Re-Assessment Information/Brief 2020-21

Module title Environmental Science and Services

CRN 28668/40684

Level 4

Assessment title
Assessment 2
Building Engineering Systems
Weighting within This assessment is worth 50% of the overall module mark.
module
Submission deadline Friday 7th May 2021 by no later than 4:00pm
date and time
Module Leader/Assessment set by
Julian Snape

Maxwell 436a

e: J.M.Snape@salford.ac.uk

t: 0161 295 6829

How to submit
You should submit your assessment electronically through Turnitin.

Further information and support for students using Turnitin can be found here: 

http://www.salford.ac.uk/library/help/blackboard-and-collaborate
Assessment task details and instructions
This assessment has been designed to introduce some realistic practical activities into your
study of Building Services. It is hoped that by examining various aspects and issues raised by
seeking to incorporate building engineering systems into a structure you will gain an increased
familiarity with the role of the Building Services Engineer and the day-to-day problems he/she
may encounter.

By focusing on a pseudo client brief this assignment will focus on the following major aspects of
a Services project:
● Heating Systems;

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 ● Ventilation Systems;
● Domestic Hot Water Services;
● Lighting Design.

Over the course of the last few years the university has experienced a significant increase in the
number of students wishing to study health subjects. The development in these courses initially
saw the development of the Mary Seacole building which provided the required teaching and
practice space to support learning activities alongside some limited medical research. Senior
management have recently acknowledged that the development of a dedicated medical
research facility is required in order to further develop this area of the business and seek to
become a centre of excellence in this subject.

Young and Simpson have been working with the university to develop initial design ideas for the
building and the point has been reached where they can be used to begin to examine the
possible building services systems that might be included in the completed design. The outline
plan for this building along with other useful information is included in appendix 2 of this brief.

You work for the building engineering services consultant George Smith and Co. who have been
appointed to carry out initial services designs for the project. As part of the services
development team you have been charged with producing a professional report that must be
formatted to include.
● A front cover in the form of a title page.
● A contents page listing the title and page number of all sections, subsections, appendices
and reference listings.
● Body text with use made of appendices if appropriate.
● References deployed appropriately throughout the document in the Harvard format.
● Appropriately numbered sections and subsections.
● A choice of format and font that is accessible to the reader.

The final report is to address the following activities.

Activities
1. Provide an introduction that clearly explains the primary function of building engineering
systems within a building and relate your discussion to the needs for human comfort.
2. Heating Systems
Carry out the following.
● The office space and within this building is to be maintained at a room
temperature of 21°C explain what type of heating system might be appropriate
for this purpose and explain how it might be controlled. The explanation must be
justified and is to consider a type of boiler, the distribution system and possible
types of heat emitter.

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 ● Write a spreadsheet to calculate the heating load for the three offices listed
below and located on the right of the drawing in appendix 2.
i. Postgrad Office
ii. Clinical Tutors
iii. Medical Personnel
3. Ventilation Systems
When considering the means of providing ventilation within a building there are
essentially two options:
● Mechanical air handling and
● Natural ventilation.
Compare and contrast the relative merits of both of these options with respect to
functionality and sustainability and recommend one that would be suitable for use in the
office spaces in the medical centre. Please note that your selection of final systems must
be justified.
4. Domestic Hot Water System
Explain what is meant by centralised and de-centralised domestic hot water systems and
subsequently select an appropriate method of providing domestic hot water to the WC
provisions throughout the medical research centre.
5. Lighting Design
Using the Lumen Method of Design write a spreadsheet to calculate the number of
luminaires required to provide a light level of 500lx within each of the three Research
and Audit rooms located to the left of the floor plan drawing provided in appendix 2. A
link for data regarding the specified fitting is given below.
http://www.thornlighting.com/en/products/indoor-lighting/battens-trunking-and-
systems/PopPack_LED/poppack-led-battens/96631578

N.B. All calculations are to be carried out to two decimal places.

Guidance regarding how your submission will be assessed is given in the Assessment Criteria
section below. This should be read in conjunction with the Assessment Rubric included as
Appendix 1.

