ARCH 134 Building Systems

4 credits

This course introduces electrical and mechanical systems for buildings including: building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, heat transfer concepts, water supply, drainage, and electrical and lighting systems.

Prerequisites: ARCH 132

Corequisites: ARCH 210 and ARCH 212

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the basic concepts of building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems, heat transfer, water supply, drainage, and power and lighting systems
Solve simple electrical and mechanical design problems
Interpret electrical and mechanical drawings used in building design

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

read architectural prints and solve common architectural problems
employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40