SERVCES IN HIGH-

RISE BUILDING
SERVICES
IMPOTANCE OF SERVICES
SERVICE SHAFT

ELECTIVES

NAME – MRUNESH PRAKASH SAVE

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BUILDING SERVICES
WHAT ARE SERVICES?
EVERYTHING INSIDE A BUILDING WHICH MAKES IT SAFE AND
COMFORTABLE TO BE IN COMES UNDER THE TITLE OF ‘BUILDING SERVICES’.
A BUILDING MUST DO WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO – NOT JUST PROVIDE
SHELTER BUT ALSO BE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE, WORK
AND ACHIEVE.

Building Services are “What makes a

Building come to Life”.
 SERVICES INCLUDES IN
BUILDING SERVICES

1. ENERGY SUPPLY – GAS,

ELECTRICITY AND RENEWABLE
SOURCES
2. HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING
3. WATER, DRAINAGE AND
PLUMBING
4. NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL
LIGHTING AND BUILDING
FACADES
5. ESCALATORS AND LIFTS
(VENTILATION AND
REFRIGERATION)
6. COMMUNICATION LINES,
TELEPHONES AND IT
NETWORKS
7. SECURITY AND ALARM
SYSTEMS
8. FIRE DETECTION AND
PROTECTION
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 WHY SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT IN HIGH RISE BUILDINGS?

1. BUILDING SERVICES ARE THE SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN BUILDINGS TO

MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE, FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENT AND SAFE.
2. THEY CAN INCLUDE FIRE SAFETY, HVAC (HEATING, VENTILATION AND
AIR CONDITIONING), LIGHTING, PLUMBING, ICT (INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY), AND SO ON.
3. BUILDING SERVICES PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE
DESIGN OF A BUILDING, NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF OVERALL STRATEGIES
AND STANDARDS TO BE ACHIEVED, BUT ALSO IN FAÇADE
ENGINEERING, THE WEIGHTS, SIZES AND LOCATION OF MAJOR PLANT
AND EQUIPMENT, THE POSITION OF VERTICAL SERVICE RISERS,
ROUTES FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF HORIZONTAL SERVICES,
DRAINAGE, ENERGY SOURCES, SUSTAINABILITY AND SO ON.

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SERVICE SHAFT
DEFINATION

THE SERVICE SHAFT HAS A SERVICE OPENING IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO

CARRY OUT THE ASSEMBLY, DISASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE OF PLANT

A SHAFT IS AN UNDERGROUND VERTICAL OR INCLINED PASSAGEWAY.

SHAFTS ARE OFTEN ENTERED THROUGH A MANHOLE AND CLOSED BY A
MANHOLE COVER. THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS
INCLUDING:
 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TUNNEL.
 FOR VENTILATION OF A TUNNEL OR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE.
 AS A DROP SHAFT FOR SEWAGE OR WATER TUNNEL.
 FOR ACCESS TO A TUNNEL OR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE, ALSO AS
AN ESCAPE ROUTE.