COURSE LAYOUT Week 1: Fire Protection: Process of combustion in fire, Effect of fire load & ventilation condition on enclosure fire, growth and decay of fire in enclosure
Week 2: Concepts of fire resistant and severity, Effect of fire on materials. Simple Design of elements for given fire resistance.
Week 3:Planning, Fire detection & suppression systems, Smoke venting
Week 4: Lifts & Vertical Transportation: arrangement of lifts and Design for optimum service condition.
Week 5: Building Services as a system, Capacity of storage and sizing, control system etc. & intelligent building.
Week 6: HVAC System: Design Consideration. Basic psychometrics, Air conditioning process & system. Methods of Air Conditioning.
Week 7: Water Supply, Hydraulic design, Storage Distribution, Component of cold & hot water supply system.
Week 8: Waste water & Drainage systems: Fixture units & Design of system and elements of electrical services.
Week 9: Definition, Role of building maintenance in construction process Maintenance generators, Expression of Standards, selection of level of maintenance and fixing standards.
Week 10: Planned maintenance: Planning vis-a-vis adhoc maintenance, schedule & contingency maintenance, levels of planning, planned inspection, etc
Week 11: Maintenance cycle, maintenance profile, repair & replacement models, statistical methods, decision models, optimal renewal cycle, budgeting etc
Week 12: Effect of design on maintenance, Diagnosis, appraisal, structural defects & various methods of repai
