LATTC Catalog - Course Descriptions for Year 2012
ARCHITECTURE
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152 - Equipment of Building

Unit(s): 3
Lecture, 3 Hours

Transferability: ( UC:CSU )


A study of principles involved in the design and application of mechanical equipment to buildings for plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical power distribution, illumination, vertical transportation and acoustic systems.


Student Learning Outcome: ⿢ Design an Energy Saving Plan for a Building System for Water, Electricity, Air Circulation, Sound, and Vertical Transportation. ⿢ Design electrical generators using rule of thumbs and existing tables; wind turbine, photovoltaic, biomass, etc ⿢ Draw a Mechanical & Electrical Plan using standard templates and symbols ⿢ Develop a reflected ceiling plan that integrates ceiling, lighting, mechanical, and structural systems and incorporates life safety considerations. ⿢ Sketch and delineate all variables for a building section that integrates structural, mechanical, and lighting systems and incorporates life safety considerations.