TAYLORS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING

AND DESIGN

BUILDING SERVICES (BLD 60903 / ARC 2423)

PROJECT 2: APPLICATION OF BUILDING SERVICES

NAME: HIRENDRAN
STUDENT ID: 0319894
TUTOR: AR. SATEERAH
CONTENT

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM
STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE
SEWERAGE AND SANITARY SYSTEM
DRAWINGS
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
Project 2 is an individual assignment on application of basic building services. This is an
individual project to apply building services systems to a domestic sized building. This
exercise requires students to demonstrate their understanding on the application by
producing technical drawings incorporating the necessary building services

We were required to use our Design Studio final project for this assignment. The purpose of
this exercise is to familiarize us with the application of the systems and apply them in the
design proposals. We were required to demonstrate our understanding of building services
by providing the most appropriate systems for the building, which include:

i) electrical supply system

ii) cold water and hot water supply system
iii) sewerage and sanitary system
iv) rainwater/ surface water drainage system.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Laws and Regulations

UBBL Section 84: Prevention of Dampness.

(1) Suitable measures shall be taken to prevent the penetration of dampness
and moisture into a building.

UBBL Section 123: Pipes and Service ducts.

(1) Where ducts or enclosures are provided in any building to accommodate pipes, cables or
conduits the dimensions of such ducts or enclosures shall be-
(a) adequate for the accommodation of the pipes, cables or conduits and for crossings of
branches and mains together with supports and fixing; and
(b) sufficiently large to permit access to cleaning eyes, stop cocks and other controls there
to enable repairs, extensions and modifications to be made to each or all of the services
accommodated.
(2) The access openings to ducts or enclosures shall be long enough and suitably placed to
enable lengths of pipe to be installed and removed.
MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT

HDPE Water Tank for storing liquids

Stopcock to control water flow

Water Meter to measure and record water

usage.

uPVC Class D Pipe is a tubular hollow cylinder

used to transfer liquids

Copper Tubing used to supply hot and cold tap

water. It has a high corrosive resistance

Gate Valve is a valve which opens by lifting a

round or rectangular gate/wedge out of the
path of the fluid. Gate valves are often used
when a straight-line flow of fluid and minimum
restriction is desired.

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ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM

Laws and Regulations

MS 1979: 2007

4.2.4 COP 07, Requirement of earthing system

The primary requirement of the earthing system is to ensure effective operation of the circuit
protective device. For effective operation of the circuit protective device, the resistance of
the earthing system shall be as low as possible. In installations where RCDs are used as the
circuit protective device, earthing resistance of less than 10 will generally ensure effective
operation of the RCDs. However earthing resistance of less than 1 is the target.

4.6.9 COP 28, Cables installed behind walls

Where cables are installed buried behind walls, they shall be installed horizontally or vertically

i.e. parallel to the edges of the room. Subject to the dimensions of the columns and beams,

they shall be within 150 mm from the top of the walls and 150 mm from the edge of the wall.

4.6.10 COP 29, Mechanical protection for cables within walls

Cables installed within walls shall be provided with mechanical protection such as a conduit.

Direct installation of cables within walls is not allowed.

4.6.11 COP 30, Cables installed within ceiling space

Where cables are installed behind suspended ceilings or the ceiling space under the roof,

they shall be provided with mechanical protection such as being installed within approved

conduits. In addition they shall be installed either parallel or perpendicular to the edges of
the

walls.

4.6.13 COP 32, Air conditioner circuits

A circuit intended to supply an air conditioner shall have a socket outlet (an unswitched type

is acceptable) in the vicinity of the air conditioner to facilitate the connection of the circuit to

the apparatus and to facilitate disconnection during maintenance.

MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT

Airconditioner to circulate air and provide

comfortable temperature

3-Gang Switch is an electrical component that

can break and electric circuit. It is the
interconnection of three electrical switches.

Distribution Board is a component of an

electricity supply system that divides an
electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits,
while providing a protective fuse or circuit
breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure.

13A 3-Gang Socket is a triple plug that provides

connection to electrical mains

3 Blade Ceiling Fan is a mechanical fan

suspended from the ceiling of a room circulate
air

Downlight is a light fixture installed into the

ceiling.
STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM

STREET, DRAINAGE AND BUILDING ACT 1974, PART III

56. Rain-water pipes not to be used as soil-pipes.

(1) No pipe used for the carrying off of rain water from any roof shall be used for the purpose
of carrying off the soil or drainage from any privy or water-closet or any sullage water.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding five hundred ringgit and shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding one
hundred ringgit for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.

MATERIALS & EQUIPMENT

Perimeter Drain removes surface and sub-

surface water from an area.

Downpipe carries rainwater from the gutter

Gutter is a shallow trough fixed beneath the

edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
SEWERAGE & SANITARY SYSTEM

STREET, DRAINAGE AND BUILDING ACT 1974, PART III

55. Penalty for making unauthorised drains into public canal or stream.

(1) Any person who without the prior written permission of the local authority -

(a) makes or causes to be made any drain into any of the drains or into any canal or stream
under the control of the local authority;

(b) closes up stops or deviates any drains,

shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit, and a Magistrate's
Court on the application of the local authority, shall make a mandatory order requiring the
owner to demolish, alter, re-make or otherwise deal with such drain as the Court thinks fit.

57. Water pipes, etc., not to be used as ventilating shafts.

(1) No water-pipe, stack-pipe or down spout used for conveying surface water from any
premises shall be used or be permitted to serve or to act as a ventilating shaft to any drain or
sewer.

(2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding five hundred Ringgit and shall also be liable to a further fine not exceeding one
hundred ringgit for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction.

61. Ventilating pipes to sewers.

(1) The local authority may erect or fix to any building such pipes as are necessary for the
proper ventilation of the drains and sewers belonging to it.

(2) Such pipes shall be erected so as not to occasion any nuisance or inconvenience to such
building or any building in the neighbourhood.
MATERIAL & EQUIPMENT

Gully Trap carries waste discharge from wash

basins, sinks, bathrooms etc

Sump collects undesirable waste liquids

Vent Cowl provides air circulation through tanks

where rainwater is piped

Sewage Pipe underground carriage system

transporting sewage from houses

P-Trap traps debris from the sink to prevent

clogging

Waste Pipe carries sewage from sanitary

fixtures

Man Hole is the opening to a n underground

utility vault, used to house an access point
CONCLUSION

Throughout this project, I learned a lot regarding building systems. Through analysis and
research, I learned to identify relevant information related to water and electrical supply,
liquid waste disposal, sanitary and rainwater management system. Furthermore, I learned to
describe the planning of building services within the design and construction limitation . This
project aided in developing my ability to resolve issues related to specific building services
systems.