Pre-submission checklist
Use the checklist below to ensure that you have met the assessment requirements.
● Have I proof-read my work using the grammar and spell check facilities of the word
processor to find / correct any errors and ensure readability?
● Does the report meet the requirement of the permitted word count?
● Have I referenced all of the sources used correctly to satisfy the Harvard referencing
system?
● Have I made use of the Draft Submission facility on Turnitin to check for the percentage
match with other published work?

Assessed intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding

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 1. Describe building heat transfer mechanisms and carry out calculations for the determination
of heat losses from buildings
2. Compare the provision of natural and artificial lighting within buildings
3. Explain the influence of the building and its services on the internal acoustic environment
and compare calculated noise levels with recognised design criteria
4. Select, describe and explain the operation and control of the various components which
make up particular H.V.A.C. Engineering Systems. Consider the impact of system choice on
Sustainability.
5. State the important environmental design criteria that building services systems must
achieve and maintain in buildings to ensure occupant thermal comfort whilst achieving good
design practice in relation to energy conservation and control within buildings
Transferable Skills and other Attributes
6. Demonstrate competency in numeracy and written communication,
7. Apply a process of system selection and justification in a number of building scenarios
8. Manage time appropriately and plan work effectively towards given deadlines,
9. Demonstrate an ability to search for and retrieve information via library, internet and
electronic facilities,
10. Demonstrate an ability with several ICT facilities including, but not limited to, word
processing, using graphics/visual media and technical drawing software.

Module Aims
1. To develop knowledge and understanding of the interactions between a building and its
internal and external environments and hence develop an awareness of the physical and
personal requirements for thermal and environmental comfort leading to a healthy working
environment
2. To provide students with a fundamental understanding of the principles involved in building
heat transfer, occupant thermal comfort, illumination and acoustics.
3. To explore the need for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services within the building
envelope and develop an understanding of typical Building Services systems technology.
4. To develop knowledge and understanding of the wide spectrum of H.V.A.C. Engineering
Services available for installation in today’s buildings and their impact on sustainability,
health and safety.
5. To develop an ability to appraise and critically analyse the choices available to the engineer
when selecting systems to meet a services specification.

Word count/ duration (if applicable)

Your assessment should be presented as a formal fully referenced report with a strict word
count of 2500 words.

The word count for this piece of work comprises of ‘relevant words’ i.e. words within the body
text of the report. It discounts details included on the title page, contents list, all titles and
information included within appendices.
Words beyond the 2500 limit will not be marked.

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 Feedback arrangements
Provisional coursework marks and written feedback will be available within 15 working days of
your submission via the Turnitin submission occurrence on Blackboard.

You have an opportunity to gain formative feedback on your proposed submission via the
support sessions noted below under support arrangements however, formative feedback will
only be given on production of written work and this will only be given once.
Support arrangements
You can obtain support for this assessment via lecture sessions, in class tutorials along with one
to one tutorials undertaken by appointment only. The module leader can be contacted via the
details provided above, effort will be made to reply to e-mails within a 48 hour period.

All learning materials including lecture notes, relevant materials along with any specialist guest
presentations can be located in Blackboard under learning materials / presentations and
supplementary notes.

Further support will be uploaded to Blackboard when appropriate to include notification of any
planned site visits or external events.
askUS
The University offers a range of support services for students through askUS.
Good Academic Conduct and Academic Misconduct
Students are expected to learn and demonstrate skills associated with good academic conduct
(academic integrity). Good academic conduct includes the use of clear and correct referencing
of source materials. Here is a link to where you can find out more about the skills which
students require http://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-learning.
Academic Misconduct is an action which may give you an unfair advantage in your academic
work. This includes plagiarism, asking someone else to write your assessment for you or
taking notes into an exam. The University takes all forms of academic misconduct seriously.
You can find out how to avoid academic misconduct here https://www.salford.ac.uk/skills-for-
learning.
Assessment Information
If you have any questions about assessment rules, you can find out more here.
Personal Mitigating Circumstances
If personal mitigating circumstances may have affected your ability to complete this assessment,
you can find more information about personal mitigating circumstances procedure here.
Personal Tutor/Student Progression Administrator
If you have any concerns about your studies, contact your Personal Tutor or your Student
Progression Administrator.

