Building Analysis Assignment 1

*Floor Plan*
*At the end of each topic need small conclusion of analyze*
*Lastly analyze in general*

1. Introduction - Lilo
 Aim
 Building we doing
- Function of the building
 Location and details
 History
- Competition
- Who’s the architect who won
 Purpose
- Facilities of building
 Aesthetics (integrated with services and design or not)

2. Electrical Supply System - Sam

 Schematic diagram of electrical system
 Components
 Distribution of electricity (Step up & down)
 TNB substation
 Consumer high tension room (Step down how many kV, reason and why?)
 Switch board and distribution board
 Transformer and low voltage switch
 Molded case circuit breaker (MCCB)
 Bus system
 Essential main switch board (EMSB)
 Electrical room
 Tenant unit
- Distribution board
- Genset

*How much they used (energy)

*Statistic
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclude the electrical
*Recommendation
 3. Lighting System - Lam
 Natural lighting
- Nos of light, window, size, area, window schedule?
 Artificial lighting
- Types of lighting (energy consumption)

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

4. Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditional System - Sam

 Natural ventilation
 Air-conditional system
- Nos of air-conditional
- Types of air-conditional (Centralized?)
- Air-handling unit (AHU)
- Fan-coil unit
- Duct work
 Mechanical ventilation
- Supply air diffuser (parking)
- Return air grill & fan
- Exhaust fan

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

5. Water Supply & Plumbing System (Water tank location, water main
location) – Jin Zong
 Indirect or direct water system (Explain)
 Overview of water supply system (Diagram)
 Main water
- Pump room
 R.C. cold water tank
 Water pump
 Water storage
 Types of pipes
- Steel cement lined pipes
- Last iron pipes
- Copper pipes
- U-PVC pipes
- Galvanized iron pipes
*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

6. Sewerage, Sanitary and Drainage System - Pasu

 Sewerage system
 Sanitary system
- How many main holes?
 Drainage system
- Rainwater downpipes

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

7. Fire Fighting System – Pui Yi

 Active
- Detectors
- Pump room and Sprinkler system
- Manual control point (MCP)
- Siren and visual alarm
- Central monitory system (CMS)
- Fire hydrant
- Wet/ dry riser
- Hose reel system
- Fire extinguisher
 Passive
- Fire escape staircase
- Metal structure intumescent coating
- Fire appliance access
- Separation of fire risk area
- Compartmentation

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation
 8. Security - Tristan
 CCTV
 Access control

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

9. Vertical Transportation - Tristan

 Components of lifts
 Issue

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

10. Solar PV Panels – Kai Jing

 How it works
 System used in studied building

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

11. Landscape – Kai Jing

 Grasscrete
 Hardscape/ Softscape
*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

12. Telephone - Lilo

 System

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

13. Rainwater Harvesting and Storm Water Management - Lilo

 Storm water harvesting
- Rain water on ground
- Retention (Wet) / Detention (Dry) pond
- Make landscape
 Rain water harvesting
- Rain from building
- Rain water downpipes
- Tank and pump filtration

*Statistic/ Results
*Energy consumption
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

14. Architectural Design - Pasu

 Analyse architectural designs

*Statistic/ Results
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

15. Refuse - Lam

 Location
 User Comfort
 Procedure to dispose garbage
 Floor to floor?
 How does it affect the design of the building?

*Statistic/ Results
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

16. Road Access – Pui Yi

 How to get there?
 No. of parking spaces
 Sub-basement parking
 Direction of traffic flow
*Statistic/ Results
*Discussion – good/ no good based on statistic
*Conclusion
*Recommendation

17. Aviation and Lightning Protection – Lam

 Are there flights flying over the building?
 How does lightning protection works in the building

18. General Results & Analysis (In our own words) - Scarlet

19. General Discussion (In our own words) - Sam

20. General Conclusion (In our own words) – Jin Zong

21. General Recommendation (In our own words) - Tristan