D BIM software can have integrated tools for Building Services calculations such sizing ventilation ducts or estimating noise levels. Another use of 3D/4D BIM is that empowers more informed decision making and better coordination between different disciplines, such as 'collision testing'.

## See also

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* Engineering portal

* American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
* Architectural engineering
* Building engineer
* Building Engineering Services Association

## References

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1. ^ "Accredited Courses". CIBSE. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
2. ^ Search All Accredited Programs Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ K. Mahmud, U. Amin, M.J. Hossain, J. Ravishankar, "Computational tools for design, analysis, and management of residential energy systems", Applied Energy, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.111

## External links

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* ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
* BESA Building Engineering Services Association
* BSRIA The Building Services Research and Information Association
* CIBSE Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
* ECA ECA - Excellence in Electrotechnical and Engineering Services
* Modern Building Services journal
* Online Building Services Engineering Lecture Notes
* India
* School of Planning and Architecture, JNA & FAU, Hyderabad, India

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

Fundamental
concepts|

* Air changes per hour (ACH)
* Bake-out
* Building envelope
* Convection
* Dilution
* Domestic energy consumption
* Enthalpy
* Fluid dynamics
* Gas compressor
* Heat pump and refrigeration cycle
* Heat transfer
* Humidity
* Infiltration
* Latent heat
* Noise control
* Outgassing
* Particulates
* Psychrometrics
* Sensible heat
* Stack effect
* Thermal comfort
* Thermal destratification
* Thermal mass
* Thermodynamics
* Vapour pressure of water

Technology|

* Absorption-compression heat pump
* Absorption refrigerator
* Air barrier
* Air conditioning
* Antifreeze
* Automobile air conditioning
* Autonomous building
* Building insulation materials
* Central heating
* Central solar heating
* Chilled beam
* Chilled water
* Constant air volume (CAV)
* Coolant
* Cross ventilation
* Dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS)
* Deep water source cooling
* Demand controlled ventilation (DCV)
* Displacement ventilation
* District cooling
* District heating
* Electric heating
* Energy recovery ventilation (ERV)
* Firestop
* Forced-air
* Forced-air gas
* Free cooling
* Heat recovery ventilation (HRV)
* Hybrid heat
* Hydronics
* Ice storage air conditioning
* Kitchen ventilation
* Mixed-mode ventilation
* Microgeneration
* Passive cooling
* Passive daytime radiative cooling
* Passive house
* Passive ventilation
* Radiant heating and cooling
* Radiant cooling
* Radiant heating
* Radon mitigation
* Refrigeration
* Renewable heat
* Room air distribution
* Solar air heat
* Solar combisystem
* Solar cooling
* Solar heating
* Thermal insulation
* Thermosiphon
* Underfloor air distribution
* Underfloor heating
* Vapor barrier
* Vapor-compression refrigeration (VCRS)
* Variable air volume (VAV)
* Variable refrigerant flow (VRF)
* Ventilation
* Water heat recycling

Components|

* Air conditioner inverter
* Air door
* Air filter
* Air handler
* Air ionizer
* Air-mixing plenum
* Air purifier
* Air source heat pump
* Attic fan
* Automatic balancing valve
* Back boiler
* Barrier pipe
* Blast damper
* Boiler
* Centrifugal fan
* Ceramic heater
* Chiller
* Condensate pump
* Condenser
* Condensing boiler
* Convection heater
* Compressor
* Cooling tower
* Damper
* Dehumidifier
* Duct
* Economizer
* Electrostatic precipitator
* Evaporative cooler
* Evaporator
* Exhaust hood
* Expansion tank
* Fan
* Fan coil unit
* Fan filter unit
* Fan heater
* Fire damper
* Fireplace
* Fireplace insert
* Freeze stat
* Flue
* Freon
* Fume hood
* Furnace
* Gas compressor
* Gas heater
* Gasoline heater
* Grease duct
* Grille
* Ground-coupled heat exchanger
* Ground source heat pump
* Heat exchanger
* Heat pipe
* Heat pump
* Heating film
* Heating system
* HEPA
* High efficiency glandless circulating pump
* High-pressure cut-off switch
* Humidifier
* Infrared heater
* Inverter compressor
* Kerosene heater
* Louver
* Mechanical room
* Oil heater
* Packaged terminal air conditioner
* Plenum space
* Pressurisation ductwork
* Process duct work
* Radiator
* Radiator reflector
* Recuperator
* Refrigerant
* Register
* Reversing valve
* Run-around coil
* Sail switch
* Scroll compressor
* Solar chimney
* Solar-assisted heat pump
* Space heater
* Smoke canopy
* Smoke damper
* Smoke exhaust ductwork
* Thermal expansion valve
* Thermal wheel
* Thermostatic radiator valve
* Trickle vent
* Trombe wall
* TurboSwing
* Turning vanes
* Ultra-low particulate air (ULPA)
* Whole-house fan
* Windcatcher
* Wood-burning stove
* Zone valve