Assessment Criteria
Marks for this assessment will be allocated based on the criteria and weightings shown
below.

Marking Criteria Available mark

1 Activity 1 10

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 2 Activity 2 30
3 Activity 3 20
4 Activity 4 20
5 Activity 5 20
Total 100
Whilst producing this report you are advised to be considerate of the following as each element
of the report will be judged against the following criteria.

● Degree of focus.
● Application of knowledge.
● Relevance and detail.
● Accuracy of calculations.
● Presentation and referencing.

N.B. Further guidance regarding both the assessment criteria and how these relate to the
university’s grade descriptors below is provided in the assessment rubric included in appendix 1.

Grade Descriptor Mark Classification

Extremely poor 0% to 9%
Very poor 10% to 19%
Fail
Poor 20% to 29%
Unsatisfactory 30% to 39%
Adequate 40% to 49% Third
Fair 50% to 59% Lower Second
Good 60% to 69% Upper Second
Very good 70% to 79%
Excellent 80% to 89% First
Outstanding 90% to 100%

N.B. Further guidance regarding both the assessment criteria and how these relate to the
university’s grade descriptors below is provided in the assessment rubric included in appendix
1.

In Year Retrieval Scheme

Your assessment is not eligible for in year retrieval.

Reassessment
If you fail your assessment, and are eligible for reassessment, you will need to resubmit on or

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 before 4pm, Friday 24th July 2020. You will be asked to resubmit the same piece of work unless
advised otherwise.

For students with accepted personal mitigating circumstances, this will be your replacement
assessment attempt. Students should be aware that there is no late submission period at
reassessment (this includes those students who have an accepted PMC request from a previous
attempt).

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 APPENDIX 1 – ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Extremely
Criteria Outstanding Excellent Very good Good Fair Adequate Unsatisfactory Poor Very poor
poor

90-100% 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% 50-59% 40-49% 30-39% 20-29% 10-19% 0-9%

General Outstanding Excellent detail Very good Good Fair coverage Adequate level Unsatisfactory Content is Content is Content is very
solutions to all within solutions to interpretation of the brief of information level of weak in nature inadequate in inadequate in
tasks. solutions to the brief in of the requirements Some relation information. and lacks terms of terms of
Professional the brief. terms of requirements More depth to Project Little or no quality. amount and amount and
standard to Consistent structure, of the brief. and detail Building. justification or quality. quality.
report. across all content and required. explanation.
tasks. presentation.

Activity 1 Outstanding Excellent level A very detailed A good level of A fair level of A reasonable Content is of Content is of Content is of Content is of
understanding of detail that consideration detailed consideration consideration low quality poor quality very low very low
Introduction and of the demonstrates of the types consideration of building of building and and quality and quality and
overview of
requirements a clear and roles of of building engineering engineering demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
service systems
of building understanding building engineering systems is systems is only a modest a limited a very limited no
engineering of the types services systems is demonstrated. demonstrated understanding understanding understanding understanding
systems and and functions systems is demonstrated. An effort has though this is or or or or appreciation
the of building apparent in An effort has been made to limited in appreciation of appreciation of appreciation of of building
requirements engineering this section. been made to examine the scope and only building building building services
and limitations systems within Effort has been examine the functions touches on the services services services systems or
placed on a project. made to relate functions engineering functions systems or systems or systems or requirements.
them by the discussion engineering systems play played within a requirements requirements. requirements.
project to the comfort systems play within a building. and their
location and of occupants within a building and function.
conditions. and the building and relate this to
project relate this to human
building. human comfort.
comfort.