Measurement
and control|

* Air flow meter
* Aquastat
* BACnet
* Blower door
* Building automation
* Carbon dioxide sensor
* Clean air delivery rate (CADR)
* Control valve
* Gas detector
* Home energy monitor
* Humidistat
* HVAC control system
* Infrared thermometer
* Intelligent buildings
* LonWorks
* Minimum efficiency reporting value (MERV)
* Normal temperature and pressure (NTP)
* OpenTherm
* Programmable communicating thermostat
* Programmable thermostat
* Psychrometrics
* Room temperature
* Smart thermostat
* Standard temperature and pressure (STP)
* Thermographic camera
* Thermostat
* Thermostatic radiator valve

Professions,
trades,
and services|

* Architectural acoustics
* Architectural engineering
* Architectural technologist
* Building services engineering
* Building information modeling (BIM)
* Deep energy retrofit
* Duct cleaning
* Duct leakage testing
* Environmental engineering
* Hydronic balancing
* Kitchen exhaust cleaning
* Mechanical engineering
* Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing
* Mold growth, assessment, and remediation
* Refrigerant reclamation
* Testing, adjusting, balancing

Industry
organizations|

* AHRI
* AMCA
* ASHRAE
* ASTM International
* BRE
* BSRIA
* CIBSE
* Institute of Refrigeration
* IIR
* LEED
* SMACNA
* UMC

Health and safety|

* Indoor air quality (IAQ)
* Passive smoking
* Sick building syndrome (SBS)
* Volatile organic compound (VOC)

See also|

* ASHRAE Handbook
* Building science
* Fireproofing
* Glossary of HVAC terms
* Warm Spaces
* World Refrigeration Day
* Template:Fire protection
* Template:Home automation
* Template:Solar energy

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Levels of academic degree

Undergraduate|

| ISCED level 5|

* Associate degree
* Foundation degree
* Higher National Diploma / ​Diploma of Higher Education / ​Certificate of Higher Education

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ISCED level 6|

* Bachelor's degree
* Honours degree

Postgraduate|

| ISCED level 7|

* Master's degree
* Postgraduate diploma/​certificate
* Diplom degree
* Engineer's degree

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ISCED level 8|

* Doctorate
* Candidate of Sciences

Other|

| Postdoctoral|

* Higher doctorate
* Doctor of Sciences
* Habilitation
* Docent
* Tenure
* Fellow

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No dominant
classification|

* Academic certificate
* Artist diploma
* External degree
* Laurea
* Licentiate
* Magister degree
* Microdegree
* Professional degree
* Graduate diploma/​certificate
* Higher diploma
* Specialist degree/​diploma
* Terminal degree

Unearned|

* Honorary degree
* Ad eundem degree
* Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)

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Sustainability

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* Index

Principles|

* Anthropocene
* Environmentalism
* Global governance
* Human impact on the environment
* Planetary boundaries
* Development

Consumption|

* Anthropization
* Anti-consumerism
* Circular economy
* Durable good
* Earth Overshoot Day
* Ecological footprint
* Ethical
* Green consumption
* Micro-sustainability
* Over-consumption
* Product stewardship
* Simple living
* Social return on investment
* Steady-state economy
* Sustainability
* Advertising
* Brand
* Marketing myopia
* Sustainable
* Consumer behaviour
* Market
* Systemic change resistance
* Tragedy of the commons

World population|

* Demographic transition
* Family planning
* Control
* Sustainable population

Technology|

* Appropriate
* Environmental technology
* Natural building
* Sustainable architecture
* Sustainable design
* Sustainable industries
* Sustainable packaging

Biodiversity|

* Biosecurity
* Biosphere
* Conservation biology
* Endangered species
* Holocene extinction
* Invasive species

Energy|

* Carbon footprint
* Renewable energy
* Sustainable energy

Food|

* Civic agriculture
* Climate-smart agriculture
* Community-supported agriculture
* Cultured meat
* Sustainable agriculture
* Sustainable diet
* Sustainable fishery

Water|

* Air well (condenser)
* Bioretention
* Bioswale
* Blue roof
* Catchwater
* Constructed wetland
* Detention basin
* Dew pond
* Footprint
* Hydroelectricity
* Hydropower
* Infiltration basin
* Irrigation tank
* Marine energy
* Micro hydro
* Ocean thermal energy conversion
* Pico hydro
* Rain garden
* Rainwater harvesting
* Rainwater tank
* Reclaimed water
* Retention basin
* Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
* Scarcity
* Security
* Small hydro
* Sustainable drainage system
* Tidal power
* Tidal stream generator
* Tree box filter
* Water conservation
* Water heat recycling
* Water recycling shower
* Water-sensitive urban design

Accountability|

* Corporate environmental responsibility
* Corporate social responsibility
* Environmental accounting
* Environmental full-cost accounting
* Environmental planning
* Sustainability
* Accounting
* Measurement
* Metrics and indices
* Reporting
* Standards and certification
* Sustainable yield

Applications|

* Advertising
* Art
* Business
* City
* Climate finance
* Community
* Disinvestment
* Eco-capitalism
* Eco-cities
* Eco-investing
* Eco-socialism
* Ecovillage
* Environmental finance
* Green economy
* Construction
* Fashion
* Finance
* Gardening
* Geopark
* Green
* Development
* Infrastructure
* Marketing
* Green roof
* Greening
* Impact investing
* Landscape
* Livelihood
* Living
* Market
* Organic movement
* Organizations
* Procurement
* Refurbishment
* Socially responsible business
* Socially responsible marketing
* Sanitation
* Sourcing
* Space
* Sustainability organization
* Tourism
* Transport
* Urban drainage systems
* Urban infrastructure

Sustainable management|

* Environmental
* Fisheries
* Forest
* Humanistic capitalism
* Landscape
* Materials
* Natural resource
* Planetary
* Recycling
* Waste

Agreements and
conferences|

* UN Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972)
* Brundtlandt Commission Report (1983)
* Our Common Future (1987)
* Earth Summit (1992)
* Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
* Agenda 21 (1992)
* Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
* Lisbon Principles (1997)
* Earth Charter (2000)
* UN Millennium Declaration (2000)
* Earth Summit 2002 (Rio+10, Johannesburg)
* UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20, 2012)
* Sustainable Development Goals (2015)

* Category
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* Studies
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Construction

Types|

* Home construction
* Offshore construction
* Underground construction
* Tunnel construction

History|

* Architecture
* Construction
* Structural engineering
* Timeline of architecture
* Water supply and sanitation

Professions|

* Architect
* Building engineer
* Building estimator
* Building officials
* Chartered Building Surveyor
* Civil engineer
* Civil estimator
* Clerk of works
* Project manager
* Quantity surveyor
* Site manager
* Structural engineer
* Superintendent

Trades workers
(List)|

* Banksman
* Boilermaker
* Bricklayer
* Carpenter
* Concrete finisher
* Construction foreman
* Construction worker
* Electrician
* Glazier
* Ironworker
* Millwright
* Plasterer
* Plumber
* Roofer
* Steel fixer
* Welder

Organizations|

* American Institute of Constructors (AIC)
* American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
* Asbestos Testing and Consultancy Association (ATAC)
* Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
* Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC)
* Build UK
* Construction History Society
* Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES)
* Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE)
* Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)
* The Concrete Society
* Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
* Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
* FIDIC
* Home Builders Federation (HBF)
* Lighting Association
* National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
* National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
* National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
* National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA)
* National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association (NRC)
* National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA)
* Railway Tie Association (RTA)
* Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
* Scottish Building Federation (SBF)
* Society of Construction Arbitrators

By country|

* India
* Iran
* Japan
* Romania
* Turkey
* United Kingdom
* United States

Regulation|

* Building code
* Construction law
* Site safety
* Zoning

Architecture|

* Style
* List
* Industrial architecture
* British
* Indigenous architecture
* Interior architecture
* Landscape architecture
* Vernacular architecture

Engineering|

* Architectural engineering
* Building services engineering
* Civil engineering
* Coastal engineering
* Construction engineering
* Structural engineering
* Earthquake engineering
* Environmental engineering
* Geotechnical engineering

Methods|

* List
* Earthbag construction
* Modern methods of construction
* Monocrete construction
* Slip forming

Other topics|

* Building material
* List of building materials
* Millwork
* Construction bidding
* Construction delay
* Construction equipment theft
* Construction loan
* Construction management
* Construction waste
* Demolition
* Design–build
* Design–bid–build
* DfMA
* Heavy equipment
* Interior design
* Lists of buildings and structures
* List of tallest buildings and structures
* Megaproject
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* Plasterwork
* Damp
* Proofing
* Parge coat
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* Harling
* Real estate development
* Stonemasonry
* Sustainability in construction
* Unfinished building
* Urban design
* Urban planning

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