Activities 2 to 5 Outstanding Excellent Very clear Systems Fair selection Basic selection, Little reference Brief generic Brief systems Poor or
inc system system choice, selection and chosen are and description to building in system choice descriptions missing
selection and justification justification of suitable for justification. and selection and but weak in that lack systems that
Selection and
justification. and systems. building and Some relation justification justifications content and relevance to lack relevance
Justification of
Operation of explanation. Technical explained well. to building present. weak. Lacks justification. building. Little to building.
Heating/Ventilati
on/Hot water and systems in Calculations descriptions Calculations layout. Heating loads detail in Some effort is effort made to Heating loads
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lighting systems relation to are essentially very good and are clearly Heating loads and lighting technical evident to calculate and/or lighting
building use correct and operation well presented and and lighting requirements description. suggest an heating loads requirements
well defined. only presented explained. though mostly requirements are simply Heating loads attempt to and lighting omitted.
Calculations with some Calculations correct there are stated with stated with no and lighting calculate the requirements
are fully very minor are essentially are some some evidence evidence of requirements heating loads but the
detailed and errors. correct and inaccuracies of supporting supporting are simply and lighting calculations
correct. only presented evident in the calculation calculation stated with no requirements are not
Heating loads with some figures method. method. evidence of but the figures complete.
and lighting minor errors. presented. Errors are supporting are not
requirement evident. calculation accurate and
are presented method. the
as a schedule. Values are calculations
inaccurate. are not
complete.

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APPENDIX 2 – MEDICAL REASEARCH CENTRE
35
4.5 13.0 m 17.5
m m m

5.0
m
9.0
m
6.0 4.25
m m
3.35
m 3.0 3.30
m m

3.15 4.1
m 4.65 m 6.0
m
m
2.65
m RAM
P
3.0 4.3
m m 2.6
m
6.25
m 4.40
3.6 3.4
m
m m

4 3.25 2.5 4.65

m m m m

ANY MISSING DIMENSIONS TO BE SCALED FROM THE DRAWING. ASSUME SINGLE STOREY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
COURSEWORK
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APPENDIX 2 – MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE

Research Research Postgrad Clinical Medical

and Audit 1 and Audit 2 Office
Tutors Personnel
&3
Room height 2.5m Room height 2.5m Room height 2.5m Room height 2.5m Room height 2.5m
Window 3.6m2 Window 1.8m2 Window 1.8m2 Window 1.8m2 Window 5.4m2
area area area area area
Door area 2.0m2 Door area 2.0m2 Door area 2.0m2 Door area 2.0m2 Door area 2.0m2
External -2°C External -2°C External -2°C External -2°C External -2°C
design design design design design
temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
Ventilation 2 air Ventilation 2 air Ventilation 2 air Ventilation 2 air Ventilation 2 air
allowance changes / allowance changes / allowance changes / allowance changes / allowance changes /
hour hour hour hour hour
Room 21°C Room 21°C Room 21°C Room 21°C Room 21°C
temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
Corridor 18°C Corridor 18°C Corridor 18°C Corridor 18°C Corridor 18°C
temperature temperature temperature temperature temperature
Utilisation 0.46 Utilisation 0.46 Utilisation 0.46 Utilisation 0.46 Utilisation 0.46
Factor Factor Factor Factor Factor
Light Loss 0.7 Light Loss 0.7 Light Loss 0.7 Light Loss 0.7 Light Loss 0.7
Factor Factor Factor Factor Factor

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 Table 1 – Room data

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 External walls 0.35
Floor 0.25
Ceiling / roof 0.25
Internal walls 2.0
Doors 2.2
Windows 2.2

Table 2 – U-values (W/m2K)

N.B. For the purposes of this assessment you are to assume the following.
● The dimensions given on the drawing for length and width of the rooms are suitable for the calculation of floor area and no allowance is to
be made for the thickness of internal walls.
● Take the width of all of the Research and Audit rooms to be consistent at 4.0m whilst the Offices are all 4.65m wide.
● The rooms being considered are numbered in order beginning from the bottom of the drawing.
● Areas quoted are all totals.
● Assume the store adjacent to the Medical Personnel office is also held at 21°C
● Discount the nib formed by the stepped wall between the Medical Personnel and Store Room. Treat this as all being internal wall.

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